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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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6:20

“ChinAI #376: Around the Horn (27th episode)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/10/05

Featured linksChinAI #365My “Tier-5” hometown became a Token CapitalUsing AI for National Day travel: the first wave of users feel let downWhy do Kimi and DeepSeek appear in the same model configuration?BAT giants redo AI pre-training to fix the “Dirty Data” pitfallAlibaba DAMO Academy’s Medical AI, piecing together a decades-long pictureJev Dethroned: Chinese open-source decision model StartLux takes top spotResearch Report on Development of the Token Economy (2026)In the US-China AI race, the

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12:39

“ChinAI #375: Critiquing Anthropic’s Variant of...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/09/21

Featured linksWe Must Pace the FrontierAnthropic’s Dogma on US-China AI CompetitionTechnology and the Rise of Great Powers600,000 peopleChinAI #280Review of International Political EconomyEA-entangledSam Bankman-FriedThis man welcomes sinners and eats with themThank 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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6:33

“ChinAI #374: China’s first AI-generated longform TV...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/09/14

Featured linksChina’s first AI-generated longform TV seriesThe Later Journey to the WestHuxiu articleSCMPWhy We Like Things - what Silicon Valley gets wrong about tasteThose who Disappeared after the Mudslide at the Gyirong Border Crossing (in Chinese)Good thread on Anthropic’s recent threat intelligence reportA China Hawk’s Case for Studying in ChinaThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations

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8:15

“ChinAI #373: The OpenClaw Hype and Overestimating...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/08/31

Plus, Ask the Audience about a tricky research ethics question.Featured linksChina’s diffusion advantageQbitAI articleSecurityScorecardJeffrey DingChina’s AI Implementation GapOpenClaw: It rose to fame, it was loved, and now it’s overThank 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

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9:53

“ChinAI #372: China’s Overhyped Embodied AI Sector”...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/08/24

Featured linksLatePostChinAI #345The Money Game of Embodied AIChina AI Bulletin 9Latitudes: Words or action?State of the AI EconomyHow (some) Chinese AI Practitioners View Model DistillationThank 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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8:16

“ChinAI #371: Quiet Goodbyes, Switching Platforms,...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/08/17

Featured linksMy AI Lover Passed Away this SummerThe Select Committee on China continues its Anti-American workGLM-5.3 - How Chinese labs keep stride with the frontierConviction’s Plausible Schemes2027 Horizon FellowshipThank 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

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8:30

“ChinAI #370: Why is there No Star AI Company from...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/08/10

Featured linksThe “Guangdong Faction” in the AI WaveChinAI #340A fatal reactionHow Russian Economic Policy is GenderSilicon Valley’s Other China Problem: It’s Training Their AIThank 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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6:22

“ChinAI #369: My Boss Wants Me to Run Kimi K3, What...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/08/03

Featured linksMy Boss Asked Me to Deploy the Free K3 Model: I first calculated the “unaffordable” server costsAgentENVDopamine TVOn Kimi K3 - Its Capabilities And Related DiscontentsNAFSA: Undermining International Student Stability Weakens U.S. National InterestThank 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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10:06

“ChinAI #368: The Affordable Luxury of Kimi K3” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/07/27

Featured links100 RMB per Million Tokens: With Kimi Adopting “Affordable Luxury” Pricing, Will You Still Pay for K3State of AI Safety in ChinaTwo interviewsAn interviewHead of US PolicyDC Chief of StaffResearch FellowResearch ScholarGovAI Opportunities pageThank 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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7:52

“ChinAI #367: Claude Code’s Future in China?” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/07/20

Featured linksConcurrent newsletterThariq Shihipar47.6%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 of all past issueshere& pleasesubscribe hereto support ChinAI under

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7:16

“ChinAI #366: Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/07/13

Featured linksHuxiu pieceFast CompanyChinAI #341Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30Labelling AI-Generated Content in China - Where the Rules Work and Where They Don’tAre There Any Good Ideas for AI Governance?Fan Yang, Back to the Future: A Walk through Huaqiangbei in 2025Shanzhai (or “knockoff”) cell phonesWho is us: the globalization of innovation and challenges to assessing technological dependence Thank you for reading and engaging

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7:40

“ChinAI #365: Around the Horn (26th episode)” by...

