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China Pushes AI Video From Experiment to Industry as Commercial Adoption Accelerates

China is rapidly industrialising AI-generated video as falling costs and improving models drive adoption across short dramas, advertising, e-commerce and digital content.

By Steven Tech4 min read

Beijing, 25 September 2026 – China is rapidly turning generative AI video from a technology experiment into a commercial industry, as developers, short-drama producers, advertisers and digital platforms adopt increasingly capable models for large-scale content production.

The shift is being driven by a combination of falling generation costs, improving video quality and a huge domestic market for short-form entertainment, advertising and e-commerce content.

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  • Steven is a writer focused on science and technology, with a keen eye on artificial intelligence, emerging software trends, and the innovations shaping our digital future.