Two disclosures in the same session establish where the Chinese AI and semiconductor stack is being priced. Moonshot AI closed $3.5 billion at a $35 billion valuation against an initial target of $1 billion to $2 billion, with a Hong Kong listing possible this year. CXMT’s IPO prospectus revealed that Alibaba holds nearly 5%, worth more than $20 billion, against a closing market capitalization of approximately $464 billion on 28 July.

Moonshot AI closed a $3.5 billion round at a $35 billion valuation, having initially targeted somewhere between $1 billion and $2 billion, and plans a Hong Kong listing as early as this year. CXMT’s IPO prospectus disclosed that Alibaba holds a stake of nearly 5%, now worth more than $20 billion, against a closing market capitalization of roughly $464 billion on July 28. One model developer and one DRAM manufacturer, heading for the same venue, at valuations set almost entirely by domestic capital.