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China Telecom

China Telecom is the largest fixed line service and third largest mobile telecommunication provider in China. It is listed in Hong Kong and New York, but is controlled by the Chinese government.

Chairman / President

Ke Ruiwen

CEO / Managing Director

Li Zhengmao

CFO / Finance Director

Gao Tongqing

Industry

Telecommunications

Website

bing.com

Headquarters address

Beijing, China

Stock Code

SEHK:0728
SSE:600728

Year founded

2002

All three major telecom operators in China now offer tokens-based packages to consumers. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans

China Telecom and China Unicom’s Shanghai branch are among the latest telecommunications carriers to offer token-based packages to consumers.

18 May 2026 - 4:09PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

China ramps up building national computing power network as AI token use surges

17 May 2026 - 8:30PM

Artificial intelligence

Supersized and scaling: China pushes 10,000-card computing clusters in AI race

5 May 2026 - 11:49PMvideocam

US-China relations

US telecoms agency votes to expand tech crackdown on China

The FCC advanced a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronics, including phones, cameras and computers, for use in the US.

1 May 2026 - 1:51AM

FCC chairman Brendan Carr delivers a speech in Barcelona in March. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

China telecoms face US exit risk as FCC deepens crackdown on data centres

Chinese companies could be required to sell, transfer or shut down their US-based data centres and network nodes, analysts say.

10 Apr 2026 - 10:55PM

Artificial intelligence

As AI race with US intensifies, Alibaba launches 10,000-card computing cluster

Cluster in Shaoguan powered by domestically developed Zhenwu chips latest evidence that China is doubling down on home-grown infrastructure.

8 Apr 2026 - 2:30PM

Artificial intelligence

Top US AI conference apologises after sanctions policy sparks backlash in China

Organisers said they had gone beyond legal requirements after linking to a broader US sanctions list.

27 Mar 2026 - 8:34PM

NeurIPS said it had gone beyond its legal obligations under US sanctions when outlining changes to its submissions policy earlier this week. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban

Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China’s top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference.

26 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM

US-China relations

CIA targets Chinese military officers in new recruitment video

US spy agency’s outreach, depicting a disillusioned mid-level officer, risks unsettling fragile calm before April’s Trump-XI summit.

13 Feb 2026 - 7:07PMvideocam

Semiconductors

‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers

China’s tech sector braces for a “memory winter”, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts.

12 Feb 2026 - 10:00PM

Huawei Technologies, by contrast, is expected to remain relatively resilient. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s private sector

China raises taxes on select sectors: a one-off fix or tough times ahead?

A broader push to raise taxes across the private sector is not on the cards, economists say.

4 Feb 2026 - 6:37PM

China’s three state-owned telecoms giants – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – have all announced the tax adjustments will have an impact on their revenues and profits. Photo: AP

Banking & finance

China pushes to shore up government finances with tax rises on several sectors

Beijing targets tax incentives in telecoms and other industries after seeing fiscal revenue drop sharply in late 2025.

2 Feb 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

Semiconductors

China Telecom develops MoE models trained entirely on Huawei’s AI chips

The state-owned telecoms network operator trains its TeleChat3 models on Huawei’s Ascend 910B chips.

20 Jan 2026 - 10:54PM

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

Flying Street View feature offers virtual tours of restaurants and venues as platform nears 1 billion monthly users.

7 Jan 2026 - 10:00AM

A new feature on the Amap app allows users to take 3D virtual tours of restaurants and other offline venues. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Amap muscles up on ‘world models’ in push beyond text-based AI

Alibaba’s mapping arm Amap is pushing into ‘world models’ with FantasyWorld, betting spatial AI can power navigation and new services.

6 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM

Alibaba’s Amap, like other big players, is chasing AI systems that can interact with the physical world. Photo: Shutterstock

China stock market

China’s Deep Robotics joins IPO rush as embodied intelligence sector heats up

The Hangzhou robot maker has entered the IPO ‘guidance’ phase, becoming the latest embodied intelligence start-up to eye an A-share listing.

24 Dec 2025 - 4:09PM

Robotics

China’s Deep Robotics raises US$70 million as sector draws more investors

Company founder Zhu Qiuguo says the new funding would be used for research and the recruitment of top robotics talent.

10 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM

US-China relations

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks

The FCC move is the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing over efforts to prevent robocalls.

9 Dec 2025 - 3:28AM

The Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stock market

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21 Nov 2025 - 9:01PM

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3 Nov 2025 - 11:54AM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release

‘Cook has leveraged his personal brand to transform Apple’ into an ‘engaged participant attuned to local sentiments’, consultancy M360 says.

20 Oct 2025 - 9:00PM

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a selfie with photographer Trunk Xu and Vogue China editorial director Rocco Liu in Beijing. Photo: Weibo

Smartphones

How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

The nation’s three major mobile carriers – China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom – are adopting different approaches.

