China's tech shock threatens US AI monopoly and is 'just getting started'
CNBC reports that analysts see a world where "most of the world's population is running on a Chinese tech stack in five to 10 years." Chinese AI companies are rapidly closing the gap with US counterparts, threatening Silicon Valley's dominance.
The analysis comes as Alibaba launches Qwen3.5, Moonshot targets a $10B valuation, and ByteDance releases Seed 2.0. China's open-weight model releases and aggressive pricing are winning adoption across developing markets.
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