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The AI Race between the U.S. and China has expanded into Outer Space

A large model by Alibaba has for the first time solved its inference tasks on a cluster of satellites

Feb 5, 2026

Deep Dive

When will humanoid robots finally become useful?

Feb 6, 2026

Figures of The Week

Generative AI Users Reach 602 Million in China

Feb 6, 2026

Highlights

Investors Bet Big on StepFun's Tesla-Style AI Strategy

Feb 5, 2026

➤AI IN MOBILITY

Mobility

Large models to act as traffic lights in the sky for China's drones

Artificial intelligence is the safety enabler for the world's first low-altitude economy

Henrik Bork

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Jan 14, 2026

Mobility

“Humans didn’t learn to swim by reading” — AI in mobility goes physical, from language to action

Three major autonomous driving developers unveil models trained on video

Henrik Bork

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Jan 9, 2026

Mobility

The Third Disruption is here: China’s Automotive Industry Enters the new Era of AI

Software-defined driving has only just begun, but embodied AI is rapidly replacing it as the most decisive factor for the success of products and business models

Henrik Bork

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Dec 23, 2025

➤AI IN MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing

Beijing Announces Targets to Speed up the Deployment of Industrial AI by 2028

China plans to empower its manufacturing sector as a growth hack amidst the AI race with the U.S.

Jan 15, 2026

Manufacturing

AI Agents replacing Dock Workers in Qingdao Port

Large models, agents and vacuum suction pads berth 366-metre-long container ship in seconds

Jan 9, 2026

Manufacturing

Applying the Cold Logic of Artificial Intelligence to Hot Blast Furnaces

In cooperation with Huawei, the world’s largest steelmaker has started to tackle the 2,000°C hot "black box" full of molten matter at the heart of its steel plants

Dec 24, 2025

➤AI IN ELECTRONICS

Electronics

The AI Race between the U.S. and China has expanded into Outer Space

A large model by Alibaba has for the first time solved its inference tasks on a cluster of satellites

Feb 5, 2026

Electronics

Artificial Intelligence is an Opportunity for China's Semiconductor Equipment Industry

A shifting technology landscape is benefiting domestic manufacturers of chipmaking equipment

Jan 15, 2026

Electronics

Nvidia and Lenovo join forces to create "AI Cloud Gigafactories"

The two companies are betting on rising demand for local AI deployment, both in edge devices and in hyperscale environments for enterprise clients

Jan 8, 2026

➤AI IN HEALTHCARE

Healthcare

In China, Artificial Intelligence is Saving Cancer Patients' Lives

A new AI tool helps to discover early-stage pancreatic tumors that doctors often miss

Jan 14, 2026

Healthcare

"The Embodiment of AI for Good" - Brain-Computer Interfaces Bring Hope to Chinese Patients

A Chinese entrepreneur has founded a new BCI startup to rival Elon Musk and Sam Altman

Jan 9, 2026

Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Reaches China’s End Consumer

China’s public health insurance has to pay for AI / Companies, research institutions, and government jointly build an AI cluster in Hangzhou / AI health app “Ant Afu” reaches 15 million downloads

Dec 24, 2025

➤AI IN ENERGY

Energy

Large Models in Coal Mines: How China is Transforming a Traditional Industry with Sensors and Algorithms

AI is called upon to power a safer and more efficient mining industry tasked with guarding the country's energy security

Jan 15, 2026

Energy

China Turns to AI to Balance the Grid in the World’s Most Ambitious Energy Transition 

Starting in Shanghai, Large models are being tasked with stabilising a volatile mix of solar, wind and traditional energy sources

Jan 9, 2026

Energy

When the Atom Meets the Algorithm

China deploys artificial intelligence in nuclear reactors that in turn power the country's Data Centres

Dec 31, 2025

➤ALL CHINA AI2X BRIEFINGS

Weekly Briefing

Please stop dancing, dear robots!

Feb 6, 2026

Weekly Briefing