China unveils largest AI service platform

Chinese telecom giant China Mobile on Friday launched a platform that aggregates the largest number of AI models in the country, giving users access to over 300 domestic mainstream models and their services on one hub.

The platform, MoMA, can automatically analyze task requirements and intelligently assign the optimal model for a given task from three options: "cost-first," "performance-first," and "balanced." This allows tasks to be completed with lower token consumption and higher execution efficiency.

If a model encounters a timeout, rate limit, or technical trouble, the platform can seamlessly switch to another model in seconds, ensuring that services keep running without interruption.

"For a simple problem, we might use a low-cost model that consumes very few tokens. For a complex one, we'd turn to a smarter model that is more token-heavy but very wise. And throughout this switching process, the platform never compromises on precision," said Li Li, superintendent of intelligent computing products at the cloud ability center of China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC).

Currently, the platform has reduced the per token cost by about 30 percent and is now handling over 100 billion calls daily on average.

According to the National Data Administration, token usage has seen exponential growth this year as AI applications accelerate their real-world adoption. As of the end of March, average daily volume had exceeded 140 trillion -- a more than a thousandfold increase from the end of 2024.

China unveils largest AI service platform

China unveils largest AI service platform

China has recorded ten consecutive quarters of growth in imports and exports with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the data for the second quarter of this year from the General Administration of Customs GAC) showed on Tuesday.

China's trade with ASEAN reached 4.34 trillion yuan (about 640 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, marking an 18.2-percent increase compared to the same period of last year, according to GAC.

"In the first half of this year, China's imports and exports with ASEAN stood at 4.34 trillion yuan, up 18.2 percent year on year on. Of this total, imports and exports in the second quarter accounted for 2.37 trillion yuan which represented a year-on-year growth of 20.2 percent and marking the 10th consecutive quarter of growth.," said Lyu Daliang, a spokesman for the customs bureau, at a press briefing.

"China and ASEAN have continuously strengthened infrastructure connectivity. In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports with ASEAN via the new western land-sea corridor grew by 18.2 percent, with railway and highway transport increasing by 24.7 percent and 17.5 percent, respectively," Lyu said.

Established in 1967, ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste.

China records ten consecutive quarters of trade growth with ASEAN