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<p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gSaSiIkvccFVKO8ytl6UuK0lv9c2r-5i9Xpuz3L0wwA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">When AI Enters the Harness Era: MiniMax as a Case Study for the New Cloud Infrastructure of AI Agents</a></li><li><a href="https://dolos.substack.com/p/27-years-later-still-bombing-the" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">27 Years Later, Still Bombing the Wrong Targets</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KyDDKgZzOsVOV22wEo5EVA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Xiaoice’s [小冰] “Unicorn” Illusion (in Chinese)</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-248-xiaoice-where-do-we-go?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #248</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/chinas-robot-champion-has-everything-lose-2026-03-26/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s robot champion has everything to lose</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 20th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-355-an-alliance-for-ais-harness?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-355-an-alliance-for-ais-harness</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y258!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa173565d-2d0d-4576-8e0e-fffa9e0d1208_1080x215.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y258!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa173565d-2d0d-4576-8e0e-fffa9e0d1208_1080x215.png" alt="MaxOClaw logo" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>

<p>Eight things I learned about China's AI ecosystem over the past year of newsletter notes.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-343-ai-safetysecurity-governance?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #343</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 6th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-353-year-8-of-chinai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-353-year-8-of-chinai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1651289082485-6c06ea213736?fm=jpg&q=60&w=3000&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D" target="_blank"><img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1651289082485-6c06ea213736?fm=jpg&q=60&w=3000&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D" alt="Photo by Hudson Graves on Unsplash" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D73V!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D73V!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" alt="Cartoon bench character lifting a barbell with weights." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ld2W!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52e5be73-645b-4288-9507-09b1a30a46d4_800x711.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ld2W!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52e5be73-645b-4288-9507-09b1a30a46d4_800x711.jpeg" alt="DeepSeek统一模型发布会宣传图，展示黑色服务器机柜" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ht6j!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94bb32b4-c2da-4ec8-b3ed-89b21f182576_640x370.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ht6j!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94bb32b4-c2da-4ec8-b3ed-89b21f182576_640x370.png" alt="Stacked bar chart showing data across years 2021-2023 with multiple colored segments." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iHN!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c43a193-1195-4d4a-a470-52edc52de20e_1746x1428.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iHN!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c43a193-1195-4d4a-a470-52edc52de20e_1746x1428.png" alt="News article screenshot. The headline reads: "FDPP officials deny using AI in audits, State accuses, then backs off after"" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yFny!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7259acc5-8ec6-44fb-b7df-bb0fe491de56_1080x1272.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yFny!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7259acc5-8ec6-44fb-b7df-bb0fe491de56_1080x1272.png" alt="List of Chinese text items with dates, appearing to be app notifications or menu items." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oVIN!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad093896-f577-45fb-85a9-3c04c42578a1_1520x740.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oVIN!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad093896-f577-45fb-85a9-3c04c42578a1_1520x740.png" alt="Flowchart diagram titled "Two Mechanisms for International Private Re-Distribution" showing cue goods and reputation-credence mechanisms." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wr26!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc05636eb-2bea-48c6-a3f8-2c897bff74ff_1000x810.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wr26!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc05636eb-2bea-48c6-a3f8-2c897bff74ff_1000x810.png" alt="Mobile app interface showing book covers, titles, and author information in Chinese." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OMBD!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b2c13d5-49c1-42b1-bf11-9d0f2cf335ef_586x787.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OMBD!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b2c13d5-49c1-42b1-bf11-9d0f2cf335ef_586x787.png" alt="Lloyd Leonard tweets: "BREAKING: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz announces President Donald Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin on the Trump admin today." The quoted tweet, by RFA ASIA, reads: "National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says President Donald Trump plans to meet with President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the Trump admin today."" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>

<p>An update to ChinAI issue #10, first published May 2018.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qBLnGMOoEWXDa3khXGtW1GIf0lTEUyP0k-xWJw0J0A/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A 10,000-character deconstruction of Palantir</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 23rd, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-352-a-10000-character-treatise?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-352-a-10000-character-treatise</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W-Mg!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf9c77e9-79c2-4c4e-bee3-1ddccf16fde3_800x480" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W-Mg!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf9c77e9-79c2-4c4e-bee3-1ddccf16fde3_800x480" alt="Go board with black and white stones mid-game." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>

