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TSMC is under a US investigation over a Huawei processor containing chips from the Taiwanese company. Photo: Reuters
TSMC

TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip in Huawei AI processor

Penalising TSMC comes at a critical moment for US-Taiwan relations after Trump slapped a 32 per cent levy on imports from the island.

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US-China relations

US must boost AI funding to counter China’s advances, House hears

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Alibaba

How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom

China trade

How Malaysia became the engine powering China’s AI ambitions

China’s tech giants are rushing to build data centres in Malaysia, which offers cheap energy and access to cutting-edge chips.

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Microsoft

Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, continuing China retreat

The IoT & AI Insider Lab in the Zhangjiang hi-tech zone likely closed in January or February, nearby workers say.

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US-China tech war

Beijing AI research lab says inclusion on US export control list a ‘mistake’

The updated BIS list includes more than 50 new Chinese entities, including six units of cloud computing provider Inspur Group.

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Artificial intelligence

SaaS AI: Chinese software maker Kingdee embraces DeepSeek in cloud offerings

The software-as-a-service giant told the Post that DeepSeek has been a boon for its clients as it builds a platform for customised AI agents.

Kingdee, one of China’s leading cloud software providers, is using DeepSeek’s AI models to level-up its offerings. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices

DeepSeek’s model ranks third in performance while offering much cheaper pricing than OpenAI’s top models, according to a benchmarking firm.

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Artificial intelligence

AMD CEO visits China, touts chip compatibility with DeepSeek models

The US semiconductor firm and main rival of Nvidia has been promoting its infrastructural support for DeepSeek’s AI models.

Artificial intelligence

AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

A team with ties to Tsinghua University has unveiled a new framework for building advanced AI models using Chinese-made chips.

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A Chinese team says its new AI framework can run on domestic chips. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Xi’s entrepreneur meeting boosts business confidence

Beijing’s positive signal has solidified the tech giant’s commitment to investing in AI, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says.

Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai speaks at an event at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
China-EU relations

‘Open source’ model: why France wants to work closely with China on AI

Paris aims to cooperate with both Beijing and Washington as it seeks to develop into an ‘AI powerhouse’.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s iFlyTek eyes Europe expansion as US trade war heats up

iFlyTek plans to expand in Europe, diversifying its supply chain amid rising US-China trade tensions and aiming for new markets.

Artificial intelligence

Top scientist urges China to develop alternative to Nvidia software

Li Guojie, a computer scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also suggests that OpenAI may be hitting the scaling wall.

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Nvidia produces the world’s most popular AI chips. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

China’s UN chance, ‘don’t poke the dragon’: 7 US-China relations reads

From the new UN vacuum to science fears and a Panama ‘victory’, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in February 2024.

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the United Nations General Assembly via video in September 2020. Donald Trump’s targeting of the UN has created an opportunity for China to expand its power. Photo: UN handout via Xinhua
Two Sessions 2025

AI not just for ‘rich countries and the wealthy’, Chinese official says

China will ‘help bridge the technological divide’, spokesman for top legislature says in remarks ahead of annual NPC.

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Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers turn to Google AI to compete globally

Chinese handset brands are leveraging Google AI to compete with Apple and Samsung, but differentiation is a challenge.

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Artificial intelligence

My Take | After DeepSeek, China gets a leg up in the quest for human-level AI

Will artificial general intelligence (AGI) arrive with a bang or quietly evolve? The answer may have implications in the US-China tech race.

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How AGI emerges could determine the outcome of the US-China AI race, writes SCMP Tech Editor Zhou Xin. Photo: AFP
Two Sessions 2025

With tech the X factor, does the US-China GDP race still matter?

As China’s elite craft policy for 2025, competition with the US has changed – with tech and manufacturing, rather than GDP, the main battleground.

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US-China tech war

Hong Kong to launch 2 AI forums as US-China tech war rages

The city is shifting towards a technology-driven economy to align with Beijing’s strategic goals, with major investments planned for AI.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba previews new AI model to challenge DeepSeek, OpenAI

The introduction of QwQ-Max-Preview comes as Alibaba pledges to invest US$53 billion on cloud and AI infrastructure in the next three years.

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Alibaba has released a preview of its next AI reasoning model. Photo: AFP
China economy

My Take | China’s secret weapons in a US tech war victory? Talent and supply chains

DeepSeek, Huawei and Unitree represent booming tech industries benefiting from China’s unique advantages in overcoming US sanctions.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei at a symposium that brought together the country’s leading tech entrepreneurs on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

What did China’s tech titans tell Xi Jinping at the symposium?

Ren Zhengfei from Huawei, Lei Jun from Xiaomi and Wang Xingxing from Unitree all gave speeches at the high-profile meeting.

Huawei

Former Huawei ‘genius youth’ recruit joins Chinese alma mater

Xu Ke’s move follows several high-profile departures of Chinese scientists from top tech companies to join academia.

Alibaba

Alibaba opens data centre in Mexico, ramping up AI infrastructure expansion

Alibaba’s cloud services unit now has a global infrastructure network of 87 availability zones across 29 regions.

Alibaba Cloud’s latest expansion drive comes at a time when its artificial intelligence capabilities are gaining wide adoption. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub

A senior aide to President Prabowo Subianto says the Indonesian version of the popular Chinese chatbot will be presented soon.

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The logo of the Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek on a smartphone. Photo: dpa
China technology

My Take | DeepSeek could burst ‘peak China’ myth with AI-driven economic revival

There has been a persistent narrative that China’s economic growth has peaked. The rapid adoption of DeepSeek’s AI models undermines that myth.

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Yuan

Could DeepSeek help China’s yuan dethrone the US dollar?

The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing.

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