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“ChinAI #363: A College Admissions Advisor for 13 Million” by Jeffrey Ding

Plus, details on the college preference list, or what happens after the Gaokao? . Featured links * An AI that serves as a reliable “college preference form partner” is the one truly “worthy of trust” [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BJAVFxdJHKYgjjHsgcmQ-mdVHEgbQG8eoQOAdHhDs7Q/edit?usp=sharing] * Jia and Li (2021 [https://www.ruixuejia.com/uploads/4/6/3/3/46339953/eliteuniversity.pdf] * Exporting U.S. Military AI Won’t Be Easy [https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/10/military-ai-middle-power-anthropic-pentagon-pax-silica/] * TP-Link’s American Dream [https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/05/17/tp-links-american-dream/] * Life [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42260689-life] 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 [https://chinai.substack.com/archive] & please subscribe here [https://chinai.substack.com/] 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 [chinainewsletter@gmail.com] or on Twitter at @jjding99 [https://twitter.com/jjding99] --- First published: June 15th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-363-chinas-first-college-admissions [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] --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO [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]. --- Images from the article: College entrance exam volunteer report showing score 560, ranked 21423, with university recommendations and major analysis. [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-vy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18920e00-ec92-41a9-99d9-e57533313d77_1080x1498.png]https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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 ---------------------------------------- Animation software interface showing pixel art characters and timeline. [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRxq!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5790a187-5442-4c29-b851-bd9db4efab0d_1080x662.png]https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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 Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts [https://pocketcasts.com/], or another podcast app.

“ChinAI #362: Chinese Encounters with “Artificial Challenged Intelligence” [人工智障]” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured links * My “Artificial Challenged Intelligence” Moment [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hPxiBFuVXeBrhP43HJ5v5svHVt8qSx7-ZTAvxRFc5kc/edit?usp=sharing] * Chinese delivery drivers [https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-112-part-ii-the-human-cost] * China is getting worried about AI & jobs [https://mattsheehan.substack.com/p/china-is-getting-worried-about-ai] * How China is breaking apart a people and its culture [https://www.ft.com/content/119d8c3a-e10f-4bf7-a198-90507293054b?syn-25a6b1a6=1] * How did Hangzhou become more hardware-oriented [https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ehk4qOBCY23Fh5q_nhkkkw] * Today’s college students are living their university years like their final year of high school [https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UZHipkFqJSnqJquEewNGXA] 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 [https://chinai.substack.com/archive] & please subscribe here [https://chinai.substack.com/] 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 [chinainewsletter@gmail.com] or on Twitter at @jjding99 [https://twitter.com/jjding99] --- First published: June 8th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-362-chinese-encounters-with [https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-362-chinese-encounters-with?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration] --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO [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]. --- Images from the article: A user asks Yuanbao to share information about a famous Chinese crosstalk comedy group. Source: Renwu. [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yyFq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f3719eb-1857-42ba-97d7-3786ac481ced_1080x571.png]https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yyFq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f3719eb-1857-42ba-97d7-3786ac481ced_1080x571.png ---------------------------------------- Survey question with response options highlighted, [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_G-k!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7c30019-145b-48bf-a34e-b02fc690c30b_803x396.png]https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_G-k!,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%2Fd7c30019-145b-48bf-a34e-b02fc690c30b_803x396.png Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts [https://pocketcasts.com/], or another podcast app.

“ChinAI #361: What can CANN do for China’s independent compute capacity?” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured links * Behind DeepSeek V4’s “Chip-Model Synergy”, the domestic computing ecosystem begins flywheel acceleration [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1ZjAA-LdyF52Yyq9qscQy_6gt6vVlmPhOACx0VywW4/edit?usp=sharing] * ChinaTalk article [https://www.chinatalk.media/p/can-huawei-compete-with-cuda] * Ascend forums [https://www.hiascend.com/cann] * China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad [http://China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad] * Kirsty Needham [https://x.com/KirstyLNeedham/status/2059580109225607434] * Simon Willison thread on thinness of AI-failure stories [https://x.com/simonw/status/2060209010486493500] * June 2026 Wonky China [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-2026-wonky-china-jeffrey-ding-george-washington-university-tickets-1989907834901] 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 [https://chinai.substack.com/archive] & please subscribe here [https://chinai.substack.com/] 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 [chinainewsletter@gmail.com] or on Twitter at @jjding99 [https://twitter.com/jjding99] --- First published: June 1st, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-361-what-can-cann-do-for-chinas [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] --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO [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]. --- Images from the article: Photo of Kunpeng Ascend Developer Conference 2026. Source: KADC and QBitAI. [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FaLq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed5a06b-1980-46e7-ad38-703f7af4893c_1080x720.png]https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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 Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts [https://pocketcasts.com/], or another podcast app.

“ChinAI #360: Anthropic’s Dogma on US-China AI Competition” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured links * 2028: Two scenarios for global AI leadership [https://www.anthropic.com/research/2028-ai-leadership] * 2026-2027 [https://darioamodei.com/post/on-deepseek-and-export-controls] * Acts 1:7 [https://biblehub.com/acts/1-7.htm] * ChinAI #29 [https://chinai.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/14579?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished%3Fsearch%3Dleon%2520sensetime] * America’s AI Action Plan [https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf] 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 [https://chinai.substack.com/archive] & please subscribe here [https://chinai.substack.com/] 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 [chinainewsletter@gmail.com] or on Twitter at @jjding99 [https://twitter.com/jjding99] The original text contained 5 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 26th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/anthropics-dogmatic-views-on-us-china [https://chinai.substack.com/p/anthropics-dogmatic-views-on-us-china?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration] --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO [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].

“ChinAI #359: DeepSeek’s “Huawei-like” Mission in AI” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured links * Understanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump Valuation [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DA66GJT6qEWC0RAM2TQ5Scs5GfxVEa97ZxhkIcuSw0Q/edit?usp=sharing] * ChinAI #356 [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-356-deepseek-as-road-builder&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1778967510105175&usg=AOvVaw2dqpy7RWjUiwxtstBCnPlY] * The US Is Running Dangerously Low on China Expertise [https://thediplomat.com/2026/05/the-us-is-running-dangerously-low-on-china-expertise/] * Interpret: China (A CSIS Open Source Project) [https://interpret.csis.org/] * Why AI is the Hidden Minefield of Trump’s China Visit [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/asia/us-china-trump-xi-beijing-ai.html] * Reputation collectives: how international industry associations influence China’s safety standards in high-risk technologies [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2026.2619518] * AI creates a fearsome cold-war-style dilemma [https://www.economist.com/china/2026/05/07/ai-creates-a-fearsome-cold-war-style-dilemma] * Keep your enemies safer: technical cooperation and transferring nuclear safety and security technologies [https://jeffreyjding.github.io/documents/Keep%20Your%20Enemies%20Safer%20EJIR%20Accepted%20Version%20April%202024.pdf] 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 [https://chinai.substack.com/archive] & please subscribe here [https://chinai.substack.com/] 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 [chinainewsletter@gmail.com] or on Twitter at @jjding99 [https://twitter.com/jjding99] The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 18th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-359-deepseeks-huawei-like [https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-359-deepseeks-huawei-like?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration] --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO [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]. --- Images from the article: DeepSeek’s valuation has soared in the past month. Source: Unsplash. [https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745270917331-787c80129680?fm=jpg&q=60&w=3000&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D]https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1745270917331-787c80129680?fm=jpg&q=60&w=3000&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts [https://pocketcasts.com/], or another podcast app.