<p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1ZjAA-LdyF52Yyq9qscQy_6gt6vVlmPhOACx0VywW4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Behind DeepSeek V4’s “Chip-Model Synergy”, the domestic computing ecosystem begins flywheel acceleration</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chinatalk.media/p/can-huawei-compete-with-cuda" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ChinaTalk article</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hiascend.com/cann" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Ascend forums</a></li><li><a href="http://China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/KirstyLNeedham/status/2059580109225607434" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Kirsty Needham</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/simonw/status/2060209010486493500" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Simon Willison thread on thinness of AI-failure stories</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-2026-wonky-china-jeffrey-ding-george-washington-university-tickets-1989907834901" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">June 2026 Wonky China</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/> June 1st, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-361-what-can-cann-do-for-chinas?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-361-what-can-cann-do-for-chinas</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/$s_!FaLq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed5a06b-1980-46e7-ad38-703f7af4893c_1080x720.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FaLq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed5a06b-1980-46e7-ad38-703f7af4893c_1080x720.png" alt="Photo of Kunpeng Ascend Developer Conference 2026. Source: KADC and QBitAI." 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>