What is the Shenzhen AI Lobster Ten policy?

A draft policy from Shenzhen's Longgang district offering up to 2 million yuan ($290K) per OpenClaw project, covering 10 areas including free deployment support, equity financing up to 10M yuan, computing credits, and demonstration project rewards.

Which Chinese cities are subsidizing OpenClaw?

At least seven cities: Shenzhen Longgang, Wuxi (12-point program with 3 years rent-free), Hefei (up to 10M yuan package), and Shanghai hosted an international developer summit with an OpenClaw hackathon in March 2026.

Why is China both supporting and restricting OpenClaw?

Local governments see OpenClaw as an AI economic driver and subsidize startups, while Beijing restricts it from government computers and banks due to security risks. Over 220,000 unprotected instances were found exposed on the public internet.

What happened at Tencent HQ with OpenClaw?

Nearly 1,000 people queued outside Tencent Holdings Shenzhen headquarters to have OpenClaw installed for free by company engineers, the day before the Longgang subsidy announcement.

How did Chinese stocks react to the OpenClaw policy?

OpenClaw-linked stocks surged about 20% — UCloud Technology, QingCloud Technologies, and Hangzhou Shunwang Technology all jumped around 20% on the policy support news.

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Shenzhen AI Lobster Ten: First Government to Subsidize OpenClaw Startups — $290K Per Project

On March 7, 2026, Shenzhen Longgang district released AI Lobster Ten policy offering up to 2M yuan ($290K) per OpenClaw project. Seven Chinese cities followed within days. Chinese OpenClaw-linked stocks surged 20%. Came one day after 1,000 people queued at Tencent HQ for free OpenClaw installation.

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