<p>Plus, what we can learn from its 2025 assessments.</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0S9FrhteUOrwmT2IO7CpMDGPHTXy7mNYWM9EA21Q5U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Safety/Security Research Report (CAICT, Nov 2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sysShusPIw8O8j3wWvX8CQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CAICT launches its first batch of AI Safety/Security Assessments of 2026</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-261-first-results-from-caicts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #261</a></li><li><a href="https://hackernoon.com/the-long-now-of-the-web-inside-the-internet-archives-fight-against-forgetting" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Long Now of the Web - Inside the Internet Archive’s Fight Against Forgetting</a></li><li><a href="https://simoninstitute.ch/blog/post/chinas-ai-governance-professor-zhang-linghan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s AI Governance -A Conversation with Professor Zhang Linghan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.prcleader.org/post/china-s-economic-involution-state-and-business-strategies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China’s Economic Involution - State and Business Strategies</a></li><li><a href="https://thebulletin.org/2025/12/a-house-of-mistakes-what-kathryn-bigelows-a-house-of-dynamite-gets-radically-right-and-dangerously-wrong-about-nuclear-war/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A house of mistakes</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 16th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-351-caict-launches-2026-ai?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-351-caict-launches-2026-ai</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cuWn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab412264-8606-41cf-992c-39d0d8d81426_1280x526.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cuWn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab412264-8606-41cf-992c-39d0d8d81426_1280x526.png" alt="Table showing safety and security indicators of high-risk models under different test scenarios." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D73V!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D73V!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F806c4553-c6b2-4604-9b5a-63fc0601579c_1536x1024.png" alt="Cartoon wooden bench character lifting heavy barbell with weights." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>

<p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-342-around-the-horn-23rd-episode" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #342</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dOvreSuWtutuNsRCrgzvDA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China is stirring up an OpenClaw tempest</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/o6Q7sGK6fZYLZggCQnxeaw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MiniMax hasn’t gone crazy, the market has gone crazy</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HjUx1Qux3MUcRTHcnQAqUg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">I waited 100+ days for a full-time job at a big tech firm</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/eDYuMhDhtgDY6XOxtTNm1A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Don’t get fooled by those Spring Festival Gala robots</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7Z4MDF6-vymap3qxW8xmKA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AI Signboards in a County Town</a></li><li><a href="https://h5.ifeng.com/c/vivoArticle/v002cOPpCNjv-_MjNEAX9jGXUJYg22gruGv7AB8nFlBlHwJc__?vivoBusiness=hiboardnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">A midnight earthquake for Alibaba Qwen, Junyang Lin steps down</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sysShusPIw8O8j3wWvX8CQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">CAICT launches its first batch of AI Safety/Security Assessments of 2026</a></li><li><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/w9Jyt5e3BR-lvaIMEjTAew" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The 2025 Annual Chinese Large Model Benchmark Evaluation report is out!</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-324-superclue-large-model?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI #324</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zhihu.com/question/2013698168039166947" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Zhihu founder Zhou Yuan proposes “AI Comic Book Infringement Speed ​​Far Exceeds Rights Protection; A Fast-Track Green Channel Should Be Established”</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2026-03-04/doc-inhpvpqr3850487.shtml?froms=ggmp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Comparing financials: market remains calm on Cambricon despite profits; MetaX and Moore Threads lack large orders</a></li><li><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-348-tokens-made-in-china/comments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinAI</a></li><li><a href="https://bturtel.substack.com/p/flooding-the-ai-frontier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Substack post</a></li><li><a href="https://deepinfra.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DeepInfra</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cerebras.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cerebras</a></li><li><a href="https://openrouter.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">OpenRouter</a></li></ul> <p><strong>Thank you for reading and engaging</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><span>Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a><span>&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;</span><a href="https://chinai.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">subscribe here</a><span>&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;</span><em>Guardian</em><span>/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all).</span></p> <p><span>Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or on Twitter at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/jjding99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@jjding99</a></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> March 9th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-350-around-the-horn-24th-episode?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-350-around-the-horn-24th-episode</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=jeffrey_ding&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vckw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F634c73fc-853b-4e16-a7a4-d8a58c45cc2f_358x197.jpeg" alt="ESPN "Around the Horn" show logo" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. 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