"Beijing has been steadily building an AI powerhouse of its own at Tsinghua University-challenging the cutting-edge tech dominance of the U.S. Ivy League. Tsinghua has produced more of the world's 100 most-cited AI research papers than any other school, and the university generates more AI-related patents each year than MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Harvard combined. Between 2005 and the end of 2024, Tsinghua researchers filed 4,986 AI and machine-learning patents-including more than 900 last year-according to LexisNexis data analyzed by ."
"China is building a massive AI talent pipeline-and U.S. companies are tapping it. China's tech strategy doesn't start at the university level-the country has begun teaching the foundations of AI to students as young as six. This fall, schools in Beijing rolled out at least eight hours of AI instruction per academic year, covering topics like how to use chatbots and other tools."
China is accelerating its AI capabilities through concentrated research, patenting, education, and government support. Tsinghua University has produced more of the world's 100 most-cited AI research papers than any other school and filed 4,986 AI and machine-learning patents between 2005 and the end of 2024, including over 900 last year. American institutions still hold many influential patents and the U.S. produced 40 notable AI models versus China's 15, but Chinese models have rapidly closed the quality gap. Strong capital, government-backed scientific funding, and early AI education—starting as young as six—are expanding China’s talent pipeline, which U.S. companies are tapping.
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