China’s digital economy continues to gain momentum as next-generation network technologies transition from pilot projects to large-scale deployment. Recently in Shanghai, China Telecom and ZTE announced the successful rollout of a 5G-Advanced (5G-A) MobileTurbo solution designed to support the widespread application of AR smart glasses across enterprise and consumer scenarios. The initiative marks an important step in accelerating the commercialization of AR technology and strengthening China’s intelligent infrastructure ecosystem. The solution is built on a collaborative three-tier intelligent computing architecture known as “5G + AI cloud-edge-end,” which integrates cloud computing, edge intelligence, and terminal devices into a unified system. By ...

China’s museum sector is undergoing a powerful digital transformation, driven by artificial intelligence, virtual reality, spatial computing, and cloud technologies. From imperial artifacts to oracle bone scripts and ancient grottoes, emerging technologies are redefining how China preserves, studies, and shares its rich cultural heritage—while simultaneously strengthening the country’s digital economy and innovation ecosystem. In October, the Palace Museum announced a major expansion of its Digital Collection Library, adding high-resolution images of 50,000 additional artifacts. The platform now features more than 150,000 items, allowing audiences to explore Chinese cultural treasures anytime through digital platforms. This large-scale digitization not only enhances public ...

China is entering a new era of tourism defined by immersive technologies, cultural innovation, and forward-looking digital experiences. As virtual reality (VR) time-travel attractions, aerospace tour programs, and high-tech museum exhibitions gain popularity across the country, China’s tech tourism sector is projected to approach US$200 billion in 2025, reflecting its growing role as a driver of national digital development and economic strength. This rapidly expanding industry highlights China’s leadership in integrating culture, technology, and innovation into the future of travel. In cultural tourism destinations nationwide, VR has become a core tool for revitalizing historical storytelling. Time-travel experiences allow visitors to ...

China’s virtual reality (VR) industry is entering a golden era of growth and innovation. By the end of 2024, the country had more than 10,000 companies actively engaged in VR, according to data shared at the 2025 World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) held in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province. At the event, Xie Shaofeng, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), highlighted that China’s VR sector has successfully built a self-reliant industrial system, forming a complete and sustainable ecosystem that connects research, production, and application. This robust development reflects how China’s technology innovation and ...

China is redefining the future of digital storytelling through the seamless integration of virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence, and new media technologies. What began as an evolution in online content has grown into a nationwide movement that blends culture, emotion, and cutting-edge technology, presenting a dynamic image of a country leading in both innovation and creativity. In a world increasingly shaped by immersive experiences, China’s technological ecosystem has transformed storytelling into a sensory journey. The country’s progress in VR production, AI-powered content delivery, and real-time interaction is setting new benchmarks for how technology connects people and cultures in the digital ...

Shanghai recently hosted a major gathering of researchers, medical professionals, and industry leaders at the Fourth Smart Healthcare and Rehabilitation Conference and the Seventh Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting, underscoring China’s growing role in advancing human-machine interaction technologies. A highlight of the two-day event was a project from East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), which integrates BCI technology with virtual reality to create an immersive human-machine interaction system. The platform allows users with mobility limitations to control devices such as wheelchairs or robots using only brain signals. “Our system comprises three main components: BCI equipment, controllable devices, and VR ...

A new chapter in the intersection of traditional sport and immersive technology is unfolding this fall in Beijing. World Table Tennis (WTT), PICO, and Intel have announced the debut of E-Smash 2025, a VR-powered competition running in tandem with the flagship China Smash 2025 at Shougang Park. The initiative seeks to merge table tennis’ deep heritage with the expanding possibilities of esports and virtual reality. Leveraging PICO’s VR hardware and Intel’s computing power, E-Smash 2025 will offer athletes, gamers, and fans a shared competitive ecosystem where physical precision meets digital immersion. From Online Qualifiers to Live Finals The event kicks ...

vivo has taken a significant step toward entering the mixed reality (MR) market with a public preview of its first MR headset, the vivo Vision, during the Boao Forum for Asia in China. Months after the initial announcement earlier this year, attendees finally had the chance to test the device and share their first impressions. Han Boxiao, product manager for vivo, highlighted several key features during the showcase. He emphasized that the headset is designed to be light and comfortable, a sentiment echoed by many testers. According to Han, the vivo Vision is comparable in weight to Apple’s AirPods Max, ...

The smart glasses market, once a graveyard of overhyped experiments, is finally entering a mature phase, and Alibaba just fired the loudest shot yet. With its upcoming Quark AI Glasses, slated for release by the end of 2025, the Chinese tech and e-commerce giant isn’t just entering the extended reality (XR) arena, it’s staking a bold claim as a potential leader. Powered by Alibaba’s Qwen large language model and its proprietary Quark AI assistant, the Quark AI Glasses aim to go beyond consumer novelty. This is a direct challenge to Meta’s rising dominance in the smart wearables space, particularly through ...

China has officially set its sights on becoming a global leader in metaverse development by 2025. In a strategic move to shape the future of digital interaction and industrial innovation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), alongside other key government agencies, has issued a nationwide call for recommendations on the development of the metaverse. This marks one of the most coordinated and ambitious pushes yet from China to lead in the next generation of digital ecosystems. Unlike Western approaches that often center on consumer-facing applications and entertainment, China’s strategy is heavily focused on industrial and institutional applications of ...