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Narrations of the ChinAI Newsletter by Jeffrey Ding.
China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development.
While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.
China is becoming an indispensable part of the global AI landscape. Alongside the rise of China’s AI capabilities, a surge of Chinese writing and scholarship on AI-related topics is shedding light on a range of fascinating topics, including: China’s grand strategy for advanced technology like AI, the characteristics of key Chinese AI actors (e.g. companies and individual thinkers), and the ethical implications of AI development.
While traditional media and China specialists can provide important insights on these questions through on-the-ground reporting and extensive background knowledge, ChinAI takes a different approach: it bets on the proposition that for many of these issues, the people with the most knowledge and insight are Chinese people themselves who are sharing their insights in Chinese. Through translating articles and documents from government departments, think tanks, traditional media, and newer forms of “self-media,” etc., ChinAI provides a unique look into the intersection between a country that is changing the world and a technology that is doing the same.
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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
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May 12th, 2025
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Featured links20 percentChinAI #46American
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May 5th, 2025
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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
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April 28th, 2025
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Featured linksFleeing from big tech companies, they flock to junior colleges to be teachersAI as Normal TechnologyEquity and access to higher education in ChinaAI Innovation & Security Policy WorkshopInternational Student Visas Revoked
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April 21st, 2025
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The Beijing Cultural Review's view on U.S.-China Competition in AI.Featured linksHow has the West’s misjudgment of China’s AI ecosystem distorted the global technology competition landscapeChinAI #292China is trying to create a national network of cloud computing centersTranslated Notes on Tencent’s NDRThe free‑living bureaucratChinAI issueA Defense of U.S. Education as an Export
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First published:
April 14th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-308-runaway-tech-capital-ai
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Featured linksEnglish translationChinAI #271Implementation Status for China’s Regulations on AI Content LabelsChinAI #196Sinica PodcastCSIS’s ChinaPower podcast
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First published:
March 31st, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-306-yes-labels-for-ai-generated
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Featured linksChinAI #299DeepSeek has sparked a crazy rush for Nvidia H20s, but the AI inference explosion is not just about hoarding chipsEJIR article
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First published:
March 24th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-305-computing-power-shifts
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Reflections on U.S. AI Strategy in Trump 2.0.Featured linksChinAI #260ChinAI #262ChinAI #275ChinAI #281
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First published:
March 17th, 2025
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Featured linksFor some Chinese chips, “no end in sight” to support the full-parameter version of DeepSeekThe women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for itChina R&D Funding Report 2024 (in Chinese)How Candise Lin Became the Unofficial Ambassador of Chinese Internet CultureWhy China may struggle to unlock the power of AI
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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 10th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-303-can-chinese-ai-chips-even
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Featured linksAI Talent Report from Liepin Big Data Research InstituteLinkedIn white paperThe ‘Spy Sheikh’ Taking the AI World by StormBook Talk at Microsoft Center BrusselsSubstack Live chatDeepSeek spreads across China with Beijing’s backing
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First published:
March 3rd, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-302-china-ai-talent-check
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A SuperCLUE evaluation report.Featured linksDeepSeek-R1 Stability on Third-party Platforms Report— 18 web-based evaluationsAI Proem — Grace Shao’s substackGenerative AI at WorkChinAI issueU.S. Open-Source AI GovernanceTarbell Fellowship (center for AI journalism)
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First published:
February 24th, 2025
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How long does it take to transfer to a human customer service agent?.Featured linksChina's most humble profession is being forced out of work by Artificial Challenged IntelligenceChinAI #144ChinAI #165Tools and Weapons podcastDicey Debt CollectionIt’s Not Just Technology — What it Means to be a Global Leader in AIThe Paris Summit — Au Revoir, global AI Safety?
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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:
February 17th, 2025
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Featured linksThe True Unicorns? 1 billion tokens/day UsersPhD in theoretical computer sciencePromising Topics for US–China Dialogues on AI Safety and GovernanceWhat do we know about China’s new AI safety institute?DeepSeek and Other Chinese Firms Converge with Western Companies on AI PromisesChina in a World of Orders — Rethinking Compliance and Challenge in Beijing's International Relations
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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:
February 10th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-299-the-true-unicorns-1-billion
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Plus, 2025 Look-Ahead on AI Trends.Featured linksChinAI #280Vox2025 Look-Ahead — What historical node are we at in AI development?ChinAI #296MiniMax-01 paperJeff on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN showAI Generated Fake News is Taking Over my Family Group ChatHelen Toner’s thread of good DeepSeek takesCreation Lake by Rachel Kushner
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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:
February 3rd, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-298-mistaken-assumptions-in
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Featured linksChinAI #2902024 China Open Source Developers Annual ReportAI-generated fake news, taking over my family groupAI is changing the world, they are changing AIIn the AI era, don’t look at unicorns, daily consumers of 1 billion tokensReal-world test — I used AI to do a year-end summaryData Governance Research ReportHow to build data infrastructure that stimulates 2 billion RMB in investment in five years?Many cheered for Xiaohongshu, but they misunderstood the essence of "Chinese platforms being used overseas"I investigated the scam industry on the Thai-Myanmar border for 200 days
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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:
January 27th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-297-around-the-horn-18th-edition
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Featured linksDeepSeek goes left, ModelBest goes rightAItechtalk articleHow Bad is Bypassing PaywallsChinAI #199 profile of ModelBestThe US Army needs less good, cheaper drones to competeInadvertent Expansion
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First published:
January 20th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-296-deepseek-goes-left-modelbest
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Featured linksA cruel reality for Chinese AI chip companiesMachine Failing — The Linkage Between Software Development and Military AccidentsMachine Failing: How Systems Acquisition and Software Development Flaws Contribute to Military AccidentsAI and the future of workforce trainingDeepSeek v3: The Six Million Dollar ModelDigital Sovereignty: A Descriptive Analysis and a Critical Evaluation of Existing Models
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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:
January 13th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-295-a-cruel-reality-for-chinese
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Featured linksHas the fourth wave of scientist returnees arrived?Things we learned about LLMs in 2024LatitudesHow a Young Chinese Nationalist Turned Her Back on BeijingThe Next Great GPT — Advancing Prosperity in the Age of AITechnology and the Rise of Great Powers
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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:
January 6th, 2025
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-294-a-fourth-wave-of-chinese
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Featured linksTransparency assessment of 15 Chinese large modelsFoundation Model Transparency IndexA Reading List On Artificial Intelligence and Interspecies CommunicationChina and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating togetherETO AI GOvernance and Regulatory ArchiveThe Ringer in Review
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First published:
December 23rd, 2024
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-293-transparency-assessment
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Featured linksChinese Misperceptions of U.S. Technology StrategyETO Scout toolGAO reportThe Logic of Strategic AssetsWhack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export ControlsChinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. RestrictionsAI Safety and Automation BiasChina Leadership Monitor Winter 2024 Issue
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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:
December 16th, 2024
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https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-292-the-misperception-spiral
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