CHINA-OPEN-SOURCE AI AGENT-OPENCLAW-HEAT DISCUSSION (CN)

(260311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 11, 2026 shows the screen of a mobile phone running the open-source AI agent OpenClaw at Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. "Raising lobster" and one-person companies (OPCs), which have sparked heated discussions in China's AI community and among the public, are also hot topics at the country's ongoing "two sessions" this year.

The term "raising lobster" originated from the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, which uses a red lobster as its icon. It has since become a buzzword, adopted by Chinese users to describe the process of setting up and training this smart assistant.

TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: 'Claw-powered' one-person companies become hot topic at China's 'two sessions'" (Photo by Yi Fan/Xinhua)

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