China Technology: CBO – China Brief Overnight – June 18, 2026

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China Technology: CBO – China Brief Overnight – June 18, 2026

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China Technology

18 June 2026

CBO – China Brief Overnight – June

18, 2026

Zhipu announced the release and open-sourcing of GLM-5.2 China Technology

on June 17; DeepSeek rolls out image recognition POSITIVE

mode; KFTC rejects Baemin, Coupang Eats settlement efforts. China Technology

Jiong Shao, CFA

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jiong.shao@barclays.com

BCI, US Our daily product rounds up key stories from the Chinese language media overnight, focusing

on developments in the technology space. Lian Xiu (Roger) Duan

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See our latest research on Barclays Live. lianxiu.duan@barclays.com

BCI, US

June 18, 2026 Xinyao Song

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•• World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 to be held in Shanghai this July, xinyao.song@barclays.com

with over 300 AI products making global debuts: According to IT Home, this year’s BCI, US

conference will, for the first time, host a high-level international academic program, “WAIC

Academic”. Turing Award laureate Yao Qizhi will serve as conference chair, with

“reinforcement learning pioneer” Richard Sutton as international co-chair. The conference

has received 284 valid submissions from 11 countries and regions, including leading

institutions such as Princeton, Cambridge, and Tsinghua University. A dedicated “WAIC Future

Tech” startup zone will showcase 160 projects selected from over 1,000 global applicants,

implying an acceptance rate of less than 13%, with more than 200 investors participating in

dedicated matchmaking sessions. The exhibition area will exceed 100,000 square meters,

featuring nearly 140 forums, and over 300 AI products are set to make their global debuts.

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