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Why is it becoming more and more difficult to make money? The most profound analysis I’ve read
United States has outgrown China over the last five years
Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot
The Beijing Brief
Benchma(r)king

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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:

November 2nd, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-380-its-getting-more-and-more

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American AI is all about scientific research, Chinese AI can only make trash TV
Banyuetan
ChinAI #292
How Chinese companies talk about recursive self-improvement
Who’s Ahead in the Global AI Talent Race?

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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:

October 26th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-379-chinese-ai-can-only-make

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The Young People Who Reject 6-day Work Week Jobs
ChinAI #357
China’s Proposed AI Export Controls and New Temporary Export Registration Requirements: Initial Thoughts
Assessing Chinese and U.S. Technology Diffusion Capacity
Good old-fashioned engineering can close the 100,000-year “data gap” in robotics
Meet Eliza Zhang, Book Scanner and Viral Video Star

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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:

October 19th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-378-chinas-two-day-weekend

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In the US-China AI race, the deciding factor isn’t compute, it’s another thing
Newsweek
Can China close the high-end AI data gap?
Models for International Private Sector Cooperation on Frontier AI Safety
There Is No A.I. “Race”
China races to build data centres in bid for AI supremacy

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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:

October 12th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-377-us-dominance-of-the-center

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ChinAI #365
My “Tier-5” hometown became a Token Capital
Using AI for National Day travel: the first wave of users feel let down
Why do Kimi and DeepSeek appear in the same model configuration?
BAT giants redo AI pre-training to fix the “Dirty Data” pitfall
Alibaba DAMO Academy’s Medical AI, piecing together a decades-long picture
Jev Dethroned: Chinese open-source decision model StartLux takes top spot
Research Report on Development of the Token Economy (2026)
In the US-China AI race, the deciding factor isn’t compute, it’s another thing
What happens when AI employees join the workforce?
Ban on AI-Human “Romantic Relationships”: New rules on minors’ internet use to tighten controls on virtual companions

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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:

October 5th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-376-around-the-horn-27th-episode

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