Apple Focuses On Alibaba, Baidu Partnership In Race To Bring AI Features To China by Mid-2025

U.S.-listed Chinese stocks gain with DeepSeek & Alibaba's affordable AI models, Apple confirms use of Alibaba's AI in China, China mandates collaboration with local companies, Apple partners with Baidu & explores other AI models, Counterpoint expects AI-capable phones to dominate market by 2028, Apple's China revenues decline but expected to regain with launch of Apple Intelligence, China is key market for smartphones, computing, and AI.