ChinAI Newsletter

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Under the Camera’s Gaze, I Changed from a University Lecturer into a “Performer”
The Tech High Ground
DeepSeek: Blueprint, Not Breach
China AI Bulletin 3
An Independent Safety Evaluation of Kimi K2.5

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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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May 4th, 2026


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Breaking down DeepSeek's V4 release.
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DeepSeek Overly Understated
Don’t Overestimate Nvidia; Don’t Underestimate DeepSeek
50,000 lines of code

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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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April 27th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-356-deepseek-as-road-builder

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When AI Enters the Harness Era: MiniMax as a Case Study for the New Cloud Infrastructure of AI Agents
27 Years Later, Still Bombing the Wrong Targets
Xiaoice’s [小冰] “Unicorn” Illusion (in Chinese)
ChinAI #248
China’s robot champion has everything to lose

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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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First published:

April 20th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-355-an-alliance-for-ais-harness

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

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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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April 6th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-353-year-8-of-chinai

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An update to ChinAI issue #10, first published May 2018.
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A 10,000-character deconstruction of Palantir

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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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First published:

March 23rd, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-352-a-10000-character-treatise

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