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China has overtaken the U.S. as the leading workplace for elite AI researchers as more Chinese talent chooses to build careers at home, a new study found. A humanoid robot at a robotics laboratory during a government-organized media trip in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, April 16, 2026 China was home to 41% of the top artificial intelligence researchers tracked in 2025, up from 27% in 2022, according to a study released Sept. 23 by think tank Carnegie China. The U.S. s

A 31-year-old Chinese PhD quit her psychiatrist career to deliver food and sing at bars, saying she wanted greater freedom and control over her time. Former Chinese psychiatrist Liu Zihan Seven months ago, Liu Zihan was working as a psychiatrist and postdoctoral researcher at a top-tier hospital in Zhuhai, southern China's Guangdong Province. Now, some evenings find her wearing a delivery uniform and riding an electric scooter through the city's streets with customers' meals.