Beyond China's borders, ByteDance's flagship product TikTok has expanded to more than 100 countries and regions, while Doubao's overseas version, Dola, has become a widely discussed topic on international social media platforms.

　　Meanwhile, Zhipu AI has launched large-model infrastructure projects in countries including Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, helping more overseas users access the convenience of AI-powered digital services.

　　"We are witnessing extraordinary breakthroughs in technology today, particularly in AI innovations," said Joe Weinman, founder of the International Institute for Future Industries.

　　"China in general, and Beijing in particular, is leading the world in many of these technologies through a powerful combination of government support, academic excellence, entrepreneurial innovation and highly talented individuals. By bringing together data, algorithms, computing infrastructure and human talent, these new productive forces are creating highly capable yet affordable solutions that will benefit not only China but also the wider world," he said.

　　According to Jiang Xiaojuan, professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, these breakthroughs stem from China's innovation model, which prioritizes openness, sharing and serving people's needs -- principles that increasingly define the evolution of the digital economy in the AI era.

　　Unlike the manufacturing era, when companies often expanded overseas only after achieving scale at home, large AI models are inherently global from the outset, Jiang said.

　　Open-source AI models can rapidly narrow capability gaps among companies in different countries, significantly reducing the cost of cross-border innovation and collaboration while creating new opportunities for economic growth worldwide, she added.