In an effort to clean up trade networks and tighten administrative oversight over fraudulent or non-compliant trade brokers, Chinese customs authorities have penalized multiple suspicious cross-border e-commerce entities in eastern…
Chinese technology testing equipment manufacturer Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group Co., Ltd. announced Wednesday a major asset reorganization to acquire the remaining 41.17 percent stake in its subsidiary, Shanghai Jingce Semiconductor…
Microsoft Research, in partnership with Renmin University of China’s IDEAS Lab, has open-sourced an intermediate language for data visualization designed to streamline how artificial intelligence agents generate graphical charts. The…
Chinese authorities have arrested a suspect accused of purchasing massive botnet traffic to cripple a local gaming company's servers, highlighting how easily accessible digital cyberweapons have become to settle personal…
At the 2026 Embodied Intelligence Industry Achievement Exhibition and Launch Conference in Beijing this week, industry experts and former state science officials met to address manufacturing bottlenecks and market opportunities…
Malaysia’s national cybersecurity agency has entered into a formal partnership with the Chinese technology giant Huawei, locking in a wide-ranging agreement to collaborate on state-level cryptographic tools and the integration…
Authorities in northwestern China have penalized several critical infrastructure operators and state contractors for failing to protect sensitive user data, highlighting Beijing’s intensifying nationwide enforcement of data security regulations. The…
On the northwest coast of a mountainous Arctic island, facing the Norwegian Sea, lies arguably the world's most dramatic launch site for rockets. The stream of political leaders visiting the…
The latest US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) report on H-1B specialty occupation workers unveils a shift towards highly qualified professionals. Indians received nearly 70% of H-1B approvals, while Chinese…
China will host the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Global AI Governance in Shanghai from July 17 to July 20, an event anchored by an opening…
China took a historic stride in its race to match American space capabilities on July 10, when its state-backed aerospace program executed the country’s first successful controlled recovery of a…
As China races to expand its low-altitude economic footprint, regional municipal hubs are moving past basic hardware assembly to build comprehensive, vertical industrial ecosystems. By integrating high-value testing platforms, digital…
Samsung Electronics Co.’s decision to aggressively accelerate construction of its flagship semiconductor megasite in Yongin, South Korea, pulling forward its production timeline to 2029, is set to inject massive capacity…
The China National Space Administration's Tianwen-2 probe has successfully rendezvoused with the asteroid Kamo'oalewa, a quasi-satellite of Earth. After a 400-day journey covering a billion kilometers, the probe captured the…
A new report has highlighted a critical threat to Europe's solar infrastructure posed by Chinese hackers. By exploiting hardware backdoors or deploying malicious updates to millions of inverters, Beijing could…
China’s cyberspace regulator announced a significant surge in approved artificial intelligence offerings, signaling a rapid expansion of the country’s domestic tech ecosystem just weeks before Beijing hosts regional leaders to…
RAMageddon continues to drive up the cost of memory, impacting gadget prices. Analysts project a potential $200 increase in the price of the iPhone 18 Pro Max due to this…
Fangzhou Inc., a prominent provider of AI-driven Internet healthcare solutions, has secured a coveted spot on the KPMG China Healthcare 50 list for its innovative approach in chronic disease management.…
China's National Vulnerability Database has issued a warning about Anthropic's Claude Code, citing potential spyware features. The database highlighted concerns over user information being transmitted to Anthropic servers without explicit…
A new entrant has emerged in Canada's electric vehicle market as Lotus, a company owned by the Chinese Geely Group, has introduced its first Eletre EVs to Canadian consumers. The…
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is gearing up to vote on a bipartisan bill that would enhance the prohibition on Chinese automakers from selling vehicles in the American market. Spearheaded…
China’s humanoid robotics sector is reaching a critical inflection point, moving rapidly from technical concepts and laboratory prototypes to scaled manufacturing and commercial deployment. Once viewed as an experimental frontier,…
A massive real-world cyber exercise kicked off in the southern Chinese city of Kunming this week, exposing how Beijing is quietly shifting its massive domestic digital infrastructure from civil efficiency…
China is gearing up to conduct a test launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific within the next 24 hours, as reported by…
China recently conducted a ballistic missile test launch from a strategic nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. The testing, part of China's annual military exercise, was carried out in international…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of ancient structures beneath the surface of the moon, shedding light on its mysterious past. China's Chang'e-4 lander, part of the Chinese National Space…
The presence of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) surged sharply during the first half of 2026, nearly matching the total patrol activity recorded in…
A significant shift in Middle Eastern security dynamics is underway, with Pakistan emerging as a key player in China's weapon sales strategy. Following a defense pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan…
China's Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic's programming tool Claude Code starting on July 10. Anthropic already prohibits Chinese companies, as well as foreign entities owned by those companies,…
Quant funds in China are experiencing a surge in popularity, attracting significant investments. Ubiquant, a leading player, raised 2.6 billion yuan for a new fund within hours, while Shenzhen ChengQi…
Chinese internet users are confronting an increasingly sophisticated array of digital threats, as illicit networks combine advanced artificial intelligence tools with aggressive social engineering tactics to bypass biometric security and…
Chinese corporate enterprise cybersecurity developer Sangfor Technologies Inc. has finalized a patent application for a highly specialized large language model framework designed to automate the triage of network security events,…
