ChinAI Newsletter

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My “Artificial Challenged Intelligence” Moment
Chinese delivery drivers
China is getting worried about AI & jobs
How China is breaking apart a people and its culture
How did Hangzhou become more hardware-oriented
Today’s college students are living their university years like their final year of high school

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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:

June 8th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-362-chinese-encounters-with

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Behind DeepSeek V4’s “Chip-Model Synergy”, the domestic computing ecosystem begins flywheel acceleration
ChinaTalk article
Ascend forums
China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad
Kirsty Needham
Simon Willison thread on thinness of AI-failure stories
June 2026 Wonky China

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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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June 1st, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-361-what-can-cann-do-for-chinas

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2028: Two scenarios for global AI leadership
2026-2027
Acts 1:7
ChinAI #29
America’s AI Action Plan

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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:

May 26th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/anthropics-dogmatic-views-on-us-china

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Understanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump Valuation
ChinAI #356
The US Is Running Dangerously Low on China Expertise
Interpret: China (A CSIS Open Source Project)
Why AI is the Hidden Minefield of Trump’s China Visit
Reputation collectives: how international industry associations influence China’s safety standards in high-risk technologies
AI creates a fearsome cold-war-style dilemma
Keep your enemies safer: technical cooperation and transferring nuclear safety and security technologies

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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:

May 18th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-359-deepseeks-huawei-like

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ChinAI #350
10,000-character deep dive | ModelBest: at the limits of efficiency, continuously traversing the AGI cycles
Now it’s your turn to foot the bill for (ByteDance’s) Doubao
Young AI professionals face “debt collection” from former employers
Release of Results for the AI Safety Benchmark (Q1 2026)
AI PPT, this time, you really don’t need revisions
Chinese Universities Discontinue Over 5,000 Majors in Five Years
Understanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump Valuation
Leiphone Detectives Vol. 7 [AI情报局]
ChinAI #354
People’s Daily Commentary: What Signal Does the Halting of the Manus Acquisition Send?

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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:

May 11th, 2026


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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-358-around-the-horn-25th-episode

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