20 Oct 2025 - 9:00AM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Cook acknowledges the support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the iPhone Air launches next week.

15 Oct 2025 - 8:00PM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

According to Apple, iPhone Air pre-orders on the mainland start at 9am on Friday, while shipments begin next Wednesday.

14 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM

Artificial intelligence

China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint

‘Underwater facilities can save around 90 per cent of energy consumption for cooling,’ vice-president of Highlander says.

3 Oct 2025 - 1:40PMvideocam

An underwater data centre being developed by Chinese maritime technology company Highlander is seen under construction at a shipyard in Nantong, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, on September 11, 2025. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Finalist compete for US$14,000 AI prize at Guangzhou’s algorithm competition

From unmanned boats and humanoid robots to AI addressing elderly care and surgery, global competitors vie for prizes and lucrative market access.

22 Sep 2025 - 7:00PM

Humanoid robot AI technology from China, 3d rendering. Photo: Shutterstock

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23 Sep 2025 - 10:58AM

Apple

Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple says all three state-owned telecoms network operators would provide eSIM support ‘subject to regulatory approval’.

12 Sep 2025 - 4:00PM

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China Telecom

Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans

China Telecom and China Unicom’s Shanghai branch are among the latest telecommunications carriers to offer token-based packages to consumers.

China ramps up building national computing power network as AI token use surges

Supersized and scaling: China pushes 10,000-card computing clusters in AI race

US telecoms agency votes to expand tech crackdown on China

The FCC advanced a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronics, including phones, cameras and computers, for use in the US.

China telecoms face US exit risk as FCC deepens crackdown on data centres

Chinese companies could be required to sell, transfer or shut down their US-based data centres and network nodes, analysts say.

As AI race with US intensifies, Alibaba launches 10,000-card computing cluster

Cluster in Shaoguan powered by domestically developed Zhenwu chips latest evidence that China is doubling down on home-grown infrastructure.

Top US AI conference apologises after sanctions policy sparks backlash in China

Organisers said they had gone beyond legal requirements after linking to a broader US sanctions list.

AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban

Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China’s top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference.

CIA targets Chinese military officers in new recruitment video

US spy agency’s outreach, depicting a disillusioned mid-level officer, risks unsettling fragile calm before April’s Trump-XI summit.

‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers

China’s tech sector braces for a “memory winter”, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts.

China raises taxes on select sectors: a one-off fix or tough times ahead?

A broader push to raise taxes across the private sector is not on the cards, economists say.

China pushes to shore up government finances with tax rises on several sectors

Beijing targets tax incentives in telecoms and other industries after seeing fiscal revenue drop sharply in late 2025.

China Telecom develops MoE models trained entirely on Huawei’s AI chips

The state-owned telecoms network operator trains its TeleChat3 models on Huawei’s Ascend 910B chips.

Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

Flying Street View feature offers virtual tours of restaurants and venues as platform nears 1 billion monthly users.

Alibaba’s Amap muscles up on ‘world models’ in push beyond text-based AI

Alibaba’s mapping arm Amap is pushing into ‘world models’ with FantasyWorld, betting spatial AI can power navigation and new services.

China’s Deep Robotics joins IPO rush as embodied intelligence sector heats up

The Hangzhou robot maker has entered the IPO ‘guidance’ phase, becoming the latest embodied intelligence start-up to eye an A-share listing.

China’s Deep Robotics raises US$70 million as sector draws more investors

Company founder Zhu Qiuguo says the new funding would be used for research and the recruitment of top robotics talent.

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks

The FCC move is the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing over efforts to prevent robocalls.

Innovent, first Chinese firm to market weight-loss drug, joins Hang Seng Index

Hong Kong benchmark expands membership to 89 after the inclusion of Innovent Biologics.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}AI | China races towards 6G networks’ near-limitless, instant data

Next-generation cellular networking promises speeds 100 times faster than 5G, enabling holograms in meetings and real-time digital twins.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release

‘Cook has leveraged his personal brand to transform Apple’ into an ‘engaged participant attuned to local sentiments’, consultancy M360 says.

How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

The nation’s three major mobile carriers – China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom – are adopting different approaches.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Cook acknowledges the support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the iPhone Air launches next week.

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

According to Apple, iPhone Air pre-orders on the mainland start at 9am on Friday, while shipments begin next Wednesday.

China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint

‘Underwater facilities can save around 90 per cent of energy consumption for cooling,’ vice-president of Highlander says.

Finalist compete for US$14,000 AI prize at Guangzhou’s algorithm competition

From unmanned boats and humanoid robots to AI addressing elderly care and surgery, global competitors vie for prizes and lucrative market access.

In pictures: what Hong Kong’s mobile phones of the 1980s and 90s looked like

Oversized, aspirational and impossible to ignore. First-gen mobile phones in Hong Kong were, most of all, status symbols.

Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple says all three state-owned telecoms network operators would provide eSIM support ‘subject to regulatory approval’.

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