China urges avoidance of blind investment in AI and humanoid robots

Guidelines published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council maintain support for advanced technologies, but urge authorities to avoid blind investment, bubbles and projects designed without considering each region’s conditions. The document criticizes local governments for copying trends and warns that the pursuit of emerging industries should not come at the expense of traditional sectors. The guidance is not a general ban on technology investment.

Humanoid robotics had already raised concerns. According to Reuters, cited by Xataka, authorities had counted more than 150 Chinese companies in the sector and warned that overly similar models could reduce room for research and development, while practical applications and business models were still immature. At the same time, the AI+ initiative aims to expand AI use in traditional industries, connected new-energy vehicles, phones, computers and humanoid robots, while strengthening research and infrastructure for computing capacity, algorithms and data.