From Market Entry to Local R&D: Chinese Tech Firms Scale Up in Dubai – Caixin Global

Dubai Internet City, the Middle East’s first tech-focused free zone, is stepping up efforts to court Chinese tech firms as it deepens its role as a regional hub for AI, cloud computing, and digital innovation, according to the zone’s managing director.
Ammar Al Malik, executive vice president of TECOM Group and head of Dubai Internet City, told Caixin that major Chinese players including Huawei Technologies Ltd., Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s gaming unit, Baidu Inc.’s robotaxi unit Apollo Go, and China Mobile Group Co. Ltd. have already set up regional operations in the zone, shifting from initial market entry to localized R&D and product development.
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