"Between the state and the private sector, the country is projected to spend nearly $100 billion (85.76 billion) on AI in 2025 alone. So far this year, China has stunned the global tech community with the rise of DeepSeek, a startup whose large language model (LLM) rivals top Western brands like ChatGPT and Grok. DeepSeek delivers mostly comparable performance at a fraction of the cost and computing power."
"E-commerce giant Alibaba, meanwhile, has launched a powerful new AI model and announced plans to build more data centers around the world, showing that China's biggest tech firms are serious about challenging US AI dominance. Tencent added fuel to the race this year with its release of Hunyuan-A13B, an AI model designed to be faster, smarter and open to developers."
China set a 2030 goal to lead global AI and has directed massive public and private investment, with near-$100 billion projected AI spending in 2025. Startups such as DeepSeek have produced large language models that match top Western offerings while using far less compute and cost. Major firms like Alibaba are deploying new AI models and expanding global data centers. Tencent released Hunyuan-A13B to accelerate developer access. Large domestic user numbers enable rapid scaling and testing, and models optimized for cheaper hardware increase deployment efficiency, collectively closing the AI capability gap with the West.
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