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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

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The High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility, or HIAF, is up and running in Huizhou, Guangdong province. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

Glasgow will host the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians. Illustration: Shutterstock

China’s high-orbit satellite uses rare metal the US struggles to obtain

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The satellite can monitor a third of the Earth’s surface. Photo: China Academy of Space Technology

Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

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Large language model-based AI systems are increasingly being used as research assistants and integrated into scientific instruments. Photo: Xinhua

How Chinese police infiltrated and monitored the dark web with the help of AI

The Chinese-language dark web has largely been overlooked by researchers until now. Photo: Shutterstock
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As of July 15, China has moved to restrict the use of humanlike artificial intelligence companions and particularly curtail AI use among minors. Photo: dpa
China society

Opinion | China’s crackdown on AI companions won’t fill the emotional void

Instead of just addressing AI misuse on a surface level, policymakers should explore how to support those seeking social comfort.

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China’s private sector

China’s tycoons rein in charitable donations, switch focus to science, education

US-China relations

Trump to steer billions from universities to AI and individual scientists

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Chinese culture

Can AI-powered platforms like Tian Qi transform Chinese astrology?

Tian Qi, an AI-powered Chinese metaphysics reading platform trained on real consultations, was built in under two months.

Sean Chan built Tian Qi, an AI-powered Chinese metaphysics platform. Within two months of launching, Chan’s platform registered more than 12,000 users. Photo: courtesy of Sean Chan
US-China relations

US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries

Chinese peacekeeping roles are ‘concentrated in strategically sensitive regions’ to gain intelligence, House Foreign Affairs Committee told.

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US-China trade war

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

RedNote’s AI model is first to achieve flawless score at maths Olympiad

At last year’s IMO, Google DeepMind and OpenAI achieved gold-medal-level performances, both earning 35 out of 42 points.

The RedNote app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Global South

China, long seen as the world’s factory, is now building AI ‘token factories’

The surge in compute capacity underpins Beijing’s ambition to establish itself as a national ‘AI highland’.

US-China tech war

US levels AI sanctions threat as China models gain

Washington mulls penalties after Anthropic and OpenAI say Chinese tech firms are stealing intellectual property by distilling their frontier models.

OpenAI

China’s Zhipu AI model contains hack after OpenAI models go rogue

The incident fuels growing debate over the rapid advancement of autonomous AI systems capable of exploiting software vulnerabilities.

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The OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Chinese robot maker AgiBot targets a listing in Hong Kong’s booming market

Leading robot maker plans a Hong Kong IPO with Citic, CICC, and Morgan Stanley as sponsors.

An AgiBot A2 humanoid robot learns to pick green leaves of Longjing tea under staff training at the Longjing Tea Plantation in West Lake, Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang province on May 21, 2026. Photo: Getty Images
IPO

China’s Moonshot AI accelerates fundraising push ahead of planned IPO: source

Per a source, the company closes fundraising round at US$30 billion valuation, as it signals it may go public in next six months.

Xi Jinping

Heat, hardware and high stakes at China’s World AI Conference

SCMP’s Ann Cao just finished covering her sixth WAIC in Shanghai, and is looking forward to the next one.

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China economy

Opinion | China’s stock market intervention is a confidence booster

Amid geopolitical tension and talk of an AI bubble, China needs a stable financial market to underpin economic growth.

People walk on a street beneath a large screen showing the latest stock market and economic data in Shanghai, China, on June 15. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Crawfish soup on Mars? US Senate hears worries over China’s scientific ambitions

Republicans point to Beijing’s rising research spending, while Democrats warn Trump’s funding cuts could erode America’s ability to compete.

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A Chinese researcher’s colourful anecdote about serving spicy crawfish soup to astronauts on Mars has been used in a US Senate hearing to highlight concerns over China’s scientific ambitions. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington?

China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

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Kimi

Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

The new model from Moonshot AI has revived doubts over Silicon Valley’s cost-heavy strategy, but analysts expect demand for compute to keep rising.

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Kimi

China’s Kimi K3 calls US safety curbs on top AI models into question

New model from Moonshot AI is ‘extremely close’ to OpenAI’s flagship after ‘very big jump’ in capabilities, researcher says.

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People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Zhongji Innolight already has 30 cornerstone investors for US$8b IPO: sources

The Chinese firm is aiming to raise US$8 billion in its Hong Kong listing on July 30, making it the city’s biggest share sale in seven years.

Zhipu AI

Zhipu shares surge 37% as firm builds giant data centre powered by Chinese chips

The Chinese AI firm’s stock price has rebounded amid reports it has completed a 1-gigawatt computing centre using only domestic chips.

Video | Will China’s new AI model Kimi K3 create another DeepSeek moment?

Chinese AI company Moonshot claims Kimi K3 outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol on several benchmarks.

Chinese AI company Moonshot claims Kimi K3 outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol on several benchmarks
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Indonesia

Indonesia’s AI ambitions test US-China balancing act

Analysts warn joining the new body could limit Indonesia’s access to US-made AI models and proprietary technology.

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Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto (left), who represented the country at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Thursday, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

The View | China cannot win the chip war through self-reliance alone

Beyond GPU supremacy, America’s greatest asset lies in its leverage over its allies’ critical technologies and capacities.

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Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong schools are using tech to reshape teen mental health support

Digital ‘third spaces’ are being tested to make mental health support feel more accessible for Gen Alpha – but what can and cannot be replaced by tech?

Science

How Chinese police infiltrated and monitored the dark web with the help of AI

Researchers linked to law enforcement collected data and devised tools to help classify sensitive and illegal material.

The Chinese-language dark web has largely been overlooked by researchers until now. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock market

SpaceX slump fails to dent Hong Kong tech as investors seen pivoting

Heavyweights such as Alibaba gain as analysts bet on business models of locally listed tech companies that differ from US counterparts.

Bull statues are seen near screens showing stock prices in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

Shanghai beats GDP estimates with 5.6% growth – but two-speed recovery persists

Official data points to a resilient tech-led rebound even as prominent economists warn household spending remains stubbornly cautious.

Robotics

China’s robot firms’ lament: if we only had a ‘brain’, and more data

Experts at WAIC discuss the bottlenecks preventing embodied AI from improving robots’ real-world interactions.

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