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Private firms should spur tech innovation and digital economy

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Private enterprises should play a vital role in bolstering technological innovation and making greater contributions to the development of the digital economy, said Qi Xiangdong, chairman of cybersecurity company Qi-Anxin Technology Group. His comments came as Chinese top leadership reiterated China’s commitment to boosting the private sector through concrete efforts to implement supportive policies and…

DeepSeek’s rise heralds seismic change in AI landscape

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SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Competition is heating up in the fast-developing artificial intelligence sector as the emergence of startup DeepSeek underscores China’s growing innovation capacities in cutting-edge technology, signaling a profound shift in the global AI landscape, experts said. Despite tightened United States export controls on advanced AI chips, the meteoric rise of DeepSeek has challenged…

StepFun and Geely Auto open-source large models to global developers

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Shanghai-based artificial intelligence startup StepFun and Chinese carmaker Geely Auto Group jointly announced on Tuesday the open-sourcing of two multimodal large models to global developers. The initiative comes amid the recent array of open-source models led by DeepSeek-R1 developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek. The action hopes to contribute to Chinese companies’ efforts to offer the…

CNPC’s Daji gas field hits 3b cubic meters as 2024 output surges

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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced on Tuesday that its Daji gas field, China’s first successfully developed deep coal-measure gas field, has achieved cumulative production of over 3 billion cubic meters. As one of the country’s first national coalbed methane demonstration projects, the field is located on the eastern edge of the Ordos Basin, and…

‘Ne Zha 2’ premieres in Hong Kong as box office surges

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Decorations for the “Ne Zha 2” premiere in Hong Kong on Feb 18, 2025. [Photo/VCG] HONG KONG — The much-awaited Chinese mainland’s animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” premiered on Tuesday night in Hong Kong and was scheduled to officially hit Hong Kong theaters on Saturday. A sequel to the 2019 hit “Ne Zha 1,” “Ne…

GCL chairman: Chinese private firms lead solar energy innovation

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Chinese private companies are emerging as the dominant force in the country’s booming solar energy industry, driving innovation, manufacturing and market expansion, said Zhu Gongshan, chairman of GCL (Group) Holdings Co Ltd, China’s largest private power conglomerate. “From upstream silicon production to downstream photovoltaic power station construction, China’s solar power sector, where the vast majority…

European Statistical Monitor: February edition

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Exec: China’s private solar firms drive innovation in renewable energy

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An employee oversees a photovoltaic production line in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. SI WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s private solar power companies are leading innovative growth in the renewable energy sector, driven by the vast market potential and rapid technological advancements, said Yang Aiqing, executive president of JA Solar Technology Co Ltd. Technological development, along with China’s…

Baidu reports 21% profit increase in 2024, advances AI transformation

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An employee comes out of the Baidu headquarters in Beijing. [Photo by Fan Jiashan/For China Daily] Tech giant Baidu Inc reported on Tuesday that its total revenue reached 133.1 billion yuan ($18.24 billion) in 2024, with profits from its core businesses rising to 23.4 billion yuan, marking a 21 percent year-on-year increase. Robin Li, co-founder…

Multiple sectors adopt DeepSeek integration to harness AI empowerment

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SHENZHEN — Chinese all-in-one social media app Weixin, operated by tech powerhouse Tencent, has officially begun a gray-box test to integrate the DeepSeek-R1 model into its search function, the company announced on Feb 16. Tencent stated that users selected for the test can access the DeepSeek-R1 model for free through the Weixin AI search function.…