Tech Brief (Oct. 24): China Vows to Accelerate Tech Self-Reliance
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China vows to accelerate tech self-reliance
China has placed high-level technological self-reliance and self-strengthening at the heart of its national strategy to spearhead the development of “new quality productive forces,” according to a communique released after a key Communist Party meeting. The statement, issued Thursday, followed the conclusion of a plenary session of the party’s Central Committee, held in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. The plenum outlined technological self-reliance and self-strengthening as one of the main objectives for the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), alongside achieving notable progress in high-quality development.
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- China prioritizes tech self-reliance in its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030); Nexperia China disputes Dutch parent’s interference.
- Intel reports $1 billion net profit in Q3 2025, reversing a $2 billion loss year-on-year; Neolix raises over $600 million in Series D financing.
- OpenAI, Oracle, and Vantage Data Centers plan a Stargate supercomputer campus in Wisconsin; ByteDance and Kuaishou launch new generative AI and programming tools.
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Who’s Who
- Nexperia (China) Co. Ltd.
- Nexperia (China) Co. Ltd. accused its Dutch parent company of business interference on Oct. 23. It states that the Dutch management sent messages to clients questioning product compliance, quality standards, and technical capabilities. Nexperia China also declared the dismissal of Zhang Qiuming, vice president of global sales and marketing, by the Dutch headquarters to be legally ineffective within China.
- Intel Corp.
- Intel Corp. posted a net profit of $1 billion on a non-GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2025, marking a significant turnaround from a $2 billion net loss in the same period last year. The chipmaker's revenue for the quarter rose 3% year-on-year to $13.7 billion.
- Neolix
- Neolix is an autonomous-delivery vehicle maker that recently completed a Series D financing round, raising over $600 million. This significant investment, led by UAE-based Stone Venture and including other notable investors, marks the largest private fundraising in China's autonomous driving sector in recent years.
- Gaocheng Capital
- Gaocheng Capital (戈壁创投) was a co-lead investor in the Series D financing round for Neolix, an autonomous-delivery vehicle maker. Neolix raised over $600 million in this round, marking the largest private fundraising in China's autonomous driving sector recently.
- Trustar Capital
- Trustar Capital participated as a co-lead investor in Neolix's Series D financing round, which raised over $600 million. This marked the largest private fundraising in China's autonomous driving sector in recent years for Neolix, an autonomous-delivery vehicle maker.
- CDH VGC
- CDH VGC participated as a co-lead investor in Neolix's Series D financing round, which successfully raised over $600 million. This significant investment highlights CDH VGC's involvement in the autonomous driving sector, particularly in China.
- SparkEdge Capital
- SparkEdge Capital (火山石资本) is an investor in Neolix, an autonomous delivery vehicle maker. SparkEdge Capital co-led Neolix's Series D financing round, which raised over $600 million for the company.
- Didi
- A court in São Paulo has ruled against Didi's Brazilian food delivery service, 99Food, in an antitrust case. The court prohibited 99Food from entering into exclusive agreements with merchants that would prevent them from partnering with Keeta, a rival platform owned by Meituan.
- Meituan
- Meituan's overseas platform, Keeta, recently won an antitrust lawsuit in Brazil against Didi's 99Food. The court ruled that 99Food cannot bind merchants to exclusive agreements preventing partnerships with Keeta.
- Vantage Data Centers
- Vantage Data Centers announced on October 23 its partnership with OpenAI and Oracle to develop a data center campus in Wisconsin. This campus will host one of the locations for OpenAI's Stargate supercomputer expansion plan.
- OpenAI Inc.
- OpenAI Inc. is partnering with Vantage Data Centers and Oracle Corp. to develop a data center campus in Wisconsin. This campus will host one of the locations for OpenAI's Stargate supercomputer expansion plan.
- Oracle Corp.
- Oracle Corp. is partnering with U.S. data center provider Vantage Data Centers and OpenAI Inc. to develop a data center campus in Wisconsin. This campus will host one of the locations for OpenAI's Stargate supercomputer expansion plan.
- ByteDance Inc.
- ByteDance Inc. has launched Seed3D 1.0 through its Seed team. This generative large AI model is capable of creating high-quality, simulation-grade 3D models from just a single image. The model utilizes a Diffusion Transformer architecture and has been trained on extensive data to produce complete 3D models with detailed geometry and realistic textures.
- Kuaishou Technology
- Kuaishou Technology's StreamLake division released an AI-programming product suite on October 23. This suite includes the CodeFlicker smart development tool, several self-developed KAT-Coder large models, and the KuaiShou Wanqing large model platform.
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What Happened When
- Monday, October 21, 2025 – Thursday, October 24, 2025：
- The plenary session of the Communist Party’s Central Committee was held in Beijing.
- October 23, 2025：
- Nexperia (China) Co. Ltd. accused its Dutch parent company’s management of interfering with its business and declared that the dismissal of Zhang Qiuming is not legally effective in China.
- October 23, 2025：
- Intel Corp. released its Q3 2025 earnings report, stating a net profit of $1 billion on a non-GAAP basis.
- October 23, 2025：
- Neolix announced the completion of a Series D financing round of over $600 million.
- October 23, 2025：
- A court in São Paulo ruled against Didi's 99Food in an antitrust case.
- October 23, 2025：
- Vantage Data Centers announced a partnership with OpenAI and Oracle to develop a data center campus in Wisconsin for the Stargate supercomputer project.
- October 23, 2025：
- ByteDance’s Seed team launched Seed3D 1.0, a 3D generative AI model.
- October 23, 2025：
- Kuaishou’s StreamLake division launched an AI-programming product suite.
- Thursday, October 24, 2025：
- A communique was released by China emphasizing high-level technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, following the Central Committee plenary session.
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