Jing Ji Wang·2026-01-14 08:38Group 1 - Alibaba's 1688 platform launched the "AI Acceleration: Business Sprint Plan" to help merchants embrace AI technology for business growth, offering guarantees for visitor traffic, inquiries, and orders, with a marketing incentive of 6,688 yuan for unmet targets by December 31, 2026 [1] - Over 290,000 merchants are using AI tools daily on the 1688 platform, indicating a significant shift towards AI adoption among over 1 million merchants by December 30, 2025 [2] - The younger generation of factory successors is adopting a three-step strategy of entering e-commerce, joining the 1688 platform, and fully embracing AI, leading to substantial sales increases for various factories [4] Group 2 - The role of AI is evolving from a cost-reduction tool to a central intelligence hub that reshapes business logic, as highlighted in the "2025 China Industrial Belt Development Trend Report" [5] - The report outlines three action guidelines for merchants: fully embrace AI, solidify operational foundations, and leverage dual circulation to seize new opportunities [7] - The industrial belt is undergoing a historic transition from digitization to intelligence, with AI2B reshaping operational logic and addressing core challenges in the B2B sector [8] Group 3 - The report identifies five development directions for the industrial belt, including a focus on real economy, digital trade, and the integration of large, medium, and small enterprises [8] - Regional development shows a pattern where eastern regions lead in digitalization, central regions experience rapid growth, and western regions expand their digital coverage [9] - The emergence of trends such as dual-directional transformation and the shift of factories from OEMs to brand owners is noted, with AI2B becoming a new digital infrastructure for industrial upgrades [9]