China's AI Milestones in 2025: DeepSeek, Qwen, and the Open-Source Revolution

Published on 27.12.2025

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Milestones of China in AI of 2025

TLDR: China's AI ecosystem achieved remarkable progress in 2025, with open-source models capturing 17.1% of global downloads to surpass the US, 570 million generative AI users, and reasoning models from DeepSeek and Qwen closing the gap with frontier labs—all accomplished with limited access to advanced chips and a fraction of US capital expenditure.

Milestones of China in AI of 2025


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