China is showing it can pursue frontier AI while deploying it widely in the real world. For Asia, that may matter more than who has the smartest new model, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.
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China is showing it can pursue frontier AI while deploying it widely in the real world. For Asia, that may matter more than who has the smartest new model, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.
Visitors stand near advertisement for leading Chinese commercial humanoid robotics firm Unitree Robotics during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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