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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.

Moonshot AI Weighs Hong Kong IPO at $18 Billion Valuation in 2026 Tech Surge

Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based developer of the Kimi chatbot, has initiated early-stage discussions for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, signaling a strategic pivot in China’s artificial intelligence sector, where capital intensity is driving unicorns toward public markets faster than anticipated. The startup is working with

Pony.ai Ramps Up Robotaxi Fleet to 3,000 Units in Aggressive 2026 Expansion

Pony.ai, a frontrunner in China’s autonomous driving sector, has outlined an aggressive expansion roadmap for 2026, targeting the deployment of 3,000 robotaxis across more than 20 cities. The strategic move underscores the industry's pivot from experimental pilots to commercial scaling as competition in the world’

ChinaBiz Briefing: Tech’s ‘Rational Growth’ Era, Pop Mart’s Reality Check, and the EV AI Push

China’s technology and consumer sectors are entering a new phase of "rational growth," where the era of triple-digit expansion is being replaced by a focus on profitability and strategic pivots. From PDD and Kuaishou navigating domestic saturation to Pop Mart facing the volatility of trend-based

Explainer: The Strategic Push Behind China's Tech IPO Wave

A wave of Chinese technology companies, from AI chip designers to humanoid robot makers, are rushing to go public. This is not a typical market boom, but a calculated and state-supported push to build a self-reliant technology ecosystem amid escalating global competition. The recent IPO application by robotics

The Free AI Era Ends

The AI "free lunch" is officially over. Major Chinese providers hiked prices 30-400% simultaneously. You're already locked in, and this is just the beginning.

ChinaBiz Briefing | Bytedance Hits 100T Tokens, WeRide Expands Robotaxis, Alibaba Launches Xuantie C950

the big picture: China’s technology and mobility sectors are accelerating as AI, autonomous mobility, and EVs scale. Bytedance and JD Cloud expand token usage and AI applications, WeRide signals commercial momentum in robotaxis, Xiaomi navigates EV growth amid smartphone and IoT pressures, and Alibaba pushes RISC-V into server-

China’s Tech Giants Ignite ‘Comic Drama’ War as AI Reshapes Content Economics

China’s internet triumvirate—ByteDance, Tencent Holdings, and Baidu—have opened a new front in the battle for user attention, launching standalone applications for "Comic Dramas" (Manju) in a coordinated blitz that signals the next evolution of the short-video economy. Following the explosive saturation of live-action

ByteDance’s Volcano Engine Tops 100 Trillion Daily Tokens, Turning China’s MaaS Fight Into a Scale Game

ByteDance’s Volcano Engine has pushed its Doubao large-model platform beyond 100 trillion tokens in average daily calls since the 2026 Lunar New Year, a scale milestone that tightens the link between AI adoption and cloud revenue—and raises the stakes in China’s intensifying Model-as-a-Service

Alibaba’s Wukong AI Agent Review: From Conversation to Execution, A New Era in Enterprise Intelligence

On March 17, Alibaba officially launched the world’s first AI-native enterprise-level Agent platform, Wukong, marking the debut of CEO Wu Yongming’s ATH Business Group. Following the launch of “Qianwen,” Wukong aims to serve Alibaba’s 20 million DingTalk enterprise clients and nearly 800 million DingTalk users,

JD.com’s Cloud open-sources JoyAI model as “OpenClaw” rollout drives token usage up 455%

JD.com is pushing its artificial-intelligence stack from in-house productivity tool to sellable infrastructure, open-sourcing a 48B-parameter JoyAI model and packaging deployment products that the company says lifted JD Cloud token calls 455% in a week—an early signal that China’s enterprise AI spending is

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