China Wades Deeper into Deep Tech
The launch of a huge government-backed investment fund signals Beijing’s renewed ambitions to support industries from AI to biotech.
What is StepFun?
The Shanghai-based AI firm is one of China’s ‘AI tigers,’ with models that can process videos and images as well as text.
Outrunning China — But in What Direction?
There was plenty of consensus that the U.S. needs to keep ahead of China at this week’s big tech and defense industry conference in Washington...
Will Trump Tip the AI Race in China’s Favor?
Over recent decades Chinese online platforms and social media companies rapidly caught up with, and then surpassed, their U.S. peers. The same is likely to...
Freezing China Out of Setting the Rules for AI
The Trump Administration’s blacklisting of a Chinese research institute is set to make it harder for countries to work together on combating AI’s risks.
Baichuan’s Big Pivot
One of China’s so-called AI tigers has made big changes to its leadership and strategy this year.
Jeremy Daum on how Beijing is Controlling China’s AI Industry
The legal expert compares the U.S. and Chinese approach to regulating artificial intelligence, data privacy in China and the future of TikTok.
China’s Open-Source Embrace
Chinese AI firms and chipmakers have become increasingly open to making their technology secrets available to all-comers.
Charting High-Flyer’s Rise
A closer look at the quantitative hedge fund whose profits paved the way for DeepSeek.
What is Zhipu AI?
The oldest Chinese AI unicorn is the first to be added to the U.S. entity list.
DeepSeek’s Lesson: America Needs Smarter Export Controls
Don't be fooled by China's recent AI advances — computing power remains key to long-term strategic advantage.
Who’s Who: China’s AI Industry
The Wire profiles the leading figures in the Chinese AI ecosystem from which DeepSeek and other companies are emerging.