Latest data shows that as of April 9, 2025, China has submitted more than 1.576 million artificial intelligence (AI) patent applications, accounting for 38.58% of the global total and securing the top position worldwide. Xu Shan, deputy director of the International Cooperation and Technical Service Department at the CAICT AI Institute, stated that China's achievement in artificial intelligence stems from a synergistic interplay of domestic innovation ecosystems and proactive global collaboration. China has so far cultivated over 400 national-level specialised "little giant" enterprises in the field of AI, representing one-tenth of the global AI industry scale. The country has established a comprehensive AI industry system encompassing the foundational, framework, model and application layers. In 2024, the scale of China’s AI industry surpassed 700 billion yuan, with annual growth exceeding 20 percent for several consecutive years. The market is projected to exceed 1 trillion yuan by 2025 and grow to 1.7 trillion yuan by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 15.6 percent.