Yet while the U.S. appears to focus on powerful yet proprietary large language models, enterprise AI, and semiconductors, China is taking a vastly different approach to cultivating its AI industry.

More than half of US and EU respondents, however, say they will only use models hosted on non-Chinese infrastructure.

U.S. AI models still control over 70 percent of the market, but a collaborative, open source approach has enabled Chinese labs to punch far above their weight.

Coder, an open-source artificial intelligence model for software development that the Chinese e-commerce giant described as its most advanced coding tool to date.

The company also launched a command-line tool based on Gemini Code, optimized for agentic coding and compatible with popular developer tools.

A recent report from Artificial Analysis reveals that 55% of respondents are willing to adopt Chinese AI providers' models, provided the model hosting is outside China. In the open-source domain, Chinese startup DeepSeek has surpassed Meta's Llama in usage rates,

Despite the focus on expansion, the plan does mention the importance of "defending against misuse and preparing for future AI-related risks."

At the Beijing Expo, Jensen Huang also announced plans for a new chip for Chinese clients that is designed for robotics and smart factories.