Apple has published a guide explaining how eligible Mac users in mainland China can connect Alibaba's Qwen artificial-intelligence service to Siri and the Writing Tools feature. The Mac-specific arrangement could help Apple compete in China's AI PC market, where it has been losing market share as domestic manufacturers such as Lenovo have promoted locally developed AI features. Qwen is Alibaba's family of generative-AI models, which can create text and images and analyse documents, photos and other material. Apple's updated Chinese-language guide says users who opt in can use Qwen through Siri for more detailed responses, including analysis of photos and documents, and Writing Tools can draw on the service to create text or images. The extension is intended for Macs running macOS 26.6 or later, subject to China-specific conditions, and users must activate the extension and sign in to a Qwen account. Alibaba cannot use those materials to train or improve its models, according to the guide. Mac shipments in mainland China fell 9% in the first quarter year on year to about 800,000 units, leaving it with 9% of the PC market, versus Lenovo's 31% and Huawei's 16%, according to Omdia. Linking Qwen to Siri and Writing Tools gives Apple a locally compliant route to offer more capable functions while retaining control of the Mac interface. For Alibaba, integration could broaden Qwen's reach. Alibaba has said Qwen will be incorporated into