Beijing boosts tech scrutiny but repeat of 2021 crackdown is unlikely
A food delivery driver drives past the headquarter of China’s travel agency Trip.com Group in Shanghai on January…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Hoping AI lifts all boats
A real estate project is under construction in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on May 29, 2026. Nurphoto…
CNBC Daily Open: Tim Cook’s last WWDC, tech IPOs and Middle East tensions
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Apple Park…
Alibaba, Baidu, BYD named on Pentagon’s China military list
A general view of the office building of Baidu is in Pudong, Shanghai, on Feb. 9, 2026. Ying…
China learns to build without Nvidia
An iFlytek liquid-cooled server equipped with Huawei Kunpeng 920 chips and Ascend AI chips, on display at the…
UBS says to buy China tech stocks as AI ecosystem grows
China’s expanding AI ecosystem and easing U.S.-China tensions are reviving the case for Chinese equities, in particular the…
Trump and Xi face a test over AI control
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A sanctioned Chinese firm says cheaper models can still win
China’s artificial intelligence race has no finish line. DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba and even consumer electronics firm Xiaomi…
China’s self-driving truck leaders say AI breakthroughs won’t accelerate rollout — here’s why
The steering wheel on an Inceptio Technology autonomous truck in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, on Thursday, April 18,…
Volkswagen announces voice AI in its Chinese cars from later this year
Volkswagen shows off a prototype of its ID.Aura T6 in Beijing, China, in April 2026. Picture Alliance |…
AI layoffs hit U.S. but not China jobs — yet
College students look for employment opportunities at the Large-scale Recruitment Fair for Science and Engineering Universities on March…
AI race enters a new phase
A robot band from LinkerBot performs at a robot 6S store on Jan. 29, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong…