Innovation reshapes China's digital landscape
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Innovation reshapes China's digital landscape

China Daily  

People experience products from Shenzhen-based drone manufacturer DJI at an outlet in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Feb 3. "While State-backed research institutions have focused on fundamental breakthroughs, market-driven firms like DeepSeek and Unitree are demonstrating the potential of applied innovation with a more open environment offered by local governments," Liang added. While AI and robotics have defined China's technological prowess, the country's creative industry has made waves with the blockbuster movie Ne Zha 2 revolutionizing Chinese animation, proving that domestic studios can produce world-class content that resonates with audiences worldwide. "With DeepSeek charting a new path for AI, Unitree redefining robotics, and Ne Zha 2 pushing animation boundaries, China is proving that its tech sector is more than just a fast follower — it is an emerging global leader in its own innovation." "China's success in industries like robotics and animation suggests that when given the right environment, its private sector can compete globally without reliance on foreign supply chains," he said.

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AI seen as key to high-quality growth
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2 days, 16 hours ago

AI seen as key to high-quality growth

China Daily  

China's emphasis on advancing the application of fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology in a wide range of industries will inject new momentum into the country's high-quality economic growth and create enormous opportunities for multinational corporations to invest in the country, said government officials and business executives. "For businesses in China looking to boost their productivity and maintain competitiveness, technologies led by …

AI seen as key to high-quality growth
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2 days, 16 hours ago

AI seen as key to high-quality growth

China Daily  

China's emphasis on advancing the application of fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology in a wide range of industries will inject new momentum into the country's high-quality economic growth and create enormous opportunities for multinational corporations to invest in the country, said government officials and business executives. "For businesses in China looking to boost their productivity and maintain competitiveness, technologies led by …

Tariffs only accelerate China's self-reliance in high-tech sector
1 week ago

Tariffs only accelerate China's self-reliance in high-tech sector

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily In a perilous move to reshape international trade dynamics, the US administration has escalated tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 20 percent as of March 4, intensifying economic tensions between the world's two largest economies. For instance, in the semiconductor sector, the US Department of Commerce added 140 Chinese entities to its export control list, …

China transforming into innovation powerhouse
1 week, 3 days ago

China transforming into innovation powerhouse

China Daily  

People check out a newly released AI studying pad from tech company iFlytek in a shopping center in Shanghai on Jan 17. Jin Li, vice-president of the Southern University of Science and Technology and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said: "Relying on the aggregation of scientific and technological resources, China is well-placed …

Foreign R&D centers contribute to China's innovation
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Foreign R&D centers contribute to China's innovation

China Daily  

Lujiazui, the financial center in Shanghai, forms a perfect backdrop to the Bund area. Foreign-funded research and development centers have become an integral part of China's innovation ecosystem, playing a crucial role in introducing cutting-edge international technologies, attracting top talent, and enhancing industrial technological levels and innovation capabilities. Foreign-funded R&D centers, with their strong innovation capabilities in foundational and frontier …

Foreign R&D centers contribute to China's innovation
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Foreign R&D centers contribute to China's innovation

China Daily  

Lujiazui, the financial center in Shanghai, forms a perfect backdrop to the Bund area. Foreign-funded research and development centers have become an integral part of China's innovation ecosystem, playing a crucial role in introducing cutting-edge international technologies, attracting top talent, and enhancing industrial technological levels and innovation capabilities. Foreign-funded R&D centers, with their strong innovation capabilities in foundational and frontier …

Innovation reshapes China's digital landscape
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1 month ago

Innovation reshapes China's digital landscape

China Daily  

People experience products from Shenzhen-based drone manufacturer DJI at an outlet in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Feb 3. "While State-backed research institutions have focused on fundamental breakthroughs, market-driven firms like DeepSeek and Unitree are demonstrating the potential of applied innovation with a more open environment offered by local governments," Liang added. While AI and robotics have defined China's technological prowess, …

China's R&D spending surpasses 3.6t yuan in 2024
2 months ago

China's R&D spending surpasses 3.6t yuan in 2024

China Daily  

Staff members work on flu vaccines in Sinovac's R&D lab in Beijing. China's research and development spending totaled 3.61 trillion yuan in 2024, up 8.3 percent from the previous year, while R&D intensity, the ratio of R&D to GDP, hit 2.68 percent during that period, an increase of 0.1 percentage point, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. …

China's R&D spending surpasses 3.6t yuan in 2024
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China's R&D spending surpasses 3.6t yuan in 2024

China Daily  

By Xu Jiayi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-01-23 15:55 Staff members work on flu vaccines in Sinovac's R&D lab in Beijing. China's research and development spending totaled 3.61 trillion yuan in 2024, up 8.3 percent from the previous year, while R&D intensity, the ratio of R&D to GDP, hit 2.68 percent during that period, an increase of 0.1 percentage point, …

China's R&D spending reports rapid growth in 2024
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2 months ago

China's R&D spending reports rapid growth in 2024

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-23 13:31 BEIJING -- China's spending in research and development maintained rapid growth last year thanks to efforts to support technological innovation. China's improved favorable policies, diversified investment landscape and stronger business participation have provided robust support for the sustained growth of R&D spending, NBS statistician Zhang Qilong said. China's 2.68-percent R&D intensity ranked 12th among major …

Overall scale of China's manufacturing industry tops world for 15 consecutive years
2 months ago

Overall scale of China's manufacturing industry tops world for 15 consecutive years

China Daily  

An automated production line at the CITIC Dicastal Morocco plant, Africa's first Lighthouse Factory. BEIJING -- China's manufacturing industry has maintained the top position in the world in terms of overall scale for 15 consecutive years in 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday. In 2024, China's total value-added industrial output reached 40.5 trillion yuan. The industrial …

Shanghai launches measures to promote digital transformation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai launches measures to promote digital transformation

China Daily  

Shanghai unveils a package of measures on Jan 10 to facilitate its manufacturing sector's digital transformation, including publishing a practice guideline for industrial large language models, certifying pioneer firms in industrial internet development, and launching AI-powered innovative labs. According to official sources, Shanghai unveiled a package of measures on Jan 10 to facilitate its manufacturing sector's digital transformation. These measures …

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image

China Daily  

Visitors engage in a discussion at the China-Brazil Film Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug 26. The year had an upbeat start, with the Spring Festival holiday reaping 8 billion yuan in takings, topping previous periods and accounting for nearly one-fifth of ticket revenue for 2024, according to statistics from the China Film Administration, the country's top sector …

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image

China Daily  

By Xu Fan | China Daily | Updated: 2025-01-09 06:37 Visitors engage in a discussion at the China-Brazil Film Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug 26. The year had an upbeat start, with the Spring Festival holiday reaping 8 billion yuan in takings, topping previous periods and accounting for nearly one-fifth of ticket revenue for 2024, according to …

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cinema tries new plots, innovation to sharpen its image

China Daily  

Visitors engage in a discussion at the China-Brazil Film Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug 26. The year had an upbeat start, with the Spring Festival holiday reaping 8 billion yuan in takings, topping previous periods and accounting for nearly one-fifth of ticket revenue for 2024, according to statistics from the China Film Administration, the country's top sector …

Shandong leads in R&D investment in China
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shandong leads in R&D investment in China

China Daily  

Shandong province made significant strides in research and development investment in 2023, solidifying its position as a leading innovation hub in China. Among the 12 provinces and municipalities in China that invested over 100 billion yuan in R&D in 2023, Shandong ranked fifth with a total investment of 238.6 billion yuan. To address critical technological challenges and enhance industrial competitiveness, …

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan
5 months, 1 week ago

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan

China Daily  

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan Xinhua Updated: Oct 18, 2024 The added value of China's patent-intensive industries in 2022 reached 15.32 trillion yuan. The added value of China's patent-intensive industries in 2022 reached 15.32 trillion yuan, contributing 12.7 percent to its GDP, according to a report released by the country's top intellectual property regulator. The …

Innovations make country major player in robot sector
7 months ago

Innovations make country major player in robot sector

China Daily  

A picture taken on Feb 28, 2023 shows the animal-shaped robot powered by ModelArts of Huawei Cloud at the Mobile World Congress. As the 10th session of WRC kicks off on Wednesday, the domestic production of robots for industrial use had risen to 430,000 in 2023, while 7.8 million others were service robots, making China a major player in the …

Beijing's digital economy growth outpaces GDP in H1
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing's digital economy growth outpaces GDP in H1

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-05 09:42 A staff member demonstrates his interaction with a virtual human during the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. BEIJING -- Beijing municipality's digital economy continued to grow rapidly in the first half of this year, achieving an added value growth of 7.8 percent year-on-year. The sector contributed over …

AI patents surpass global average rate
7 months, 3 weeks ago

AI patents surpass global average rate

China Daily  

By Cao Yin | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-29 19:11 China has seen a rapid growth of patents concerning artificial intelligence, with endeavors to promote innovation in the digital economy, Ge Shu, an official from the China Intellectual Property Administration, the country's top IP regulator, said on Monday. Ge told a news conference that by the end of last year, the …

Innovation emblematic of Chinese pursuit of high-quality development: China Daily editorial
8 months ago

Innovation emblematic of Chinese pursuit of high-quality development: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization, which was approved by the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee upon its conclusion on Thursday, demonstrates the significance the Party attaches to the pursuit of innovation. Specifically, the country needs to refine its education, research, …

Original thinking can lead to more innovation
8 months, 1 week ago

Original thinking can lead to more innovation

China Daily  

Workers operate at a production line of the new energy vehicle AVATR at a workshop of Chang'an Auto in Jiangbei district, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 20, 2023. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2023, China ranks 12th in terms of innovation capacity compared with 34th in 2012. These achievements underscore China's increasing prowess in innovation …

Original thinking can lead to more innovation
8 months, 1 week ago

Original thinking can lead to more innovation

China Daily  

Workers operate at a production line of the new energy vehicle AVATR at a workshop of Chang'an Auto in Jiangbei district, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 20, 2023. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2023, China ranks 12th in terms of innovation capacity compared with 34th in 2012. These achievements underscore China's increasing prowess in innovation …

Country to help digital economy to thrive
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Country to help digital economy to thrive

China Daily  

A visitor tries out a 3D camera during the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024 in Beijing, July 2, 2024. China will employ a raft of well-focused policy steps to foster a more enabling climate for the development of the digital economy, the State Council, the country's Cabinet, said on Friday. China's total data output reached 32.85 zettabytes in 2023, up …

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report
9 months, 1 week ago

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report

China Daily  

A lightweight articular module arm on display at the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in North China's Tianjin, June 20, 2024. The number of artificial intelligence enterprises in China has exceeded 4,000 in 2023, said a report released June 20, reported CCTV news on Thursday. According to the report, the scale of China's core …

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report
9 months, 1 week ago

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report

China Daily  

A lightweight articular module arm on display at the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in North China's Tianjin, June 20, 2024. The number of artificial intelligence enterprises in China has exceeded 4,000 in 2023, said a report released June 20, reported CCTV news on Thursday. According to the report, the scale of China's core …

AI tech helping firms adopt 'new forces'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AI tech helping firms adopt 'new forces'

China Daily  

Guo Wei, chairman of Digital China Group Co, delivers a lecture at London Business School in May. As artificial intelligence technologies continue to develop, Digital China Group Co, a Chinese IT solutions provider, has quickly capitalized on the trend by helping companies in traditional sectors adopt "new quality productive forces" to boost efficiency, making itself the latest case study for …

Foreign investors upbeat on innovation
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign investors upbeat on innovation

China Daily  

Dozens of ice resurfacers and snowmaking machines produced by TechnoAlpin were recently transported from its logistics and warehousing center in Hebei province to ice and snow venues around the world. Accelerating the development of new quality productive forces, promoting high-quality development, and shaping new drivers of economic development, China not only provides new opportunities for the optimization of its domestic …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 9 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 9 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

Industry still lynchpin of future growth
1 year, 10 months ago

Industry still lynchpin of future growth

China Daily  

An employee operates a robotic arm at an AI manufacturing plant in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. XIE SHANGGUO/FOR CHINA DAILY Key meeting says shift in focus from real to virtual economy to be avoided China's latest emphasis on speeding up the construction of a modern industrial system backed by the real economy will help the country gain a competitive edge in …

Industry still lynchpin of future growth
1 year, 10 months ago

Industry still lynchpin of future growth

China Daily  

An employee operates a robotic arm at an AI manufacturing plant in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. XIE SHANGGUO/FOR CHINA DAILY Key meeting says shift in focus from real to virtual economy to be avoided China's latest emphasis on speeding up the construction of a modern industrial system backed by the real economy will help the country gain a competitive edge in …

Innovation to help fuel high-quality development
2 years, 1 month ago

Innovation to help fuel high-quality development

China Daily  

An employee runs checks on a robot at a facility in Hai'an, Jiangsu province. Innovation: Targeted steps may help boost high-tech sector China's multipronged pushes for innovation will accelerate productivity growth and give rise to more emerging industries, in turn consolidating the momentum of the country's high-quality development, economists and executives said. Having shown such resilience despite COVID-19 outbreaks, China's …

China pursues tech 'self-reliance,' fueling global unease
3 years, 2 months ago

China pursues tech 'self-reliance,' fueling global unease

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy To help make China a …

China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease
3 years, 2 months ago

China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease

Associated Press  

BEIJING — To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips — a business unlike anything Alibaba Group has done before. He called for China to become a “technology superpower” to safeguard “national economic security.” “We must …

More policy support for businesses' R&D
4 years ago

More policy support for businesses' R&D

China Daily  

Premier says companies are the most important force in making innovations China will step up efforts to spur innovation as it builds the new development paradigm in the coming five years, bringing sustained growth momentum to its economy and great opportunities to foreign businesses, officials and experts said on Thursday. Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher at the China Center for International …

Reimagining a legend
4 years, 1 month ago

Reimagining a legend

China Daily  

Recalling his early career as a live-action film editor, Zhao says his passion for animation has driven him to take up work with Light Chaser since 2013. As China's film industry has continued to expand, domestic animation－once believed to be a market mostly for children and teens－has achieved remarkable progress in recent years. "I believe China's homegrown animation industry has …

Animation industry targets overseas audiences
5 years, 9 months ago

Animation industry targets overseas audiences

China Daily  

Flavors of Youth has been released in China and Japan. Even though he travels regularly to China, Van Eyken said he still finds it difficult to understand the metaphors used in Chinese animation because "they are so culturally specific". Chin, from Puzzle Animation, said it is important to build up the brand image of Chinese animation works and unleash the …

China likely to leave US behind in research and development spending by end of 2018, says report
6 years, 9 months ago

China likely to leave US behind in research and development spending by end of 2018, says report

Firstpost  

Washington: China is likely to surpass the US in research and development spending by the end of this year, a top American science body has said, underlining that Beijing has increased its spending in the sector at an average of 18 percent per year between 2000 and 2015. China spends 5 percent of its total R&D funds on basic research …

China's movie industry in the frame for global recognition[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 5 months ago

China's movie industry in the frame for global recognition[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The sector has grown rapidly as filmmakers developed and embraced new techniques and subject matter, as Xu Fan reports. Wolf Warrior 2 is the highest-grossing film in the history of China's movie industry, with box-office receipts of more than 5.5 billion yuan. Between Jan 1 and Oct 16 box-office takings topped 46 billion yuan, and industry observers predict that the …

