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Iran war could still alter Beijing’s policy calculus: economist Mao Zhenhua says impact on China has been “small”, but it could focus policymakers’ minds on domestic economic woes With the US-Israel war on Iran entering its sixth month, Chinese policymakers have a multitude of qu

Ant Group’s embodied AI arm Robbyant kicks off external funding The division seeks US$222 million in the first round and could complete a second by year-end, according to domestic media reports Robbyant, the embodied artificial intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seekin

China tightens chip-design protection and clarifies rights to spur innovation Revised rules sharpen penalties and expand rights, underscoring Beijing’s strategy to build resilience across semiconductor and AI ecosystem Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate

China acknowledges ‘temperature gap’ between tech boom and traditional slump As a rapid shift towards cutting-edge tech threatens to leave ordinary citizens behind, a leading journal acknowledges the stark divide and calls to protect livelihoods A top theoretical journal of the C

High-altitude variant of China’s C919 jet completes first test flight in Shanghai Designed to service high-plateau airports, it has shorter fuselage, similar to offerings from Boeing and Airbus China’s first high-altitude variant of the C919 narrowbody jet has completed its maide

China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads From safety features to hands-free voice tools, JD.com has become the latest platform to launch AI-integrated headwear Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched an smart helmet for food couriers with features enabled

In FocusWill new batteries give China’s EVs the jolt they need to charge past their rivals? Amid a fiercely competitive domestic market, China’s battery tech leads in global innovation and cost reduction, promising safer, faster EVs On a cloudy evening in late April, a tech event

How likely is Beijing to walk the talk on boosting consumption? As long as external demand holds up, policymakers appear relatively untroubled by weakening domestic demand, despite rhetoric to the contrary Chinese officials tend to report only good news and bury bad news for prop

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