China’s growing clout in the artificial intelligence space has sparked a wave of optimism toward the nation’s tech shares, with a gauge entering a bull market and brokers issuing upbeat calls.Listen to the Here’s Why podcast on Apple,

Robust gains by Chinese tech stocks have added billions of dollars in their market capitalization, driven by the sudden rise to fame by homegrown AI app DeepSeek.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.