Technology
A leaked transcript of DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng’s investor meeting has exposed China’s AI industry’s chip constraints, US pressure and the growing geopolitical risks facing its tech leaders. Lianhe Zaobao’s China Desk reports.
China Desk, Lianhe Zaobao
31 Jul 2026
Technology
China’s AI-driven robotics boom faces IPO reality check
China’s strides in “embodied AI” — the integration of artificial intelligence into physical systems like robots — is built on world-class manufacturing and bold investor bets. But with IPOs looming, startups must prove their robots can generate real commercial value — not just hype.
Caixin Global
31 Jul 2026
Technology
How China split Silicon Valley over AI
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s push for open-weight AI has generated fierce debate in Silicon Valley. Behind the divide lies China’s rapid AI advance, reshaping competition, security concerns and Washington’s AI strategy. Lianhe Zaobao China news editor Yang Danxu gives an analysis.
Yang Danxu
29 Jul 2026
Technology
China’s DUV breakthrough: Has America’s tech wall outlived its purpose?
China’s reported breakthrough in producing domestic DUV lithography machines could mark a turning point in its chip war with the US, but experts warn that catching up with global leaders remains a long road. Lianhe Zaobao China news correspondent Edwin Ong reports.
Edwin Ong
29 Jul 2026
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China’s real space race is not against SpaceX
China’s recovery of a Long March 10B orbital-class rocket booster shows it is starting to achieve reusability. Once it can launch satellites at lower cost and replicate it, it can control the orbital economy, observes technopreneur Akhmad Hanan.
Akhmad Hanan
22 Jul 2026
Technology
How China’s changing the brain-computer interface race
By taking a semi-invasive approach to developing brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) — systems that link brain signals to computers — China is moving ahead of the US in commercialising BCI applications. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Liu Sha examines this development.
Liu Sha
20 Jul 2026
Technology
From rule-taker to rule-maker: China’s AI challenge to US dominance
The China-US AI rivalry is no longer just about building the most powerful models. It is a contest to shape AI ecosystems, define global rules and gain influence over how the technology develops worldwide. Lianhe Zaobao associate China news editor Sim Tze Wei reports.
Sim Tze Wei
20 Jul 2026
Technology
[Big read] One Taiwan, two speeds: The winners and losers of the AI boom
Taiwan’s AI boom is driving record growth and stock market highs, but beneath the prosperity, widening inequality and geopolitical risks threaten its long-term advantage. Lianhe Zaobao Taipei correspondent Lai Oi Lai speaks with experts and people on the ground to find out.
Lai Oi Lai
15 Jul 2026
Technology
One size fits none: Why China’s top-down disaster response must evolve
From tornadoes in Hubei to flooding in Guangxi and Typhoon Bavi threatening Zhejiang, China is confronting increasingly diverse climate risks. The challenge is no longer just rapid mobilisation, but adapting disaster response to vastly different regional realities. EAI deputy director Chen Gang analyses the issue.
Chen Gang
14 Jul 2026
Technology
Is China a threat, or just out-engineering everyone?
Inverting Joseph Needham’s questions about the failure of modern science in China gives us a framework to understand China’s advances in science and innovation today, especially its edge in AI, says academic Erik Baark.
Erik Baark
13 Jul 2026
Technology
US’s biotech scrutiny tests China’s drugmakers abroad
A proposed US bill to tighten scrutiny of biotech investment in China is casting a shadow over cross-border drug licensing, threatening a fast-growing partnership model that has fuelled innovation and global drug development.
Caixin Global
10 Jul 2026
Technology
Cheap, fast and everywhere: Why China leads AI adoption
The tech race is not just about building the smartest AI — it is about who uses it first. China’s mature ecosystems and practical demands are driving hyper-rapid adoption, beating the US and other markets, says academic Huijuan Peng.
Huijuan Peng
09 Jul 2026
Technology
How China’s quantum race threatens nuclear deterrence
China’s rapid advances in quantum technology are reshaping military competition and challenging the foundations of nuclear deterrence, forcing the US and its allies to confront a new era of strategic instability, says researcher Tahir Mahmood Azad.
Tahir Mahmood Azad
06 Jul 2026
