Hangzhou has spent 18 years building its student entrepreneurship programs, rolling out six successive three-year initiatives that have helped nurture startups including robotics firm Unitree.
Zhejiang’s total marine output ranked fourth nationwide behind Guangdong, Shandong and Shanghai, accounting for 11.6% of China’s overall ocean economy.
At the same time, the province launched 5,325 technology-upgrade projects under a broader industrial modernization initiative, with planned investment totaling 694.3 billion yuan.
The turnaround was driven largely by the launch of the A10, a 100,000-yuan ($14,530)-class all-electric SUV unveiled on March 26.
The AI ride-hailing function, launched on March 23, allows users to request rides through natural conversation rather than navigating multiple booking screens.
Zhang praised the process as unusually efficient, saying negotiations took about three months and highlighting what he described as the province’s “very high efficiency in all aspects.”
Combined, the two rounds now give Qwen users access to discounts, instant coupons, hotel breakfast packages and late checkout benefits, with savings reaching as much as 300 yuan ($44) per booking.
The rapid integration reflects Alibaba’s strategy of pairing foundation models with deeply embedded enterprise scenarios, Wukong’s spokesperson said.
The strong benchmark performance also lifted Alibaba to fourth place among global AI laboratories tracked by Code Arena rankings, behind Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.
Provincial officials see OPCs as emblematic of a new economic unit emerging in the intelligent economy era, where AI amplifies individual productivity and lowers barriers to entrepreneurship.
