With this updated model, Apple devices in the country will be equipped with Apple Intelligence for the first time. While Apple has supported the Chinese language since iOS 18.4, the company's AI feature set hasn't yet been made available to Chinese users.

Chinese commerce giant Alibaba has unveiled a new version of its flagship Qwen3 AI model, now compatible with Apple's MLX architecture, signaling that the debut of Apple Intelligence in China is on the horizon.

Alibaba's (NYSE:BABA) update of its Qwen3 open-source, artificial intelligence models for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) MLX architecture, likely signals the eventual deployment of Apple Intelligence features to mainland China,