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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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6:05

“ChinAI #356: DeepSeek as Road Builder [修路人]” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/04/27

Breaking down DeepSeek's V4 release.Featured linksDeepSeek Overly UnderstatedDon’t Overestimate Nvidia; Don’t Underestimate DeepSeek50,000 lines of code 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 George Washington University. Check out the archive

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6:59

“ChinAI #355: An Alliance for AI’s “Harness Era”...

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2026/04/20

Featured linksWhen AI Enters the Harness Era: MiniMax as a Case Study for the New Cloud Infrastructure of AI Agents27 Years Later, Still Bombing the Wrong TargetsXiaoice’s [小冰] “Unicorn” Illusion (in Chinese)ChinAI #248China’s robot champion has everything to loseThank 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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7:49

“ChinAI #353: Year 8 of ChinAI” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/04/06

Eight things I learned about China's AI ecosystem over the past year of newsletter notes.Featured linksChinAI #343Thank 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&

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5:45

“ChinAI #352: A 10,000-character treatise on China’s...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/03/23

An update to ChinAI issue #10, first published May 2018.Featured linksA 10,000-character deconstruction of PalantirThank 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&

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7:43

“ChinAI #351: CAICT launches 2026 AI Safety...

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2026/03/16

Plus, what we can learn from its 2025 assessments.Featured linksAI Safety/Security Research Report (CAICT, Nov 2025)CAICT launches its first batch of AI Safety/Security Assessments of 2026ChinAI #261The Long Now of the Web - Inside the Internet Archive’s Fight Against ForgettingChina’s AI Governance -A Conversation with Professor Zhang LinghanChina’s Economic Involution - State and Business StrategiesA house of mistakesThank you for reading and engaging

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10:22

“ChinAI #350: Around the Horn (24th episode)” by...

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2026/03/09

Featured linksChinAI #342China is stirring up an OpenClaw tempestMiniMax hasn’t gone crazy, the market has gone crazyI waited 100+ days for a full-time job at a big tech firmDon’t get fooled by those Spring Festival Gala robotsAI Signboards in a County TownA midnight earthquake for Alibaba Qwen, Junyang Lin steps downCAICT launches its first batch of AI Safety/Security Assessments of 2026The 2025 Annual Chinese Large Model Benchmark Evaluation report is out!ChinAI #324Zhihu founder Zhou Yuan

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8:36

“ChinAI #349: Tokens Made in China?” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/03/02

Featured linksChinese Tokens Go Global663B tokens from MiniMaxChinese AI models capture 61% of token use on OpenRouter (sloppy perplexity page)She runs AI safety at Meta. Her AI agent still went rogueState of AI - An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouterPower and Advantage in the AI EraThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics

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8:26

“ChinAI #348: China’s Compute Year in Review -...

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2026/02/23

Featured links2025 China Computing Power Industry Chronicles - Frenzy, Growing Pains, and Value ReversionThe Truth About DeepSeek All-in-One Machine DeploymentAssetizing, Trading, Franchising: China’s Strategy for Building a National Data EconomyDoes the UAE have an Advantage in Building Data Centers?Inference Scaling and AI GovernanceRecreating the Smells of History Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes)

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9:39

“ChinAI #347: #反ai - Those who Resist AI” by Jeffrey...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/02/16

Featured linksThe People who Resist AIChinAI #144ChinAI #335The development of Internet Fiction in China, from Internet sub-culture to mainstream literatureThe Temple of Earth and I (translated excerpts)Reputation Collectives - how international industry associations influence China’s safety standards in high-risk technologiesChinAI #61: A Backlash to Social Credit Blacklists?Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's

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9:06

“ChinAI #346: Reputation Collectives - how industry...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/02/09

My latest article on how international private governance could play a role in AI governance.Featured links2008AI Safety/Security Governance ReportChinAI translation and coverageAlibaba’s The Large Language Model Technology development and governance practice reportCarnegie analysisChina’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its OwnSupport for Washington Post international employeesThank you for reading and engaging These are

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9:33

“ChinAI #345: A Three-way Race for China’s AI...

