With 87 percent of Chinese companies reporting plans to increase investment in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2025 and more than half reporting faster-than-expected progress, China’s AI growth momentum is accelerating. Simultaneously, the State Council’s "AI plus" action plan is pushing adoption in priority sectors, from manufacturing and energy to healthcare, finance and retail. CGTN's Guan Xin talks to guests in the AI sector to examine how China’s evolving AI architecture can close that gap and what lessons its "AI-plus" approach offers for global AI strategies.