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China Unicom Open-Sources Yuanjing Thinking-Chain LLM, First by a Central SOE (November 1, 2026)

On November 1 China Unicom open-sourced the Yuanjing Thinking Chain model on GitHub and ModelScope, the first general thinking-chain LLM by a central SOE.

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On November 1 China Unicom announced that the Yuanjing Thinking Chain model, built by its subsidiary Unicom DigitalTech, is launched and fully open-sourced on GitHub, ModelScope and other platforms, the first open-source general thinking-chain LLM from a central state-owned enterprise.

Event Overview ​

On November 1, 2026, China Unicom announced the official launch of the Yuanjing Thinking Chain large model, developed by its subsidiary Unicom Digital Technology, and fully open-sourced it across platforms.

Key Information ​

  • The model is the Yuanjing Thinking Chain large model, developed by Unicom Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
  • It is fully open-sourced on GitHub, ModelScope and other platforms.
  • It is described as the first open-source general thinking-chain large model launched by a Chinese central SOE.

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