Abstract. A reference catalog of the most significant AI firms based in China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other Chinese-language countries, built for the archerships chinese-ai X list. Covers frontier LLM labs, tech-giant model teams, AI hardware and chips, computer vision and enterprise AI, and industrial/robotics players. Every X handle listed was verified against X on 2026-08-13: existence via profile checks, identity via name/bio/website probes, and activity via last-post dates. Firms are included when they are significantly involved in the AI industry and based in a Chinese-language country.
1. Frontier LLM and Generative AI Startups
Zhipu AI / Z.ai (智谱AI) - Beijing. China’s leading LLM lab, creator of the GLM family (GLM-4, GLM-4.5). Rebranded internationally to Z.ai in 2025. X: 1(https://x.com/ZhipuAI) (verified 2026-08-13; the handle 2 from secondary sources does not exist).
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) - Beijing. LLM lab behind the Kimi assistant and the long-context Kimi models. X: 3(https://x.com/MoonshotAI_) (verified).
MiniMax - Beijing. LLM and multimodal lab (abab models), known for the Hailuo (海螺) video generation model. X: 4(https://x.com/MiniMax_AI) (verified).
01.AI (零一万物) - Beijing. Founded by Dr. Kai-Fu Lee; open-weight Yi models. The company’s primary X presence is the founder’s account. X: 5(https://x.com/kaifulee) (verified; individual, not a corporate account).
StepFun (阶跃星辰) - Shanghai. LLM lab (Step-1, Step-2 models). X: 6(https://x.com/StepFun_AI) (verified).
Shengshu Technology (生数科技) - Beijing. Developer of the Vidu video generation model. X: 7(https://x.com/ViduAI_official) (verified; account joined 2024, no posts yet). The handle 8 from secondary sources does not exist.
DeepSeek - Hangzhou. Open-weight frontier models (DeepSeek-V3, R1) that reset the global cost curve; backed by High-Flyer. X: 9(https://x.com/deepseek_ai) (referenced in public posts; not directly verified this session).
Baichuan AI (百川智能) - Beijing. LLM lab (Baichuan models). No active corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13 (primarily WeChat/Weibo).
2. Tech Giants and Hyperscalers
Baidu (百度) - Beijing. Ernie (文心一言) model family, PaddlePaddle framework, Ernie Bot. X: 10(https://x.com/Baidu_Inc) (verified).
Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) - Hangzhou. Qwen open-weight model family (Qwen2.5, Qwen3, Qwen-Image). Two accounts: X: 11(https://x.com/alibabacloud) and 12(https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen) (both verified; 13 from secondary sources does not exist).
Tencent (腾讯) - Shenzhen. Hunyuan (混元) model family; DeepSeek is Tencent-partnered for some products. X: 14(https://x.com/TencentGlobal) (verified).
Huawei (华为) - Shenzhen. Pangu models and the Ascend (昇腾) AI chip line. X: 15(https://x.com/Huawei) (verified). 16 does not exist on X.
ByteDance (字节跳动) - Beijing. Doubao assistant and the Seed model family; TikTok/Volcengine. No corporate X account found as of 2026-08-13 (17 does not exist); product accounts (e.g. 18 for Kuaishou) are the active presence.
Kuaishou (快手) - Beijing. Kling AI video generation model. X: 19(https://x.com/Kling_ai) (verified; official product account).
Xiaomi (小米) - Beijing. Consumer electronics giant with the MiLM language model and on-device AI. X: 20(https://x.com/Xiaomi) (verified). Borderline: AI is a sideline to hardware.
3. AI Hardware, Chips and Semiconductors
TSMC (台积电) - Hsinchu, Taiwan. The world’s leading pure-play foundry and the sole fabricator of most frontier AI accelerators. X: 21(https://x.com/TSMCinJapan) (verified 2026-08-11 activity; the only official TSMC account on X). 22 is a squatter account.
MediaTek (联发科) - Hsinchu, Taiwan. Mobile SoC designer with NPU-equipped Dimensity chips. X: 23(https://x.com/MediaTek) (verified). Borderline: primarily a mobile chip company.
Horizon Robotics (地平线) - Beijing. Autonomous driving AI chips (Journey series). X: 24(https://x.com/HorizonRobotics) (verified).
Aetina Corporation (安提国际) - New Taipei, Taiwan. Edge AI computing systems and AIoT hardware (NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem). X: 25(https://x.com/AetinaCorp) (verified; dormant since 2023).
Cambricon Technologies (寒武纪) - Beijing. AI accelerator chips (MLU series). No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Biren Technology (壁仞科技) - Shanghai. General-purpose GPUs. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Moore Threads (摩尔线程) - Beijing. GPUs and AI accelerators. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Skymizer - Taiwan. AI compiler and edge inference tooling. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
4. Computer Vision and Enterprise Intelligence
SenseTime (商汤科技) - Hong Kong/Shanghai. Computer vision pioneer; SenseNova models, the largest AI-focused listing (HK). X: 26(https://x.com/SenseTime_AI) (verified).
Megvii (旷视科技) - Beijing. Computer vision and deep learning (Face++). X: 27(https://x.com/megvii) (verified; dormant since 2021). The handle 28 from secondary sources does not exist.
iFlytek (科大讯飞) - Hefei. Speech recognition and LLMs (Spark 星火). X: 29(https://x.com/iflytek1999) (verified; dormant since 2022). The handle 30 from secondary sources does not exist.
Appier - Taipei, listed in Singapore. AI-powered marketing/adtech SaaS. X: 31(https://x.com/GoAppier) (verified; dormant since 2023). The handle 32 is a bot account.
