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In-depth analysis of China’s AI industry, covering artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, robotics, AI chips, and large language models. This section tracks policy shifts, commercialization progress, and competitive dynamics shaping China’s rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

ChinaBiz Briefing | Alibaba Agents Expand, Amap Enters Robotics, XPeng Pushes AI SUVs, CATL-Wuling Battery Scale

China’s tech and industrial ecosystem is accelerating toward AI execution, embodied intelligence and infrastructure scale. Alibaba and MiniMax are pushing AI from chat into real-world workflows, while Amap extends into robotics hardware. At the same time, XPeng and Wuling are embedding AI and energy infrastructure deeper into vehicles,

Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Says China’s Top Models Are Closing the Gap With the US

Stanford University’s 2026 AI Index report argues the China–US AI race has shifted from a clear US lead to a near-parity contest at the model frontier, with performance gaps narrowing to low single digits even as funding, patents, talent flows and data-center scale remain structurally asymmetric.

MiniMax rolls out Pocket and “Computer Use” to push its desktop agent beyond the command line

MiniMax has expanded its desktop AI agent from a command-line helper into a screen-operating worker, betting that real productivity gains require control over local apps, internal systems and graphical interfaces that APIs can’t reach. The company on Tuesday launched two desktop updates: Pocket, a beta feature that

Alibaba’s Qwen Launches Spreadsheet Agent, Pushing GenAI From Chat to Deliverable Excel Files

Alibaba Group Holding’s Tongyi Qwen has rolled out a Spreadsheet Agent that generates and edits native .xlsx files through chat, marking a shift from AI that “answers” to AI that “delivers” finished office assets. The product, announced April 14, 2026, is free across app, web and PC, and is

ChinaBiz Briefing | Honor Launches YOYO Claw, Alibaba Debuts HappyHorse, Geely Unveils AI iHEV

China’s tech ecosystem is accelerating across AI interfaces, robotics deployment and next-generation mobility. Honor and Tencent are pushing AI deeper into devices and enterprise workflows, while Alibaba expands multimodal capabilities. At the same time, robotics is moving into real-world scenarios, and automakers continue to experiment with new

Alibaba touts “HappyHorse” video model after anonymous benchmark win, signaling broader multimodal AI push

Alibaba Group Holding has moved to formalize an unexpected win in generative video, acknowledging it built “HappyHorse 1.0” after the model appeared anonymously on Artificial Analysis’ Video Arena and reached No.1 in both text-to-video and image-to-video within 48 hours—an outcome that reshapes investor

Honor Unveils “YOYO Claw” Agent PCs, Targeting Lower AI Costs With 50% Token Cut and Local-First Security

Honor is pushing AI deeper into the PC by shipping an on-device agent preinstalled out of the box, betting that lower usage costs and system-level security can turn “AI PCs” from niche experiments into everyday productivity machines. At a product technology briefing in Xi’an on April 13,

ChinaBiz Briefing | Huawei Expands Form Factors, DeepSeek V4 Push, Tencent Agent Stack, Robotics Shift

China’s tech landscape is accelerating across AI, robotics and next-generation hardware. Huawei is pushing beyond traditional smartphone form factors, while DeepSeek and Tencent expand AI infrastructure and agent ecosystems. At the same time, robotics players are shifting from demonstration to deployable capability, and EV makers continue incremental upgrades

DeepSeek V4 Targets Late April Launch, Betting on Trillion-Parameter Efficiency

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek is scheduled to release its next-generation flagship model, DeepSeek V4, in late April 2026, pivoting the industry's focus toward extreme inference efficiency with a new one-trillion parameter architecture. The timeline, disclosed internally by founder Liang Wenfeng, signals an aggressive product cycle

Tencent Cloud Open-Sources “Cube” Sandbox as AI Agents Push China Enterprises Toward Controlled Scale

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Tencent Holdings, is moving to define the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents by open-sourcing its “Cube” sandbox and pitching an “Agent Runtime” that isolates and governs autonomous software workers—an attempt to turn the current wave of low-code agents into something

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