This year’s competition focuses on industrial, service and special-use applications, with all tasks derived from practical pain points identified by leading companies rather than abstract benchmarks.
KeenCool said its immersion cooling systems can reduce data center power usage effectiveness, or PUE, to below 1.08, cutting overall energy consumption by nearly 40%.
The methanol-powered system is also positioned as an alternative to battery-only agricultural machinery in northern China’s cold climate.
The sector aims to reach an annual output of 8 billion yuan by 2027, with 30 takeoff and landing sites, 40 drone routes, and low-altitude flight hours climbing from 5,000 to 75,000 annually.
The latest policy expands the number of sectors open to private capital from seven to nine by adding offshore wind and urban infrastructure projects.
This event comes as local governments and companies increasingly shift attention from flashy demonstrations toward practical industrial deployment.
Seen through that lens, GD01 is both a technological statement and a form of attention management — or, in more dramatic terms, a smokescreen.
The launch marks the debut of the extended configuration of the ZQ-2E series, indicating a breakthrough in heavier payload capacity for the model.
DeepSeek’s image understanding feature began a phased rollout in late April 2026 and was made widely available to users on May 9, according to the company.
Hangzhou has emerged as one of China’s poster boys in attracting AI and digital economy companies, along with top talent, in recent years.
