ChinAI Newsletter

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,”

ChinAI Newsletter is a technology podcast hosted by Jeffrey Ding, with 139 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  “ChinAI #371: Quiet Goodbyes, Switching Platforms, and Confrontation: Reactions to China’s AI Companion Regulations” by Jeffrey Ding

  Aug 16, 20268 min

  Featured links My AI Lover Passed Away this Summer The Select Committee on China continues its Anti-American work GLM-5.3 - How Chinese labs keep stride with the frontier Conviction’s Plausible Schemes 2027 Horizon 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 The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: August 17th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-371-a-quiet-goodbye-adaptation --- 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.

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  “ChinAI #370: Why is there No Star AI Company from Guangdong?” by Jeffrey Ding

  Aug 9, 20269 min

  Featured links The “Guangdong Faction” in the AI Wave ChinAI #340 A fatal reaction How Russian Economic Policy is Gender Silicon Valley’s Other China Problem: It’s Training Their AI 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 10th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-370-why-is-there-no-star-ai --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO .

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  “ChinAI #367: Claude Code’s Future in China?” by Jeffrey Ding

  Jul 19, 20268 min

  Featured links Concurrent newsletter Thariq Shihipar 47.6% 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: July 20th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-367-claude-codes-future-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.

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  “ChinAI #366: Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30” by Jeffrey Ding

  Jul 12, 20267 min

  Featured links 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 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 13th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-366-most-companion-robots --- 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.

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  “ChinAI #365: Around the Horn (26th episode)” by Jeffrey Ding

  Jul 5, 20268 min

  Featured links 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? 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 6th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-365-around-the-horn-26th-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.

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