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title: "A dark horse enter China's AI race: StartLux"
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published_at: "2026-09-03T11:12:57.000Z"
category: "Models"
topics: ["china","llm","deepseek"]
source_urls: ["https://chinaonchina.com/article/chen-dawei-returns-enters-the-large-model-sector","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49548530"]
summary: "Debut closes in on DeepSeek's trillion-parameter flagship."
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# A dark horse enter China's AI race: StartLux

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**Published:** 2026-09-03T11:12:57.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** china, llm, deepseek

## Summary

Debut closes in on DeepSeek's trillion\-parameter flagship\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://chinaonchina.com/article/chen-dawei-returns-enters-the-large-model-sector>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49548530>)