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WHO:
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, stated that OpenClaw is "definitely the next ChatGPT"
MiniMax and Knowledge Atlas Technology, also known as Zhipu, are identified as part of China's "AI tigers"
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, described OpenClaw as "definitely the next ChatGPT"
MiniMax and Knowledge Atlas Technology, also known as Zhipu, are identified as part of China's "AI tigers"
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia
MiniMax, a Chinese AI company
Zhipu, also known as Knowledge Atlas Technology, a Chinese AI company
SenseTime, a Chinese AI software platform company
UCloud Technology, a cloud computing firm in China
Moody's, a credit rating agency
WHAT:
Nvidia has received approval to sell its H200 AI chip in China, according to a report by Reuters.
MiniMax's shares surged by 22% and Zhipu's shares increased by 14% in Hong Kong on March 18th, 2026.
MiniMax's shares surged by 22% and Zhipu's shares increased by 14% in Hong Kong
SenseTime integrated one of its AI assistants with OpenClaw
Zhipu unveiled GLM-5, an open-source large language model designed with stronger coding abilities and support for extended agent-based tasks
OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, is described by Jensen Huang as "definitely the next ChatGPT"
MiniMax's shares surged by 22%
Zhipu's shares increased by 14%
SenseTime's shares gained 2.43%
UCloud Technology's shares advanced by 13%
Zhipu unveiled GLM-5, an open-source large language model
Zhipu claims GLM-5's performance nears Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 on coding benchmarks and exceeds Google's Gemini 3 Pro in some tests
WHERE:
San Jose, California, U.S. (location of the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference)
Hong Kong (location of MiniMax and Zhipu's stock surge)
Shanghai, China (location of UCloud Technology's listing)
WHEN:
March 17th, 2026 (date of Jensen Huang's comments)
March 18th, 2026 (date of stock surge reported)
WHY:
Moody's noted that "adoption remains uneven across sectors, reflecting differences in digital readiness and creating varied credit implications."
Moody's noted that "China's rapid uptake of artificial intelligence reinforces its position as one of the world's leading AI markets"
Jensen Huang's positive comments on OpenClaw and AI agents spurred the surge in Chinese AI stocks
China's rapid uptake of artificial intelligence reinforces its position as a leading AI market, according to Moody's
HOW:
Local tech companies in China are ramping up their agentic AI offerings based on OpenClaw, with many launching their own versions.
Local tech companies in China are ramping up their agentic AI offerings based on OpenClaw, with many launching their own versions
Local tech companies in China are integrating OpenClaw into their offerings and launching their own versions
Companies are ramping up their agentic AI offerings based on OpenClaw
(UPDATED March 18, 2026 17:21 UTC)
In a significant development for the tech industry, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, announced that OpenClaw is "definitely the next ChatGPT," as the company received approval to sell its H200 AI chip in China. On March 18, shares of MiniMax surged by 22% and Zhipu saw a 14% increase in Hong Kong, reflecting the growing interest in AI technology, which Moody's noted is still unevenly adopted across sectors. Local tech companies in China are quickly ramping up their agentic AI offerings based on OpenClaw, with many launching their own versions to capitalize on this momentum.
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(UPDATED March 18, 2026 15:21 UTC)
In a significant development for the tech industry, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has hailed OpenClaw as "definitely the next ChatGPT," prompting a surge in shares for MiniMax and Zhipu, which rose by 22% and 14% respectively in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Zhipu introduced GLM-5, an open-source large language model designed for enhanced coding capabilities, and SenseTime has integrated one of its AI assistants with OpenClaw. Moody's has highlighted that China's swift adoption of artificial intelligence is solidifying its status as a leading player in the global AI market, with local companies rapidly launching their own agentic AI offerings based on this new technology.
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(UPDATED March 18, 2026 13:27 UTC)
At the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose last Monday, CEO Jensen Huang introduced OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent he described as "definitely the next ChatGPT," which has led to a significant surge in Chinese AI stocks. Following Huang's remarks, MiniMax's shares jumped by 22%, Zhipu's shares rose by 14% after unveiling their new large language model GLM-5, and UCloud Technology saw a 13% increase in their stock price. Moody's noted that China's rapid adoption of AI reinforces its status as a leading market, with local tech companies already integrating OpenClaw into their products and launching their own versions.