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2026/07/06

Featured linksChinAI #358Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30Release of AI Safety Benchmark Results for Agents (Claw-class) – Q2 2026 EditionThe First Shot in Domestic Compute for Training: Meituan’s LongCat-2.0 Officially ReleasedAmerican AI can no longer hide its ultimate ambition, giving China a major wake-up callAfter hiding it for three months, Anthropic has removed hidden code that identified “Chinese AI”Doubao introduces paid tier, ranging from 68 to 5088 RMB: some people left but there are

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9:53

“ChinAI #364: Who is Us - the hybridization of...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/06/22

Featured linksChina’s Leap into the Information Age 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 of all past issueshere& pleasesubscribe hereto support ChinAI under aGuardian/Wikipedia-style

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6:26

“ChinAI #363: A College Admissions Advisor for 13...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/06/15

Plus, details on the college preference list, or what happens after the Gaokao? .Featured linksAn AI that serves as a reliable “college preference form partner” is the one truly “worthy of trust”Jia and Li (2021Exporting U.S. Military AI Won’t Be EasyTP-Link’s American DreamLifeThank 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

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10:24

“ChinAI #362: Chinese Encounters with “Artificial...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/06/08

Featured linksMy “Artificial Challenged Intelligence” MomentChinese delivery driversChina is getting worried about AI & jobsHow China is breaking apart a people and its cultureHow did Hangzhou become more hardware-orientedToday’s college students are living their university years like their final year of high school Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on

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8:00

“ChinAI #361: What can CANN do for China’s...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/06/01

Featured linksBehind DeepSeek V4’s “Chip-Model Synergy”, the domestic computing ecosystem begins flywheel accelerationChinaTalk articleAscend forumsChina Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model AbroadKirsty NeedhamSimon Willison thread on thinness of AI-failure storiesJune 2026 Wonky ChinaThank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is

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12:40

“ChinAI #360: Anthropic’s Dogma on US-China AI...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/05/26

Featured links2028: Two scenarios for global AI leadership2026-2027Acts 1:7ChinAI #29America’s AI Action Plan 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 of all past issueshere&

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7:10

“ChinAI #359: DeepSeek’s “Huawei-like” Mission in AI”...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/05/18

Featured linksUnderstanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump ValuationChinAI #356The US Is Running Dangerously Low on China ExpertiseInterpret: China (A CSIS Open Source Project)Why AI is the Hidden Minefield of Trump’s China VisitReputation collectives: how international industry associations influence China’s safety standards in high-risk technologiesAI creates a fearsome cold-war-style dilemmaKeep your enemies safer: technical cooperation and transferring nuclear safety and security

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7:33

“ChinAI #358: Around the Horn (25th episode)” by...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/05/11

Featured linksChinAI #35010,000-character deep dive | ModelBest: at the limits of efficiency, continuously traversing the AGI cyclesNow it’s your turn to foot the bill for (ByteDance’s) DoubaoYoung AI professionals face “debt collection” from former employersRelease of Results for the AI Safety Benchmark (Q1 2026)AI PPT, this time, you really don’t need revisionsChinese Universities Discontinue Over 5,000 Majors in Five YearsUnderstanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump ValuationLeiphone

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9:19

“ChinAI #357: AI Surveillance in Chinese...

ChinAI Newsletter ·

2026/05/04

Featured linksUnder the Camera’s Gaze, I Changed from a University Lecturer into a “Performer”The Tech High GroundDeepSeek: Blueprint, Not BreachChina AI Bulletin 3An Independent Safety Evaluation of Kimi K2.5Thank 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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