“ChinAI #341: Big Tech v. the Chinese Government in New AI Companion Regs” by Jeffrey Ding

China's new regulations matter but not for the reasons you think.

Featured links

• An Initial Look at Companion AI Regulatory Pathways — Big Tech Firms are Sleepless
• English translation
• Geopolitechs blog
• ChinAI #271: Key Chinese GenAI Security Standard Changelog
• AI Futures Project update to AI 2027
• The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy
• Nesta essay
• AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too
• The Race for Global Domination in AI

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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.

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First published:
January 5th, 2026

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-341-big-tech-v-the-chinese

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