The Hangzhou lab began testing V4.1 Flash on Sept. 8 with a new architecture, native image input and unchanged pricing. Early testers report output speeds of 350–420 tokens per second — and the beta expires Sept. 10.
China’s domestically developed LineShine supercomputer has shattered performance records, becoming the first system ever to surpass 2 exaflops on the TOP500 ...
Young Americans perceive artificial intelligence as a greater threat than their Chinese peers, an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post suggests, att...
Morgan Stanley sharply raised its outlook for China's humanoid robotics market, citing accelerated early commercial deployment in real-world scenarios.
CATL launched Tener Sodium, the world's first field-validated sodium-ion battery energy storage system, marking a decisive commercial breakthrough for a technology that promises to ease lithium supply pressures.
Li Auto announced that the 150,000th Li i6 all-electric SUV rolled off the production line on June 20, 2026, just nine months after its September 2025 launch. The rapid ramp-up underscores surging demand for the model, which starts at 249,800 yuan.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences launched a research program on June 15 to study low-altitude hypersonic flight technology, potentially enabling sea-skimming missiles faster than Mach 5 that could evade radar.
Geely sets a new global benchmark for internal combustion engine efficiency, underscoring China's dual dominance in both electric and advanced conventional powertrains.
China’s Ministry of Commerce released a sweeping 17-point guideline on Thursday to embed artificial intelligence across five consumer sectors, the latest effort to rev up domestic spending through tech-driven innovation.
Zhang Yanzhong, a leading figure behind China's C919 passenger jet, presented a detailed roadmap to build a fully self-reliant supply chain, warning that Western sanctions could sever access to critical foreign components.
Chinese memory brands Gloway and KingBank have switched to domestically produced DDR5 chips from CXMT and YMTC, with global giants Dell, HP, and Corsair now adopting the same silicon.
The first external round, at a $50 billion valuation, locks in CEO Liang Wenfeng's control and solidifies the startup's role as Beijing's designated leader in the global AI race.
CNNC has begun mass-producing ultra-pure silicon-28, breaking a foreign monopoly on a material critical for error-resistant quantum chips and advancing China’s push for self-reliant quantum computing.
Chinese memory chip leader CXMT and Alibaba Group have formed a 3.91 billion yuan ($577 million) long-term investment fund to accelerate semiconductor innovation as Beijing counters Washington's technology curbs.
China's Zhejiang University has surpassed Harvard University to claim the top spot in the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings, ending Harvard's decade-long dominance.
Between 2021 and 2025, Chinese universities revoked or suspended 12,200 undergraduate programs while adding 10,200 new ones, a net reduction of 2,000 programs.
Washington forces Anthropic to disable Claude Fable 5 globally; Beijing's Zhipu open-sources GLM-5.2, turning containment into an accelerant for Chinese self-reliance.