While the U.S. chases breakthroughs, China is betting on scale, speed, and real-world adoption—and that may prove decisive in the AI race.

Long before Europe saw its first book or compass, China had already invented paper, movable type printing, gunpowder, and ...

I'm sharing a quick chemistry fact about gunpowder, a major Chinese invention made from sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate. But that's just one of China's "Four Great Inventions." If you already ...

According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the number of valid invention patents held on the Chinese mainland had reached 5.32 million by the end of 2025. The ...

China ranks among the world's leading countries in the number of active artificial intelligence (AI) patents, while patent-intensive industries are making a steadily rising contribution to economic ...

The average ownership of high-value invention patents had reached 16 patents per 10,000 people in 2025, it noted. There were more than 4.2 million trademarks registered on the Chinese mainland last ...

There were more than 4.2 million trademarks registered on the Chinese mainland last year, and the total number of effectively registered trademarks had exceeded 49.87 million by 2025. Among the top ...