Lenovo has introduced an innovative AI Student Phone in China that eliminates common smartphone features like games, web browsers, and social media apps. Instead, the device focuses on AI-assisted learning,…
Chinese startup Z.ai's latest AI model, GLM-5.2, has made waves in Silicon Valley by ranking fourth on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1, outperforming leading American systems like MiniMax-M3 and…
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced plans to accelerate the systematic construction of a high-quality, domestic open-source software ecosystem, moving to secure critical software codebases and establish alternative…
Chinese robotics developer Tashi Zhihang and automotive components giant THB Group finalized a strategic partnership this past week to scale autonomous humanoid and physical artificial intelligence systems across automated factory…
China is rapidly consolidating its domestic quantum technology sector, deploying a mixture of state-directed financial reforms, regional manufacturing hubs, and foundational hardware breakthroughs to build an independent supply chain capable…
Municipal authorities and commercial aerospace firms in the Sichuan province city of Chengdu have launched a coordinated workforce development program to systematically train personnel across the entire low-altitude aviation supply…
Chinese cybersecurity firms and elite state-run universities are radically reshaping their defensive and offensive capabilities, constructing a parallel infrastructure of autonomous artificial intelligence agents and highly trained human specialists to…
Long recognized as one of China’s primary coastal economic gateways and a pioneering Special Economic Zone, the port city of Xiamen has evolved into a vital node for global maritime…
The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center confirmed Friday that its dual foundational artificial intelligence models successfully completed Chinese regulatory reviews, securing the country’s first approved generative AI licenses specifically engineered…
The US government has authorized Anthropic to provide its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to select 'trusted' US organizations, reversing a recent order that had suspended access due…
The municipal government of Meishan in China's Sichuan province has unveiled a sweeping aerospace initiative aimed at deploying 100 localized satellites and expanding a commercial orbital alliance to 1,000 active…
China’s high-tech startup ecosystem is undergoing a profound structural evolution, shifting away from business-model innovation and traffic-driven growth toward hardware-centric "hard tech" infrastructure. By establishing tightly integrated regional tech hubs…
China's top-secret space plane, known as Shenlong or "divine dragon," has once again released an unknown object over Earth, sparking concerns about its secretive activities. Since 2022, the spacecraft has…
Allegations have surfaced against Alibaba for engaging in a large-scale campaign to extract capabilities from Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models. The accusations claim that operators associated with Alibaba utilized thousands…
In a recent series of maneuvers, China has extended its 'salami-slicing' strategy by conducting law enforcement activities further from its mainland, mapping sensitive seabeds, and conducting research in contested areas…
Anthropic accused Alibaba of attempting to access its flagship AI model, Claude, through an extensive campaign using thousands of proxy accounts. The AI startup raised concerns about national security and…
Kuaishou Technology’s large language model team, in collaboration with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has open-sourced GoLongRL, a comprehensive post-training framework designed to solve critical performance degradation in…
China’s largest technology conglomerates and fast-growing startups are aggressively re-engineering their core architectures around artificial intelligence, steering the world's second-largest economy into a new cycle of corporate structure and consumer…
A newly unveiled Chinese supercomputer has claimed the top position on the authoritative TOP500 ranking of the world’s most powerful computer systems, marking the first time a Chinese system has…
China's Shenlong space plane released an unknown object while in orbit during its fourth mission on February 6, 2026. The launch took place from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center atop…
China successfully placed a next-generation communications satellite into orbit Tuesday, kicking off a high-density launch campaign that sharpens the strategic technology race between Beijing and Washington's military and commercial space…
Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial Co. Ltd. announced plans to buy a combined 1.54% equity stake in Zhejiang MYbank Co. Ltd. for approximately 325 million yuan (US$44.8 million), a strategic move aimed…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s ATH-Token Foundry, in collaboration with the Gaoling School of Artificial Intelligence at Renmin University of China, has open-sourced LOGOS, the first foundational AI model utilizing a…
China’s live-stream shopping sector has shattered historical milestones, with total transaction volume designators officially blowing past the 6 trillion yuan (US$826 billion) threshold, signaling a tectonic migration away from chaotic,…
More than 2,000 workers and over two dozen heavy tower cranes are operating in around-the-clock shifts at the Foxconn Industrial Internet Phase II smart manufacturing hub in Ganzhou, as developers…
For decades, fusion energy has been a tantalizing prospect for clean energy enthusiasts, offering the potential for abundant power. Xie Huasheng, a fusion theorist and plasma simulation scientist, has introduced…
China’s commercial space sector has entered a phase of rapid, high-density scale delivery during the second quarter of 2026, anchoring a comprehensive "air-space integrated" industrial cluster that significantly advances Beijing's…
The State Grid Information and Telecommunications Center of China announced that it has successfully piloted an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity system, transforming its defensive operations covering its operational technology from a…
The great China analyst David Wolf passed away in 2023 in California. Having lived and worked in China for over 20 years, he was a frequent commentator for ChinaTechNews.com. We keep his memory alive by showcasing some of his most memorable essays on a rotating basis: