PBOC Says AI Will Lift China Growth in 1Q26 as Firms Expand Into Southeast Asia
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Updated · AASTOCKS.com · May 12
PBOC Says AI Will Lift China Growth in 1Q26 as Firms Expand Into Southeast Asia
3 articles · Updated · AASTOCKS.com · May 12
China's central bank said in its 1Q26 monetary policy report that AI will add momentum to high-quality economic development, making the sector a policy-backed growth driver.
The PBOC tied that outlook to faster technological iteration, saying breakthroughs in multimodal capabilities and advanced logical reasoning should further improve domestically developed large models.
It said AI is moving deeper into intelligent manufacturing, finance, healthcare and transportation, pushing traditional industries toward full-process intelligent transformation.
The report also highlighted overseas expansion, with Chinese AI companies launching projects in Southeast Asia and the Middle East as product and service exports gain competitiveness.
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