Business Brief (March 11): China Cyber Agency Warns of Risks in OpenClaw AI

Published: Mar. 11, 2026 7:25 p.m. GMT+8

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Several Chinese local governments rolled out financial incentives to support open-source artificial intelligence (AI) projects such as OpenClaw.

Following this widespread adoption, the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team issued a risk warning Tuesday about the OpenClaw application. The agency pointed out that the AI agent software carries the risk of being fully controlled by attackers due to its high system permissions and vulnerable default configurations, citing existing cases of prompt injection, operational errors and malicious plug poisoning.

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Chinese authorities issued a security warning about the OpenClaw AI agent due to high-risk vulnerabilities.
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Alibaba’s DingTalk integrated OpenClaw AI, CATL reported near-saturation production, and Goldman Sachs maintained an overweight rating on Chinese equities.

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Alibaba: Alibaba's workplace application, DingTalk, has integrated the OpenClaw model. They are offering free API calls for this integration for a limited period, ending on March 31st.

DingTalk: DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace application, has integrated the OpenClaw model. It is currently offering free application programming interface (API) calls for a limited time, set to expire on March 31.

CATL: CATL, a Chinese battery manufacturer, reported that its production scheduling for the second quarter and the full year remains largely unchanged. The company's capacity utilization rate is currently operating at near-saturation levels.

Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs has maintained an overweight rating on Chinese equities. This indicates a positive outlook on the performance of the Chinese stock market by the investment bank.

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