China's Digital Economy Shifts with AI-Powered Grassroots Entrepreneurship

Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026 8:05 am ET1min read
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China's digital economy is being reshaped by artificial intelligence (AI), enabling individual developers to create niche applications quickly and easily. AI-powered tools, such as Alibaba's Qwen3 and Zhipu AI's GLM series, are helping non-professional teams and solo operators achieve success in the market. The "handmade economy" is a grassroots movement that has seen individual creators transform ideas into fully functional products in a matter of hours.

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