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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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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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

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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11:08

“ChinAI #335: Rereading Stanford’s 2025 AI Index” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/11/10

Featured linksStanford’s AI Index ReportChinAI #162ChinAI #331The State of Chinese AI Apps 2025Why Trump’s cuts to scientific research are a big win for ChinaA Project is Not a Bundle of TasksThe Cyber Offense-Defense Balance for Trailing-Edge OrganizationsThank 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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8:19

“ChinAI #334: How AI is ‘Transforming’ a Chinese...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/11/03

Featured linksHow a University is “Transforming” its Humanities and Social Sciences ProgramRoundtable Reviews ofThe power of one: How standout firms grow national productivityTranslations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With BansSecond and LongThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on

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6:59

“ChinAI #333: Around the Horn (22nd episode)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/10/27

Featured linksChili WokChinAI #326The SuperCLUE September 2025 report has been released!ChinAI #324When we talk about “AI Search”, what are we talking about?With state-affiliated investment exceeding 30%, investment is fueling adding fuel to the robotics industryThe most unusual AI money-making scheme has emergedCan (Alibaba’s) Quark succeed as a Chinese ChatGPT?The “Disenchantment and Return to Form” of AI AgentsThese university majors are on the verge of being “occupied” by AIYour agent may be

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8:17

“ChinAI #332: AI PhD Grads are ‘Unsellable’” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/10/20

Featured linksNew AI PhD grads are “unsellable”ChinAI #111Twitter postRunning the Right AI Race — A National Strategy for AI diffusionIndustrial Policy and Economic Security ConferenceCould the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles?OPT ObservatoryFirst Key Update to International AI Safety ReportThank 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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8:04

“ChinAI #331: Chinese Public Perceptions and Usage of...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/10/06

Featured linksChinese Public Perceptions and Usage of Generative AIWeChat’s integration of DeepSeekCompute is not the answer to AI sovereigntyThe U.S. Needs A Generative AI Intensity IndexGrant Delays Threaten Cultural and Language Studies ProgramsDeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learningMiles BrundageThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of

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8:02

“ChinAI #330: Chinese Universities Top Global CS...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/09/29

Plus, a deeper dive into the CSRankings methodology.Featured linksEnding CMU’s Dominance, Tsinghua University Takes the Top Spot in CSRankings! Peking University Leads in AICSRankingsHere’sEvery Great Tech Hub Needs RegulationU.S. Loses Appeal for Chinese AI ResearchersUS-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsCorrection to ChinAI #328 on Cold Reality for Chinese AI Start-upsThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes)

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9:34

“ChinAI #329: China’s Shifting Cloud Market — A...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/09/22

Featured linksMid-Year Review of Major Cloud ProvidersTopology of “China AI”Selective Restraint: How China Regulates Facial Recognition in 2025US-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsChinAI #305: Computing Power Shifts in the AI Inference EraThank 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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“ChinAI #328: The Cold Reality for Chinese AI...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2025/09/15

Featured linksThe Realities of AI Start-ups in 2025PhD in theoretical computer scienceChina's Big AI Diffusion Plan is Here. Will it Work?ChinAI full translationTaiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakeningWorking with US CAISI and UK AISI to build more secure AI systemsSilicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents showThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly

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