Xi Jinping's New Year's Speech: Touts China's Achievements in AI and Chip Industry
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- 31 Dec 2025
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- 31 Dec 2025, 04:01 pm
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China had “overcome numerous difficulties and challenges”, Xi Jinping said, as he sought to underscore China’s status as a rising global superpower.
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In his New Year's speech, President Xi Jinping celebrated China's advancements in artificial intelligence and the chip industry, highlighting the nation's innovative capacity and its rise as a global superpower. The address underscored China's ability to overcome challenges and its significant strides in developing large AI models and semiconductor technology. While the speech underscores China's growing technological prowess, it does not directly address AI safety or regulatory frameworks that could mitigate associated risks. By promoting confidence in China's developmental path, it aligns with national strategies that could influence AI governance structures on a global scale.
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WorldAsiaChina relationsPrint articleBloomberg NewsJan 1, 2026 – 2.36amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBeijing | President Xi Jinping highlighted China’s achievements in artificial intelligence and the chip industry in a triumphant New Year’s Eve speech as he called for more confidence in the country’s development path in the year ahead.“China has become one of the world’s fastest-rising economies in terms of innovative capacity,” he declared in a televised address on Wednesday beamed to the nation’s 1.4 billion people, in which he touted China’s achievements in large AI models and breakthroughs in chip research and development.Loading...BloombergSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChina relationsXi JinpingFetching latest articlesThe 10 top AFR Magazine reads of 2025The untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 years24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)The 5 biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2025James ThomsonLeaders fail because they don’t understand one thing, says this CEOBega CEO reveals his latest health obsession (it’s not only protein)The Sydney New Year’s Eve hotel suite that costs $500kLucy SladeThe top Life & Leisure reads of 2025Look sharp with a retro polo shirt and a limited-edition Tag HeuerCash cow: WA dairy booms thanks to billionaire Gina Rinehart’s backingMark WembridgeCan you beat our experts’ 21 predictions for 2026?Billionaire Lederer wins battle for control over $270m property fund