Global health innovation and how the UK and China can work together to “prevent, optimise and thrive” was the focus of a panel at the UK-China Business Forum 2025 that explored the shift in healthcare from a focus on curing illness to preventative care and health optimisation As the NHS embraces social prescribing and China advances the “Healthy China 2030” strategy, the panel examined innovations in preventative care, digital health, …
artificial intelligence
In January 2025, the emergence of Chinese AI DeepSeek shook the global tech landscape and caused many US tech stocks to plummet, with US President Donald Trump dubbing it a “wakeup call” for US tech companies Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng and headquartered in Hangzhou, DeepSeek specialises in developing open-source large language models (LLMs) – advanced AI models trained on vast amounts of data to understand and generate everything …
China’s new guidelines on artificial intelligence regulation aim to strengthen the regulatory framework surrounding AI development and deployment. The guidelines establish stricter standards for AI ethics, data security and transparency, aiming to address concerns about safety, privacy, and accountability. For companies involved in AI research, development, or implementation in China, these new guidelines present critical compliance requirements. Key provisions of the new guidelines on AI regulation How can businesses comply …
The rise of AI is a force so transformative that it might finally make goods and services abundant and accessible to all – isn’t now the time for China and the UK to join forces to change their societies for the better, argues Andy Mok, a senior research fellow at the Centre for China and Globalisation The rise and rise of artificial intelligence doesn’t just have technological implications; it is …

