China’s growing clout in the artificial intelligence space has sparked a wave of optimism toward the nation’s tech shares, with a gauge approaching a technical bull market and brokers issuing upbeat calls.

DeepSeek has given China's artificial intelligence (AI) push a shot in the arm, as the country's chip developers and cloud service providers rush to support the start-up's increasingly popular models.

Asian Shares Mixed as DeepSeek Lifts Chinese Tech Stocks HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.