Group 1 - The core point of the article is that ZTE Corporation has filed an international patent application for a "chained scheduling system and method for application services," with the application number PCT/CN2025/102106 and an international publication date of February 12, 2026 [1] - ZTE has announced a total of 184 international patent applications this year, which represents a decrease of 25.2% compared to the same period last year [1] - In the first half of 2025, ZTE invested 12.665 billion yuan in research and development, showing a slight decrease of 0.48% year-on-year [1]