<p>Plus, details on the college preference list, or what happens after the Gaokao? .</p><p><strong>Featured links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BJAVFxdJHKYgjjHsgcmQ-mdVHEgbQG8eoQOAdHhDs7Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">An AI that serves as a reliable “college preference form partner” is the one truly “worthy of trust”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ruixuejia.com/uploads/4/6/3/3/46339953/eliteuniversity.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Jia and Li (2021</a></li><li><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/10/military-ai-middle-power-anthropic-pentagon-pax-silica/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Exporting U.S. Military AI Won’t Be Easy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/05/17/tp-links-american-dream/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TP-Link’s American Dream</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42260689-life" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Life</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 15th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-363-chinas-first-college-admissions?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-363-chinas-first-college-admissions</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/$s_!_-vy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18920e00-ec92-41a9-99d9-e57533313d77_1080x1498.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-vy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18920e00-ec92-41a9-99d9-e57533313d77_1080x1498.png" alt="College entrance exam volunteer report showing score 560, ranked 21423, with university recommendations and major analysis." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRxq!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5790a187-5442-4c29-b851-bd9db4efab0d_1080x662.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRxq!,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%2F5790a187-5442-4c29-b851-bd9db4efab0d_1080x662.png" alt="Animation software interface showing pixel art characters and timeline." 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>