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Token Exports: How China Is Selling AI Compute Power to the World

A new form of digital trade is emerging where electricity stays within borders, but computational value flows across them—and it's reshaping the global AI industry. What Is Token, and Why Does It Matter? To understand how Chinese AI companies are exporting computational power, you first need to

Market Panic or Prime Opportunity? Why J.P. Morgan Says DEEPSEEK V4 is a Massive Tailwind for China’s AI Sector

JPMorgan reiterates "Overweight" ratings on Zhipu AI and MiniMax after shares tumbled 9% on Thursday following DeepSeek's V4 preview launch, arguing the market misread the release as competitive threat when it actually strengthens three of four pillars supporting domestic LLM monetization. Chinese large language model (LLM)

BBA's China EV Comeback: Can German Luxury Brands Reverse Market Share Collapse?

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi unveiled over 60 electrified models at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, attempting to reverse collapsing market share after Chinese rivals captured 35% of the premium EV segment worth RMB 300,000-500,000 ($41,700-69,400). The trio's aggressive product offensive marks

Chinese AI Researchers Crack Robotics Scaling Bottleneck

Chinese researchers have unlocked a critical bottleneck in humanoid robot commercialization by training a 1-billion-parameter foundation model on unrefined, "low-quality" data, marking a fundamental industry pivot from rigid behavioral cloning to physics-based world understanding in 2026. Developed jointly by Peking University and embodied AI

OpenClaw Crowns DeepSeek-V4 as Default AI Model Amid Integration Turbulence

OpenClaw has established DeepSeek-V4-Flash as its default model for new users in its latest v2026.4.24 release, signaling a decisive shift in developer ecosystem preferences toward Chinese artificial intelligence architectures. The integration, deployed early April 26, 2026, embeds both DeepSeek-V4-Flash and the advanced V4-Pro

ChinaBiz Briefing | DeepSeek V4, Huawei Ascend, Tencent Hy3, and China's Robotics Billions

China's AI and technology sectors are moving in lockstep on multiple fronts. In a single day, DeepSeek launched its most capable open-source model yet, Huawei demonstrated same-day chip compatibility, Tencent unveiled a new large model pivoting toward monetization, and data confirmed that China's tech

Huawei Ascend Adapts DeepSeek V4 on Launch Day

Huawei Technologies announced full compatibility for DeepSeek V4-Pro and V4-Flash across its Ascend AI accelerator lineup within hours of the models' April 24 release, marking a strategic push to position domestic chip infrastructure as the go-to alternative for China's rapidly evolving large language model

DeepSeek Unveils V4 Preview With Million-Token Context Window

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released a preview version of its V4 model series, introducing a one-million-token context window and enhanced agent capabilities that approach leading closed-source competitors, while maintaining its commitment to open-source accessibility. The company launched two preview variants on April 24, 2026: DeepSeek-

Tech Giants Race to Control China's Robotics Boom

Chinese technology conglomerates are aggressively repositioning themselves in the robotics sector, transitioning from passive investors to active hardware developers as the embodied intelligence market accelerates toward commercial deployment. Eight core tech giants executed 62 robotics investments in 2025 alone, deploying between RMB 14.5 billion and RMB 34 billion ($2.

Kingsoft Office Q1 Net Profit Skyrockets 444% as Early Zhipu AI Investment Pays Off

An early venture capital bet on artificial intelligence unicorn Zhipu has masked slowing domestic user growth at Kingsoft Office , propelling the Chinese software giant's first-quarter 2026 net profit up 444.97% year-on-year to RMB 2.195 billion (US$318.1 million). The Beijing-based software