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China's AI Giants Wage Spring Festival Model War as Industry Awaits Consumer Breakthrough

The playbook that made DeepSeek a household name during the 2025 Lunar New Year has now become standard operating procedure. This year, 2026, every major Chinese AI player has adopted the same blitz strategy, turning the Spring Festival into a high-stakes battleground for model supremacy—and more crucially, for

China's Enflame Technology Advances to IPO Inquiry Phase in 20 Days as Tencent Backs AI Chip Unicorn

Enflame Technology, a cloud-based AI chip developer backed by Tencent, has moved to the inquiry phase of its Science and Technology Innovation Board listing just 20 days after filing its initial application. The Shanghai-based company, valued at approximately 20.5 billion yuan (US$2.8 billion), is seeking

NetEase Gaming Revenue Surpasses 90 Billion Yuan in 2025, Justice Mobile Hits 80 Million Users

NetEase reported gaming revenue exceeding 90 billion yuan ($12.5 billion) for 2025, driven by both legacy franchises and new releases as the company accelerates AI integration and global expansion, according to its fourth-quarter earnings released on February 11. The company's gaming and related value-added services

China's Power Battery Output Surges 55.9% in January Amid Strong Storage Demand

China's power and energy storage battery sector delivered robust year-on-year growth in January 2026, with combined production reaching 168.0 GWh, up 55.9% from the prior year, according to industry data. Total sales climbed 85.1% annually to 148.8 GWh, though declining 25.4%

China's Zhipu AI Unveils GLM-5 Open-Source Model, Targeting Complex Engineering Tasks

Zhipu AI, China's first publicly listed large language model company, has officially released GLM-5, its latest flagship foundation model designed for complex system engineering and long-duration agent tasks. The model, which offers performance comparable to leading closed-source models in large-scale programming tasks, marks a

ChinaBiz Briefing | China's AI Arms Race, Robotics Democratization, and Market Volatility

China's technology sector is entering a new phase of competitive intensity, with major players racing to secure AI infrastructure, democratize robotics hardware, and navigate increasingly volatile market dynamics. From ByteDance's semiconductor ambitions to DeepSeek's algorithmic breakthroughs, today's developments reveal how Chinese companies

Robotics Startup Launches Sub-$1,000 Open-Source Robotic Arm for Developers

RobStride Technology has launched the EduLite A3, an entry-level open-source robotic arm priced at approximately $140, marking a significant price point reduction in the six-axis manipulator market. The product, unveiled on February 10, will begin shipping after the Lunar New Year holiday and targets students, makers, and

ByteDance Developing AI Chips in Talks with Samsung for Manufacturing, Report Says

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is developing proprietary artificial intelligence chips and negotiating with Samsung Electronics to manufacture them, according to people familiar with the matter. According to a Reuters report published on February 11, 2026, the initiative represents ByteDance's effort to secure a stable supply

SMIC Reports 23% Profit Jump as AI-Driven Memory Demand Squeezes Traditional Markets

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) reported a 23.2% year-on-year increase in net profit to 12.23 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2025, as the Chinese chipmaker navigates a market reshaped by artificial intelligence demand. The company's capacity utilization hit 95.

China Completes Critical Flight Test for Lunar Landing Program as 2030 Deadline Looms

China successfully conducted a maximum dynamic pressure escape flight test for its next-generation crewed spacecraft and heavy-lift rocket on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in the country's ambition to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030. The test verified the Mengzhou spacecraft's ability to