Beijing has set a target date of 2027 for emergency communications to “enter a fast track of high-quality development, achieving breakthroughs in key technologies for integrated

The founder of artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek, touted as 2025's "biggest dark horse" in the open-source large language model (LLM) arena, emerged as the industry's new face in China at a symposium hosted by Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Monday.

TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s latest reasoning model products, as a global race intensified to create AI models capable of tackling complex problems.

TikTok parent ByteDance has launched an updated version of Doubao, China's most popular consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) app, as the tech giant accelerates AI development despite US export restrictions on advanced chips.

In 2023, smartphones-to-silicon conglomerate Huawei quietly released its flagship Mate 60 Pro handset. The launch, while muted, was worth celebrating in the People’s Republic: the device featured a made-in-China chip that had previously seemed out of reach amid crippling U.

This disparity underscores a critical reality: China does not have unlimited capital. Despite its aggressive AI ambitions, Beijing’s financial resources are constrained, forcing it to rely on foreign direct investment to remain competitive. If the United ...

But the AI revolution has only just begun. Today’s most powerful AI models, often referred to as “frontier AI,” can handle and generate images, audio, video, and computer code, in addition to natural language.

Analysts have said this change is intended to prevent China from accessing AI chips through third countries ... several rounds of semiconductor export restrictions targeting Beijing. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar ...

At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone.

D.C. and Silicon Valley reassessing timetables for artificial general intelligence—and where China stands in that race

Beijing's half-marathon will see humans racing alongside humanoid robots as China pushes to dominate global robotics.

Held by Beijing Normal University and UNESCO arms, the seminar opened in Beijing on Jan 14, aiming to tackle the intersection between education policy, planning and the transformative role of artificial intelligence in shaping global education systems.