ChinaTalk

ChinaTalk

Home
Podcast
AI
Semiconductors
US-China
War
Merch
About
The Empire of Wuxi
*Not* the TSMC of biotech
 • Nick Corvino

AI

View all
Xi-Trump to talk AI Safety, Huh?
+ChinaTalk in SF, impromptu meetup tonight
 • Jordan Schneider, Matt Sheehan, and Julian Gewirtz
Ken Liu on AI and Freedom
this show was such a treat
 • Jordan Schneider, Irene Zhang, and Phoebe Chow
How to Buy Cheap Claude Tokens in China
The Transfer Station Economy, Explained
 • Zilan Qian

Semiconductors

View all
No Jensen, Not All Compute is Created Equal
+ Nick in Cape Town!
 • Aqib Zakaria and Nick Corvino
Notes on Jensen v Dwarkesh
MATCH Act, kobe energy, cyber as shiny object, Jensen's inner fire, lawyers v engineers
 • Jordan Schneider
Fixing the GaN Problem
Before Another Supply Chain Emergency
 • Aqib Zakaria

Best Of

View all
Media Diet Q1 2026
WWI Trenches, WWII Bombers, Columbus, Magellan, Nukes
 • Jordan Schneider
Top 10 Books of the Year of the Snake
Happy new year everyone!
 • Jordan Schneider
Our Year in Review
Year in recap + 25 biggest US-China events of the century
 • Jordan Schneider

CCP

View all
No Party, No Party
Beijing's campaign to foment loneliness abroad and good vibes at home
 • Irene Zhang and Jordan Schneider
Making Money in Chinese AI Safety
Compliance-as-a-Service is China's unique and growing industry
 • Nick Corvino
Seedance, Kling and the Chinese AI Video Ecosystem
China proposed new rules to label AI content, but enforcement is failing, driven by economic priorities and geopolitical propaganda
 • Nick Corvino
ChinaTalk
ChinaTalk
Deep coverage of technology, China, US policy, and war. We feature original analysis alongside interviews with leading thinkers and policymakers.
Recommendations
View all 142
Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives
Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives
Michael Kovrig
User's avatar
Chris Miller's Newsletter
Chris Miller
Natto Thoughts
Natto Thoughts
Natto Team
DeLong's Grasping Reality: Economy in the 2000s & Before
DeLong's Grasping Reality: Economy in the 2000s & Before
Brad DeLong
Culpium, by Tim Culpan
Culpium, by Tim Culpan
Tim Culpan
Work For ChinaTalk
Write for ChinaTalk!
Podcast
YouTube
Spotify
Apple
Other Platforms
© 2026 Jordan Schneider · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture