Industrial Policy and Technology

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JULY 20, 2026 - The audience visited the Kimi booth of Moonshot AI's large model at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 20, 2026.

Kimi-3 is not another DeepSeek moment

Rebecca Arcesati

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Sep 10, 2026

Chinese quantum physicist Zhu Xiaobo (1st L) has a discussion with his students at a laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on March 3, 2025. Chinese scientists unveiled a superconducting quantum computer prototype named "Zuchongzhi 3.0" with 105 qubits on Monday (Beijing Time)

Provinces race to commercialize quantum technology research

Altynay Junusova

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Sep 10, 2026

This photo taken on June 26, 2026 shows the LineShine supercomputer at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, southern China. China's domestically-developed LineShine supercomputer has topped the latest TOP500 list with 2.198 EFLOPS of sustained double-precision performance, becoming the w...

Supercomputer LineShine: A restrictions-driven leap with limitations

Antonia Hmaidi

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Sep 10, 2026

Profile: CXMT’s IPO signals a funding shift in China’s chip manufacturing

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Sep 10, 2026

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Head of Program (Co-lead)

Technology; digital policy; artificial intelligence

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

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Strategic emerging industries; Research collaboration; Tech transfer

Alexander Brown

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Industrial policy; foreign economic policy

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

Andreas Mischer

Analyst

Foreign investment; industrial policy and Chinese automotive industry

Antonia Hmaidi

Head of Program (Co-lead)

Geopolitics of technology; semiconductors; data science; hacking

Wendy Chang

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China's tech companies, digital ecosystem and emerging technologies including AI

Altynay Junusova

Analyst

Space technology; quantum; critical minerals; dual-use technology

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Jul. 24, 2026

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Jun. 30, 2026

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Industrial Policy and Technology

Research and Insights

Kimi-3 is not another DeepSeek moment

Provinces race to commercialize quantum technology research

Supercomputer LineShine: A restrictions-driven leap with limitations

Profile: CXMT’s IPO signals a funding shift in China’s chip manufacturing

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

Altynay Junusova

Events

MERICS Members Briefing – China's Economic Indicators: What is Beijing actually doing to boost consumption?

MERICS Closed-door Workshop: China’s Advancements in New Semiconductor Technologies and Their Implications for Europe

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