High-level US Business Delegation Visits China
Top 5 China news on July 28
High-level US Business Delegation Visits China
A delegation of American executives will visit China this week to meet senior Chinese officials, organized by the U.S.-China Business Council, signaling ongoing efforts to stabilize economic relations between the two countries.
US Pauses Export Controls to Boost China Trade Talks
The United States has paused certain curbs on technology exports to China to support ongoing trade negotiations and facilitate a potential meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping this year.
Chinese AI Firms Form Industry Alliances to Counter US Tech Curbs
In response to US export restrictions on advanced Nvidia chipsets, Chinese AI companies have announced new alliances aimed at developing a self-sufficient domestic ecosystem, reducing reliance on foreign technology. (More details below)
China Implements New Export Restrictions on EV Battery Technology
China has enacted fresh restrictions on exports of key electric vehicle battery technologies, aiming further to consolidate its dominance in the EV supply chain and maintain its lead in the global market.
China Opposes Czech President’s Meeting with Dalai Lama
The Chinese government has condemned Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, calling for adherence to the “one-China” policy and warning of diplomatic consequences.
Chinese AI firms form alliances to build domestic ecosystem amid US curbs
The "Model-Chip Ecosystem Innovation Alliance" brings together Chinese developers of large language models (LLMs) and AI chip manufacturers.
"This is an innovative ecosystem that connects the complete technology chain from chips to models to infrastructure," said Zhao Lidong, CEO of Enflame, one of the participating chipmakers.
Other manufacturers of graphics processing units (GPUs) in the alliance include Huawei, Biren, and Moore Threads, which have been hit by U.S. sanctions that block them from purchasing advanced tech made with U.S. know-how. The alliance was announced by StepFun, an LLM developer.
A second alliance, the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce AI Committee, aims to "promote the deep integration of AI technology and industrial transformation."
Participants include SenseTime, also sanctioned by the U.S. and which has pivoted from facial recognition technology to LLMs. Others are StepFun and another LLM developer, MiniMax, as well as chipmakers Metax and Iluvatar CoreX.