Yang Zhilin 杨植麟
Founder and CEO, Moonshot AI
Builder
Why they matterLeads Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi models. Released Kimi K3 in Jul 2026.
Jul 2026: Kimi K3 released
Who’s shaping AI in China
The builders, researchers, policymakers, investors, explainers and critics moving AI forward in China. Every entry links to a source and to the moments on our timeline.
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- 6
- Global leaders from here
- 1
- Last checked
- 2 Oct 2026
Tang Jie 唐杰
Professor, Tsinghua University. Chief Scientist, Zhipu AI
Researcher
Why they matterTsinghua professor behind the GLM model family. Zhipu listed in Hong Kong in Jan 2026.
Jan 2026: Zhipu lists in Hong Kong
Yin Hejun 阴和俊
Minister of Science and Technology
Policymaker
Why they matterNamed AI a breakthrough priority for China's 2026 to 2030 Five-Year Plan.
Mar 2026: AI goals set for the 15th Five-Year Plan
Neil Shen 沈南鹏
Founding Managing Partner, HongShan
Investor
Why they matterHis firm, formerly Sequoia China, backed Moonshot AI, Zhipu AI and MiniMax.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Zhang Xiaojun 张小珺
Host, Zhang Xiaojun Business Interviews podcast
Explainer
Why they matterHosts long Chinese-language interviews with AI founders and researchers.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Zeng Yi 曾毅
Dean, Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance
Critic & watchdog
Why they matterLeads a Beijing institute on AI safety and co-leads a World Internet Conference AI safety program.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
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