Qiushi Acknowledges AI Boom's Temperature Gap With Traditional Industries in No. 2 Economy
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Aug 3
Qiushi Acknowledges AI Boom's Temperature Gap With Traditional Industries in No. 2 Economy
1 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Aug 3
Summary
Qiushi said China faces an obvious economic “temperature gap,” with booming AI and other cutting-edge sectors diverging from struggling traditional industries and weaker day-to-day public experience.
The Communist Party journal said rapid AI adoption has sharpened that divide, arguing macroeconomic indicators and micro-level “feels-like” conditions are both real and must be weighed together.
Its commentary warned that fast technological advances should not leave ordinary citizens behind, putting protection of livelihoods alongside China’s push to lead the global AI race.
The journal framed the split as a long-standing challenge for major economies, saying such gaps appear more often as economic scale and the number of market participants grow.