ChinAI Newsletter

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My Boss Asked Me to Deploy the Free K3 Model: I first calculated the “unaffordable” server costs
AgentENV
Dopamine TV
On Kimi K3 - Its Capabilities And Related Discontents
NAFSA: Undermining International Student Stability Weakens U.S. National Interest

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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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August 3rd, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-369-my-boss-wants-me-to-run

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100 RMB per Million Tokens: With Kimi Adopting “Affordable Luxury” Pricing, Will You Still Pay for K3
State of AI Safety in China
Two interviews
An interview
Head of US Policy
DC Chief of Staff
Research Fellow
Research Scholar
GovAI Opportunities page

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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:

July 27th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-368-the-affordable-luxury

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Concurrent newsletter
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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:

July 20th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-367-claude-codes-future-in

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Huxiu piece
Fast Company
ChinAI #341
Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30
Labelling AI-Generated Content in China - Where the Rules Work and Where They Don’t
Are There Any Good Ideas for AI Governance?
Fan Yang, Back to the Future: A Walk through Huaqiangbei in 2025
Shanzhai (or “knockoff”) cell phones
Who is us: the globalization of innovation and challenges to assessing technological dependence

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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.


Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).

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First published:

July 13th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-366-most-companion-robots

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ChinAI #358
Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30
Release of AI Safety Benchmark Results for Agents (Claw-class) – Q2 2026 Edition
The First Shot in Domestic Compute for Training: Meituan’s LongCat-2.0 Officially Released
American AI can no longer hide its ultimate ambition, giving China a major wake-up call
After 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 others who want the price to go up
Zhipu vs. MiniMax is China’s projection of the Anthropic vs. OpenAI Rivalry
The Disappearing Human: is AI taking over the Internet?

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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.


Check out the archive of all past issues here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).

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First published:

July 6th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-365-around-the-horn-26th-episode

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