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Featured linksChinese Public Perceptions and Usage of Generative AIWeChat’s integration of DeepSeekCompute is not the answer to AI sovereigntyThe U.S. Needs A Generative AI Intensity IndexGrant Delays Threaten Cultural and Language Studies ProgramsDeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learningMiles Brundage 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: October 6th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-331-chinese-public-perceptions --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Plus, a deeper dive into the CSRankings methodology.Featured linksEnding CMU’s Dominance, Tsinghua University Takes the Top Spot in CSRankings! Peking University Leads in AICSRankingsHere’sEvery Great Tech Hub Needs RegulationU.S. Loses Appeal for Chinese AI ResearchersUS-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsCorrection to ChinAI #328 on Cold Reality for Chinese AI Start-ups 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: September 29th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-330-chinese-universities-top --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksMid-Year Review of Major Cloud ProvidersTopology of “China AI”Selective Restraint: How China Regulates Facial Recognition in 2025US-China AI Governance PhD FellowshipsChinAI #305: Computing Power Shifts in the AI Inference Era 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: September 22nd, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-329-chinas-shifting-cloud --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksThe Realities of AI Start-ups in 2025PhD in theoretical computer scienceChina's Big AI Diffusion Plan is Here. Will it Work?ChinAI full translationTaiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakeningWorking with US CAISI and UK AISI to build more secure AI systemsSilicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: September 15th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

A Strategic Reading of China’s Three-step AI Strategy for the Next Decade.Featured linksThe Nation Sets the Tone for “AI Plus”Geopolitechs newsletterMeasures for the Security Management of Facial Recognition Technology ApplicationsThe AI Plus initiative – China’s blueprint for AI diffusionChina Has a Different Vision for AI. It Might Be Smarter.Assassin’s Apprentice 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: September 8th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-327-deciphering-chinas-ai --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksState of AI Safety in China (2025)Worrying example of AI slopLao Dongyan on 2024 and RenewalChinAI #77Political Economy of AI Syllabus 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: August 25th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-325-one-year-later-technology --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Why are Chinese tech giants spending so little on AI Capex?.Featured linksIn this US-China AI race, Chinese internet giants are rapidly becoming marginalizedChinAI #98McKinsey report.China Watching in Chinese - A Guide to Chinese-Language Analysis of Chinese PoliticsBumingbai [不明白播客] podcastTencent Research Institute and Factchecking Platform Jiao Zhen Analyzed 100 Cases of AI-generated DisinformationChinese scientists do a comprehensive safety study of ~20 LLMs – and they find similar things to Western researchersImportAI newsletterHorizon FellowshipHorizon Fellowship 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: August 11th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-323-the-ai-deflation-of-chinas --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksTencent Research Institute and Factchecking Platform Jiao Zhen Analyzed 100 Cases of AI-generated DisinformationTencent Res. Institute Tackles Value Alignment in Large Model Security & Ethics Research ReportThread on World AI Conference in ShanghaiWhy Are Tech Billionaires so Obsessed with the Roman Empire? 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: August 4th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-322-100-cases-of-ai-disinformation --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksThe latest notes on DeepSeek’s all-in-one machineFinancial TimesChina BriefSourcesLinkedIn postsLeiphone articleThe Audiobook version ofYou don’t have to be America or China to win in AI, says Rishi SunakWhy are there no massive Chinese SaaS companies?The Summer of Free AI-gency 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: July 28th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-321-deepseek-spreads-across --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksYoung people who love acting crazy, intensely act crazy toward AIChinAI #300 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: July 14th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-320-acting-crazy-ais-most --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksThe 2024 China Developer Survey Report is here!Promising Topics for U.S.–China Dialogues on AI Risks and GovernanceTwo Rulings on Fair Use and LLM TrainingCan Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s ExperienceFinancial Security: Lian Ping on US Sanctions, SWIFT and De-Dollarisation 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: July 7th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-319-china-developer-survey --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksThe Aftermath — Her husband gifted a female streamer 16 million RMBSCMP articleZhibo gonghui: China’s ‘live-streaming guilds’ of manipulation expertsThe influence of AI Friendship Apps on users' well-being and addictionVerification of Frontier AIJohn S. Foster Jr., Pentagon scientist who developed warheads, dies at 102 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 30th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-318-her-husband-gifted-16 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksAI large models can’t solve Gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve themImportAI on China’s heterogenous compute clusterCan Multinationals Win in China? Lessons from Apple’s ExperienceGuidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Schools (in Chinese)Artificial Eyes - Generative AI in China’s Military Intelligence 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 22nd, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-317-chinese-ai-models-disable --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksChinAI #307Between the U.S. and China, it is not about “who defeats whom”People who work for AI, lost in data labelingAI trainersAI large models can’t solve gaokao questions, nor do they dare to solve themThere are really no good data center stocks to buyAs the popularity of large model (startups) recedes, real technology innovators begin to be “seen”How does a Chinese AI video product attract 60 million global users?When rumor spreading rides the wind of “AI”China is implementing a national internet ID system. How does the national ID card protect personal information?When I asked DeepSeek about good ideas to extend the weekend 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 16th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-316-around-the-horn-20th-episode --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksChinAI #237ChinAI #261Sohu articleGitHub pageQ4 2024 update2025 Q1 benchmarkGitHub pageDSPSafeBenchWhat China’s generative AI registration data can tell us about China’s AI competitivenessConcordia’s AI Safety in China NewsletterWe surveyed 12 public companies about the truth behind DeepSeek’s all-in-one serversA daughter spent two years creating her own AI father 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 9th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-315-abandoned-checking-in --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksCan AI save China's independent cloud providers?Leiphone articleGreen monetary policy in China - window guidance and the promotion of sustainable lending and investmentFunding the AI Cloud — Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Investments, Part 1After Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they leftFading Beacon 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: June 2nd, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-314-can-ai-save-chinas-independent --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Featured linksChina’s Big 5 Foundation Model Companies contend for supremacyChinAI #284)UC San Diego Book TalkAdvancing Department of Defense Test and Evaluation for AI and Autonomous SystemsTNSR articleChina's province most lacking in universities is frantically building junior colleges (in Chinese)The Romance of Being Unreadable 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: May 19th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-313-chinas-big-5-foundation --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksNew-type AI Storage Research Report80% of those chips to south ChinaChina built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.DeepSeek, Huawei, Export Controls, and the Future of the U.S.-China AI RaceThe Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and OwnershipAre You My Boyfriend 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: May 12th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-312-new-type-ai-storage-research --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured links20 percentChinAI #46American 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: May 5th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-311-on-alex-wong-an-american --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Featured linksNew-type AI Storage Research ReportChinAI #254Why AI Language models choke on too much textThe Fear TariffA Dictionary of MaqiaoThe Face That Launched a Thousand Lawsuits 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 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). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at chinainewsletter@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jjding99 --- First published: April 28th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-310-new-type-ai-storage-research --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.