The rise of new technology giants from China
7 years, 5 months ago

The rise of new technology giants from China

China Daily  

Lei Jun, founder of smartphone maker Xiaomi, presents an updated version of the company's "concept smartphone" Mi Mix, the Mi Mix 2, in Beijing on Sept 11, 2017. BATX gained hundreds of millions of users in international markets, footholds in American, European and Asian markets, over 150 direct overseas investments and acquisitions and rapidly spreading pioneering payment, cloud and communication …

The rise of new technology giants from China
7 years, 5 months ago

The rise of new technology giants from China

China Daily  

Lei Jun, founder of smartphone maker Xiaomi, presents an updated version of the company's "concept smartphone" Mi Mix, the Mi Mix 2, in Beijing on Sept 11, 2017. BATX gained hundreds of millions of users in international markets, footholds in American, European and Asian markets, over 150 direct overseas investments and acquisitions and rapidly spreading pioneering payment, cloud and communication …

China to increase investment in artificial intelligence
7 years, 11 months ago

China to increase investment in artificial intelligence

China Daily  

China will step up efforts to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology as electronic gadgets are becoming increasingly smart and the sector is in need of new growth engines, a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said. He made the comments at the 2017 China Information Technology Expo, which is under way from Sunday to …

China's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC
7 years, 11 months ago

China's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC

China Daily  

Robot Jia Jia displays at the 2016 World Robot Exhibition in Beijing, Oct 21, 2016. SHANGHAI - International Data Corp reports that China will be spending $59.4 billion on robotics and related services by 2020. As the largest and the fastest growing robotics market in the world, China will account for over 30 percent of all robotics spending in 2020, …

Tech savvies' views on China's AI 'fever'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 5 months ago

Tech savvies' views on China's AI 'fever'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot paints a portrait for a visitor during the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Oct 20, 2016. According to analysis company iResearch, the market scale of AI in China reached about 1.2 billion yuan in 2015, and it is expected to grow 50 percent each year in the next five years. During the ongoing World Robotics Conference in …

Tech savvies' views on China's AI 'fever'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 5 months ago

Tech savvies' views on China's AI 'fever'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot paints a portrait for a visitor during the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Oct 20, 2016. According to analysis company iResearch, the market scale of AI in China reached about 1.2 billion yuan in 2015, and it is expected to grow 50 percent each year in the next five years. During the ongoing World Robotics Conference in …

Transforming China creates new opportunities[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

Transforming China creates new opportunities[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

BEIJING - While some may be worried that the slowing Chinese economy will drag down global growth, ongoing economic restructuring has been welcomed by foreign companies and individuals. Animation "Zootopia" now dominates China's cinemas, with box office sales topping 400 million yuan since its debut on March 4, according to market tracker Entgroup. China's per capita disposable income grew 8.9 …

China's online retail sales to reach $1.6 trillion in five years: report
9 years, 4 months ago

China's online retail sales to reach $1.6 trillion in five years: report

China Daily  

Staff at Tmall, an e-retail platform under Alibaba Group, put in extra hours for the upcoming sales rush of Singles Day in Hangzhou, Nov 10. SHANGHAI - China's online retail sales are expected to rise to 10 trillion yuan in 2020 with the penetration rate doubling from the 2014 level to 22 percent, according to a report unveiled on Monday …

China's online retail sales to reach $1.6 trillion in five years: report
9 years, 4 months ago

China's online retail sales to reach $1.6 trillion in five years: report

China Daily  

Staff at Tmall, an e-retail platform under Alibaba Group, put in extra hours for the upcoming sales rush of Singles Day in Hangzhou, Nov 10. SHANGHAI - China's online retail sales are expected to rise to 10 trillion yuan in 2020 with the penetration rate doubling from the 2014 level to 22 percent, according to a report unveiled on Monday …

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