Oct 30 2026

Apple confirms Apple Intelligence for mainland China in December, with Alibaba's Qwen handling part of Siri

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Testing starts November 4th; public launch with iOS 27.3. The new Siri AI and non-iPhone devices are excluded pending approval. [B](https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/30/apple-confirms-ios-27-3-beta-is-coming-next-week-with-apple-intelligence-in-china/)

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Alibaba ships the Qwen3.8-Max weights by August 16th · 65%, resolves August 16th 2026
Apple's own China model reaches Chinese users this year · 70%, resolves December 31st 2026
A second flagship API adopts time-of-day pricing · 55%, resolves February 17th 2027
Apple ships no Chinese memory in a 2026 product · 75%, resolves December 31st 2026

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