Gorilla Technology (戈瑞拉) - Taiwan. AI video analytics and IoT solutions. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13 (33 does not exist).
CloudWalk Technology (云从科技) - Guangzhou. Computer vision and AI platforms. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Yitu Technology (依图科技) - Shanghai. Computer vision and medical AI. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
4Paradigm (第四范式) - Beijing. Enterprise AI/ML platforms. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
DeepGlint (格灵深瞳) - Beijing. Computer vision for retail and security. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
5. Industrial, Robotics and Vertical AI Applications
UBTECH Robotics (优必选) - Shenzhen. Humanoid robotics (Walker series). X: 34(https://x.com/UBTECHRobotics) (verified).
Mobvoi (出门问问) - Beijing. Voice AI, TicWatch, generative AI. X: 35(https://x.com/Mobvoi_Official) (verified).
Perfect Corp (玩美移动) - Taipei, NYSE-listed. AI/AR beauty tech (YouCam apps). X: 36(https://x.com/YouCamApps) (verified; the company’s active product account).
iKala - Taipei/Singapore. AI transformation services and AI-driven marketing/cloud. No official corporate X account found as of 2026-08-13 (37 is a random personal account).
Profet AI (杰克大脑) - Taipei. Industrial AI and machine learning for manufacturing. No official corporate X account found as of 2026-08-13 (38 is a personal account).
aetherAI (长佳智能) - Taiwan. Medical AI. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
ADAT Technology (亚太智能机器) - Taiwan. AI edge computing hardware. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Cyclone Robotics (弘玑) - Beijing. RPA and office automation. No corporate X handle as of 2026-08-13.
Notes
Method: handles were verified against X on 2026-08-13 via CDP profile checks (existence), name/bio/website probes (identity), and last-post dates (activity). This session’s correction table:
| Secondary-source handle | Reality (verified 2026-08-13) |
|---|---|
| 39 | does not exist; real is 40 |
| 41 | does not exist; real is 42 |
| 43 | does not exist; real is 44 |
| 45 | does not exist; real is 46 (dormant 2021) |
| 47 | does not exist; real is 48 (dormant 2022) |
| 49 | squatter (hiphop-dancer account); real is 50 |
| 51 | bot account; real is 52 (dormant 2023) |
| 53 | random personal account; no corporate account exists |
| 54 | random personal account; no corporate account exists |
| 55 | random personal account; real is 56 |
| 57 | does not exist; 58 covers the firm |
| 59 | does not exist; no corporate account found |
| 60 | does not exist; no corporate account found |
| 61 | empty 2009 account; real is 62 |
Selection bias: the catalog follows the user’s source list of 39 firms plus DeepSeek. Existence of an X handle does not mean the account is the firm - see the correction table. Dormant real accounts (Megvii 2021, iFlytek 2022, Aetina 2023, Appier 2023) remain listed as firms but are flagged; they are of limited value for following.
Caveats
- Company facts (HQ, flagship models) are from this session’s compilation and general knowledge; they were not independently re-fetched from primary sources. Handles are the verified part.
- 63 was not directly probed this session (referenced in public posts by 64); re-verify before relying on it.
- Several firms maintain multiple accounts (Alibaba: 65 + 66; Huawei: 67 + regional arms). The brief lists the account(s) most relevant to AI.
- The list is not exhaustive: notable omissions may exist among Chinese-language countries (e.g. Singapore model labs not yet identified in this pass).
Compiled 2026-08-13. Handles verified live against X via CDP. See the handoff 2026-08-13-chinese-ai-x-list-handoff for list state and pending work.
Notes
ZhipuAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Zai_GLM (not found in bibliography)↩︎
MoonshotAI_ (not found in bibliography)↩︎
MiniMax_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
kaifulee (not found in bibliography)↩︎
StepFun_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduAI_official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduStudio (not found in bibliography)↩︎
deepseek_ai (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Baidu_Inc (not found in bibliography)↩︎
alibabacloud (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Alibaba_Qwen (not found in bibliography)↩︎
QwenLM (not found in bibliography)↩︎
TencentGlobal (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Huawei (not found in bibliography)↩︎
HuaweiEnterprise (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ByteDance (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Kling_ai (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Kling_ai (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Xiaomi (not found in bibliography)↩︎
TSMCinJapan (not found in bibliography)↩︎
TSMC_Official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
MediaTek (not found in bibliography)↩︎
HorizonRobotics (not found in bibliography)↩︎
AetinaCorp (not found in bibliography)↩︎
SenseTime_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
megvii (not found in bibliography)↩︎
MEGVII_ViP (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iflytek1999 (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iFLYTEK_GH (not found in bibliography)↩︎
GoAppier (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Appier_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
GorillaTech_ (not found in bibliography)↩︎
UBTECHRobotics (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Mobvoi_Official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
YouCamApps (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iKala_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ProfetAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Zai_GLM (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ZhipuAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
QwenLM (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Alibaba_Qwen (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduStudio (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduAI_official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
MEGVII_ViP (not found in bibliography)↩︎
megvii (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iFLYTEK_GH (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iflytek1999 (not found in bibliography)↩︎
TSMC_Official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
TSMCinJapan (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Appier_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
GoAppier (not found in bibliography)↩︎
iKala_AI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ProfetAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduAI_official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
HuaweiEnterprise (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Huawei (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ByteDance (not found in bibliography)↩︎
GorillaTech_ (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ShengshuAI (not found in bibliography)↩︎
ViduAI_official (not found in bibliography)↩︎
deepseek_ai (not found in bibliography)↩︎
bgurley (not found in bibliography)↩︎
alibabacloud (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Alibaba_Qwen (not found in bibliography)↩︎
Huawei (not found in bibliography)↩︎
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