New cloud AI solutions aim to accelerate digital transformation in Chinese industries Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its next-generation AI platform, designed to enhance enterprise operations, optimize supply chains, and enable smarter business decision-making. The platform integrates large-scale machine learning models, natural language processing
Alibaba has announced plans to expand its artificial intelligence investment to levels exceeding 53 billion US dollars over the coming years. The e-commerce and cloud giant is positioning AI as the cornerstone of its growth strategy, focusing on cloud infrastructure, enterprise adoption, and
How Pinduoduo, Douyin, and Shein are redefining China’s digital marketplace. China’s e-commerce landscape has entered a new phase in 2025. For years, Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall, alongside JD.com, dominated online retail. But a new generation of platforms, Pinduoduo, Douyin, and Shein, are disrupting
China builds space-based connectivity to secure digital sovereignty. Huawei has quietly expanded its ambitions beyond smartphones and 5G networks into space-based internet. In 2025, the company is spearheading projects to develop satellite constellations that could rival Elon Musk’s Starlink. While still in early
How Huawei’s founder navigates sanctions, supply chain wars, and reinvention. A Commander in Crisis When Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei in 1987 with a modest investment, few imagined it would grow into one of the world’s largest telecom equipment makers. Yet Huawei’s rise has
Profile: Xu Ming (24), Roboticist at a Shenzhen startup developing eldercare robots The Rise of Service Robots in China China is not only a global leader in manufacturing robots for factories but also rapidly advancing in service robotics, robots designed to help people
Government agencies push the adoption of homegrown operating systems like Kylin and HarmonyOS.By Dr. Alan Hughes | Telecoms & Space Policy Analyst China has long relied on U.S.-made operating systems like Windows and Android, but in 2025,the push for digital sovereignty has intensified
