China central SOEs to get funding support, incentives for manufacturing AI push
By MLex Staff ( September 22, 2026, 07:25 GMT | Insight) -- China’s state-asset regulator is calling for stronger funding support and performance incentives as it pushes centrally administered state-owned companies to accelerate AI adoption across research, production and management. The move follows a national advanced-manufacturing conference where Premier Li Qiang called for a deeper “AI + manufacturing” drive and President Xi Jinping urged stronger, more self-reliant industrial supply chains.China’s centrally administered state-owned companies are set to receive stronger funding support and performance incentives as Beijing pushes them to accelerate artificial intelligence deployment across manufacturing....
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