LIKE MANY cities in China’s hinterland, Tianshui, in the western province of Gansu, is full of dusty and disused factories. But over the past decade it has also become an unlikely high-tech hub. New ...

In March 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang included the “Consumer Price Index (CPI)” in the annual Government Work Report. It marked the first time that the Chinese government openly acknowledged the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities that have ...

Over the past few decades, China’s high-tech drive has made enormous yet uneven progress, both in general and within specific industries. These advances have directly translated into enhanced ...

China to detail 5-year tech strategy at NPC opening session on Thursday AI, humanoids, and space are expected areas of focus Beijing's new tech policies would come as US, China jostle over supply ...

China's tech shock is threatening the U.S. monopoly on AI and is "moving up the value chain very rapidly," one analyst told CNBC on Monday. Rory Green, TS Lombard's chief China economist, warned that ...

After BYD ended Volkswagen’s 15-year run as China’s top-selling car brand in 2023, Volkswagen is looking to make a comeback. However, the German automaker’s all-electric vehicles dropped 63% in the ...

Critical minerals and market access for U.S. tech companies could be key points of discussion at the Trump-Xi summit. Trump commented in a Truth Social post earlier this week that opening up China for ...

Beijing’s efforts to tighten control over technology outflows are increasingly in tension with the need to sustain domestic innovation and global competitiveness. Even as China deepened its review ...

China spent the last five years cultivating innovation and new technology at home. The next half decade will be dedicated to deploying the fruits of its labor to transform its economy – and its place ...

Five-year plan envisions AI-driven future with robots manning factories Tech and scientific research become China's highest priority Sets 4.5%-5% growth target, leaving room for small industrial ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American “frontier labs” such as Google and OpenAI into question.