Arts + Culture

Is Half of China’s AI Making Slop?

The 55% token myth, and China’s guilty pleasure

Oct 30 • Zilan Qian

Roasting China’s AI Industry

“AI is full of scammers, narcissists, and people whose activities are incomprehensible — and somehow they get funding.“

Oct 29 • Irene Zhang

I Went to Kyrgyzstan to Find China’s Silent Nomads

Sportswashing and Chinamaxxing in Central Asia

Sep 20 • Lily Ottinger

WarTalk: Odyssey Edition

yes you need more odyssey content

Aug 8 • Jordan Schneider, Justin Mc, and Phoebe Chow

Prove You're Human

AI, Chinese Illustrators, and Becoming Tokenizable

Jul 27 • Zilan Qian

Ken Liu on AI and Freedom

this show was such a treat

May 6 • Jordan Schneider, Irene Zhang, and Phoebe Chow

Seedance, Kling and the Chinese AI Video Ecosystem

A Regulatory Puzzle

Feb 13 • Nick Corvino

China’s Gaming Rise

Feb 12 • Jordan Schneider and Phoebe Chow

Why Deepseek Appeasing Karens is Key to CCP Stability

An Investigation!

Jan 9 • Lily Ottinger

Why America Builds AI Girlfriends and China Makes AI Boyfriends

and what it all means

Oct 7, 2025 • Zilan Qian

China's best short fiction of 2025

+ Jordan looking for Sept housing in the bay!

Aug 27, 2025

China's Best Music of 2025 (So Far)

Jul 8, 2025 • Jake and Lily Ottinger

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