China’s technology industry keeps steaming ahead, while most of the startups at home ground are rising stars despite the heightening confrontation with the USA.

It is the first time in the history of mankind that a fully deployed AI agent such as Manus AI was introduced to the market, barely two months after the presentation of DeepSeek.

Technology breakthroughs like this are a telling proof of China’s innovation drive, a growing trend of tech imports reduction as a result of trade war.

Chinese government does it more by investing in the direction of AI and other futuristic technologies, as an element of the whole strategy. This fact was explicit during the ongoing National People’s Congress session, where officials promised more backing for private consumption as well as innovation-driven growth.

These measures are seen as being the most crucial ones in making the country unaffected by the issues caused by other economies. China’s share market is also a lava of coolness, having the world’s best performing main global stock index Hang Seng (+21%) in Hong Kong this year.

This perfect result hasn’t been without the trade war and accompanying economic unrests in the US stock market. The proficient performance of the Beijing currency as well as the system of strategic measures has let the economy of China be escaped without significant disorders.

The American startups continue to step forward, yet the rivalry with American companies remains very tough, especially in the industries including AI and semiconductors. People who are on the cutting edge of business say that the emphasis of China on innovation is the very factor that will help China stay afloat under external pressure.

However, for the company to be successful in the long term, it will be necessary to continue to make strategic investments and to engage in the global tech community through connectivity between companies.