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2026/02/02

ByteDance vs. Tencent vs. Alibaba.Featured linksChronicles of the Great AI Battle among ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent — A destiny-changing ConflictThank 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

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8:51

“ChinAI #344: AI Safety/Security Governance Report...

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2026/01/26

Plus, China's Industry-led AI Security and Safety Commitments.Featured linksAI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)INTENT-FTAI Security and Safety CommitmentsReputation Collectives paperHow China and the US Can Make AI Safer for EveryoneThe (Geo)Political Economy of AI Openness - US and Chinese Open-Source AI Approaches in Historical ContextExclusive - How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chipsThe Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us Thank you

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7:33

“ChinAI #343: AI Safety/Security Governance Research...

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2026/01/19

Featured linksAI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)ChinAI #254ChinAI #3152025 Q1 benchmarkNot Price Alone — Two Inflection Points Behind China’s Robot Vacuum Rise Over iRobotLegal Alignment for Safe and Ethical AIThe Enduring Value of Studying in China — A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam WebbFour young Chinese AI industry leaders hold open discussion (in Chinese) Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's

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8:06

“ChinAI #342: Around the Horn (23rd episode)” by...

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2026/01/12

Featured linksChinAI #333After my voice was “stolen” by AI, will I be replaced?HEYTEA falls off, DeepSeek Gets Defeated by this Company: Who Won the 2025 Battle of Best Brands?AI Safety/Security Governance Research Report (2025)China’s Venture Capital Market Emerges from WinterThe People who Resist AIThe first state-owned enterprise AI unicorn emerges!ChatGPT, is it trying to “cross the river by feeling for the stones” of Ant AfuAI Verbally Abuses User, Tencent Yuanbao RespondsMiniMax went public

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10:07

“ChinAI #341: Big Tech v. the Chinese Government in...

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2026/01/05

China's new regulations matter but not for the reasons you think.Featured linksAn Initial Look at Companion AI Regulatory Pathways — Big Tech Firms are SleeplessEnglish translationGeopolitechs blogChinAI #271: Key Chinese GenAI Security Standard ChangelogAI Futures Project update to AI 2027The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. FrenzyNesta essayAI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US tooThe Race for Global Domination in AIThank

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8:45

“ChinAI #340: Year-end Reflections - Chinese...

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2025/12/29

Plus, some AI stories from a Shanghai daily newspaper.Featured linksWhat changes did AI actually bring to scientists this year?400-500 copiesThank 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

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7:34

“ChinAI #339: China’s Cloud Ecosystem Enters its...

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2025/12/15

Featured linksWhen the Cloud Ecosystem Enters a Governance PhaseAWS resellersAItechtalk articlePurdue effectively bans grad students from China, other countries, faculty sayThank 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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7:34

“ChinAI #338: Model Context Protocol” by Jeffrey Ding

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/12/08

Featured linksMCP Cools, just One Year after its BirthChinAI #275AAU Expresses Concerns on NDAA’s SAFE Research ActHow China talks about ‘agentic AI’DSET event on Technology and the Rise of Great PowersThank 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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11:19

“ChinAI #337: China’s First AI English Teacher Earns...

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2025/11/24

Why Chinese parents have sought out Zebra English's AI tutor Jessica.Featured linksThe First AI English Teacher “Takes Office”The Larger Meaning of China’s Crackdown on School TutoringIn the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American ResearchNew International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey FindsThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI

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8:25

“ChinAI #336: MiniMax as China’s OpenAI?” by Jeffrey...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/11/17

Hopes and delusions about China's Little AI Dragons.Featured linksWho will come and challenge OpenAI?ChinAI #313ChinAI #264663B tokens from MiniMaxEmergency Response Measures for Catastrophic AI RiskFrontier AI Risk Management Framework in Practice: A Risk Analysis Technical ReportPresident for LifeTarbell Fellowship Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI

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