➤ Figures of the week
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Published on Sep. 19, 2026
500 Trillion Tokens
AI models handled more than 500 trillion tokens a day on average as of June 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Technology said on September 11, 2026.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
100 Use Cases
Hebei province showcased 100 model use cases for "AI+Manufacturing" at the 2026 China Computing Conference in Langfang on September 12. The iron and steel sector alone features 32 cases, robotics has 12, and chemicals account for 7. The list also includes examples from the pharmaceutical, building materials, and electronics sectors.
Sources: Hebei Daily (Hebei Ribao)
2 Billion Yuan
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Beijing, and four other banks have extended nearly 2 billion yuan (around US$296 million) in credit lines to AI firms in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area.
The "Yiqi Token Loan" program evaluates borrowers based on token generation and consumption and the value of their computing service contracts.
Traditional loans rely on collateral and profits, which many tech companies still in development lack. These represent the first token-based loans in Beijing, reported Beijing Daily on September 14.
Source: Beijing Daily (Beijing Ribao)
