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âą China has emerged as a real-time testing ground for mass AI adoption, with major tech companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu racing to commercialize AI tools at scale across consumer and enterprise markets. âą DeepSeek's V4 AI model preview last month introduced Huawei-made chips, reducing dependence on US chipmakers like Nvidia, while Stanford's Human-Centred AI Institute reports the US-China gap in top AI model performance has "effectively closed." âą Chinese leaders have pledged an annual average growth of at least 7% in nationwide R&D spending through 2030 and invested heavily in talent development and affordable electricity infrastructure to support power-hungry AI systems.
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