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ChinAI Newsletter

Narrations of the ChinAI Newsletter by Jeffrey Ding. China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development. While

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6:26

“ChinAI #320: Acting Crazy — AI’s most important use...

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2025/07/14

Featured linksYoung people who love acting crazy, intensely act crazy toward AIChinAI #300Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issueshere& pleasesubscribe hereto support

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8:23

“ChinAI #319: China Developer Survey Report (2024)”...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/07/07

Featured linksThe 2024 China Developer Survey Report is here!Promising Topics for U.S.–China Dialogues on AI Risks and GovernanceTwo Rulings on Fair Use and LLM TrainingCan Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s ExperienceFinancial Security: Lian Ping on US Sanctions, SWIFT and De-DollarisationThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related

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9:01

“ChinAI #318: Her husband gifted 16 million RMB to a...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/06/30

Featured linksThe Aftermath — Her husband gifted a female streamer 16 million RMBSCMP articleZhibo gonghui: China’s ‘live-streaming guilds’ of manipulation expertsThe influence of AI Friendship Apps on users' well-being and addictionVerification of Frontier AIJohn S. Foster Jr., Pentagon scientist who developed warheads, dies at 102Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language

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6:15

“ChinAI #317: Chinese AI models disable answers to...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/06/22

Featured linksAI large models can’t solve Gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve themImportAI on China’s heterogenous compute clusterCan Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s ExperienceGuidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Schools (in Chinese)Artificial Eyes - Generative AI in China’s Military IntelligenceThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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7:57

“ChinAI #316: Around the Horn (20th episode)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/06/16

Featured linksChinAI #307Between the U.S. and China, it is not about “who defeats whom”People who work for AI, lost in data labelingAI trainersAI large models can’t solve gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve themThere are really no good data center stocks to buyAs the popularity of large model (startups) recedes, real technology innovators begin to be “seen”How does a Chinese AI video product attract 60 million global users?When rumor spreading rides the wind of “AI”China is implementing a

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7:05

“ChinAI #315: Abandoned? Checking in on Three Key AI...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/06/09

Featured linksChinAI #237ChinAI #261Sohu articleGitHub pageQ4 2024 update2025 Q1 benchmarkGitHub pageDSPSafeBenchWhat China’s generative AI registration data can tell us about China’s AI competitivenessConcordia’s AI Safety in China NewsletterWe surveyed 12 public companies about the truth behind DeepSeek’s all-in-one serversA daughter spent two years creating her own AI fatherThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's

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8:10

“ChinAI #314: Can AI save China’s independent cloud...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/06/02

Featured linksCan AI save China's independent cloud providers?Leiphone articleGreen monetary policy in China - window guidance and the promotion of sustainable lending and investmentFunding the AI Cloud — Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Investments, Part 1After Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they leftFading BeaconThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's

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6:34

“ChinAI #313: China’s Big 5 Foundation Model...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/05/19

Featured linksChina’s Big 5 Foundation Model Companies contend for supremacyChinAI #284)UC San Diego Book TalkAdvancing Department of Defense Test and Evaluation for AI and Autonomous SystemsTNSR articleChina's province most lacking in universities is frantically building junior colleges (in Chinese)The Romance of Being UnreadableThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language

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7:53

“ChinAI #312: New-type AI Storage Research Report...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/05/12

Featured linksNew-type AI Storage Research Report80% of those chips to south ChinaChina built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.DeepSeek, Huawei, Export Controls, and the Future of the U.S.-China AI RaceThe Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and OwnershipAre You My BoyfriendThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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7:37

“ChinAI #311: On Alex Wong, an American deputy NSC...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/05/05

Featured links20 percentChinAI #46AmericanThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issueshere& pleasesubscribe hereto support ChinAI under aGuardian/Wikipedia-style tipping

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7:20

“ChinAI #310: New-type AI Storage Research Report” by...

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2025/04/28

Featured linksNew-type AI Storage Research ReportChinAI #254Why AI Language models choke on too much textThe Fear TariffA Dictionary of MaqiaoThe Face That Launched a Thousand LawsuitsThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.

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6:45

“ChinAI #309: Leaving Tech Giants to Teach at Junior...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/04/21

Featured linksFleeing from big tech companies, they flock to junior colleges to be teachersAI as Normal TechnologyEquity and access to higher education in ChinaAI Innovation & Security Policy WorkshopInternational Student Visas RevokedThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at

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6:55

“ChinAI #308: Runaway Tech Capital AI vs. Socialist...

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2025/04/14

The Beijing Cultural Review's view on U.S.-China Competition in AI.Featured linksHow has the West’s misjudgment of China’s AI ecosystem distorted the global technology competition landscapeChinAI #292China is trying to create a national network of cloud computing centersTranslated Notes on Tencent’s NDRThe free‑living bureaucratChinAI issueA Defense of U.S. Education as an ExportThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's

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7:37

“ChinAI #306: Yes Labels for AI-generated Content? A...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/03/31

Featured linksEnglish translationChinAI #271Implementation Status for China’s Regulations on AI Content LabelsChinAI #196Sinica PodcastCSIS’s ChinaPower podcastThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the

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6:08

“ChinAI #305: Computing Power Shifts in the AI...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/03/24

Featured linksChinAI #299DeepSeek has sparked a crazy rush for Nvidia H20s, but the AI inference explosion is not just about hoarding chipsEJIR articleThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive

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6:22

“ChinAI #304: Year 7 of ChinAI” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/03/17

Reflections on U.S. AI Strategy in Trump 2.0.Featured linksChinAI #260ChinAI #262ChinAI #275ChinAI #281Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issueshere& pleasesubscribe

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7:49

“ChinAI #303: Can Chinese AI chips even run...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/03/10

Featured linksFor some Chinese chips, “no end in sight” to support the full-parameter version of DeepSeekThe women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for itChina R&D Funding Report 2024 (in Chinese)How Candise Lin Became the Unofficial Ambassador of Chinese Internet CultureWhy China may struggle to unlock the power of AIThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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“ChinAI #302: China AI Talent Check-in” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/03/03

Featured linksAI Talent Report from Liepin Big Data Research InstituteLinkedIn white paperThe ‘Spy Sheikh’ Taking the AI World by StormBook Talk at Microsoft Center BrusselsSubstack Live chatDeepSeek spreads across China with Beijing’s backing Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at

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7:22

“ChinAI #301: Testing 18 third-party deployers of...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/02/24

A SuperCLUE evaluation report.Featured linksDeepSeek-R1 Stability on Third-party Platforms Report— 18 web-based evaluationsAI Proem — Grace Shao’s substackGenerative AI at WorkChinAI issueU.S. Open-Source AI GovernanceTarbell Fellowship (center for AI journalism)Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of

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5:55

“ChinAI #300: Artificial Challenged Intelligence...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/02/17

How long does it take to transfer to a human customer service agent?.Featured linksChina's most humble profession is being forced out of work by Artificial Challenged IntelligenceChinAI #144ChinAI #165Tools and Weapons podcastDicey Debt CollectionIt’s Not Just Technology — What it Means to be a Global Leader in AIThe Paris Summit — Au Revoir, global AI Safety? Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly

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