{"id":3490947,"date":"2026-07-15T15:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-granted-launch-approval-in-china-alongside-alibabas-qwen-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:29:33","slug":"apple-intelligence-granted-launch-approval-in-china-alongside-alibabas-qwen-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-granted-launch-approval-in-china-alongside-alibabas-qwen-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Intelligence granted launch approval in China alongside Alibaba\u2019s Qwen AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple Intelligence, the generative AI solution from the iPhone manufacturer, is set to launch in China. On Wednesday, Reuters disclosed that the Cyberspace Administration of China, the nation’s regulator, has approved Apple\u2019s AI services within its borders, following an agreement to incorporate Alibaba\u2019s Qwen AI model into Apple\u2019s operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.<\/p>\n

This agreement, which was speculated to be in progress last year, represents a significant advancement for Apple\u2019s AI goals in a crucial market. In the second quarter, Apple\u2019s revenue in Greater China surged by 28% to $20.5 billion. Furthermore, Apple recently reclaimed the second spot in China\u2019s smartphone industry after a recent promotional event provided discounts on the iPhone range.<\/p>\n

Before partnering with Alibaba, Apple was reportedly in discussions with Baidu but encountered challenges in customizing its models for Chinese clients. It also looked into collaborations with DeepSeek and models from ByteDance, according to reports. These challenges contributed to delays in introducing Apple Intelligence features, which are set to launch in 2024, to the Chinese audience.<\/p>\n

Alibaba acknowledged the company’s announcement to CNBC through a statement, confirming that Qwen would be \u201cintegrated into Apple Intelligence experiences,\u201d though it did not specify a timeline. The statement also indicated that these integrations would encompass AI functionalities such as \u201ctext and image comprehension and production.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. shares of Alibaba increased by 4% in pre-market trading following the announcement of the agreement and have now risen by over 6%, as of the publication time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Apple Intelligence, the generative AI solution from the iPhone manufacturer, is set to launch in China. On Wednesday, Reuters disclosed that the Cyberspace Administration of China, the nation’s regulator, has approved Apple\u2019s AI services within its borders, following an agreement to incorporate Alibaba\u2019s Qwen AI model into Apple\u2019s operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.<\/p>\n

This agreement, which was speculated to be in progress last year, represents a significant advancement for Apple\u2019s AI goals in a crucial market. In the second quarter, Apple\u2019s revenue in Greater China surged by 28% to $20.5 billion. Furthermore, Apple recently reclaimed the second spot in China\u2019s smartphone industry after a recent promotional event provided discounts on the iPhone range.<\/p>\n

Before partnering with Alibaba, Apple was reportedly in discussions with Baidu but encountered challenges in customizing its models for Chinese clients. It also looked into collaborations with DeepSeek and models from ByteDance, according to reports. These challenges contributed to delays in introducing Apple Intelligence features, which are set to launch in 2024, to the Chinese audience.<\/p>\n

Alibaba acknowledged the company’s announcement to CNBC through a statement, confirming that Qwen would be \u201cintegrated into Apple Intelligence experiences,\u201d though it did not specify a timeline. The statement also indicated that these integrations would encompass AI functionalities such as \u201ctext and image comprehension and production.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. shares of Alibaba increased by 4% in pre-market trading following the announcement of the agreement and have now risen by over 6%, as of the publication time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3490948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3490947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3490947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3490948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3490947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3490947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3490947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}