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AI Pains and Gains
China Inc’s Hormuz straits.
Jun 7 • The Wire China
21:43
How the PLA Tried To Get Nvidia's Chips
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Jun 5 • The Wire China
China and Democracy
Also, the illusion of cheap Chinese AI.
May 31 • The Wire China
11:30
When the Chips Are Down, Turn to China?
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May 29 • The Wire China
Assessing the Summit
Plus, Chinese memory chips.
May 24 • The Wire China
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The New AI Winners: Picks and Shovels
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May 22 • The Wire China
16:29
TP-Link’s American Dream
Also, the quiet companies surfing China’s AI wave.
May 17 • The Wire China
A Troubled Road for TP-Link
The router company’s American Dream is caught up in the U.S. government’s suspicion of Chinese tech companies.
May 15 • The Wire China
19:58
The Island-Chain Allies
Plus, managing China-U.S. trade.
May 10 • The Wire China
China's Missing Reporters
Tom and Eliot return to the podcast to discuss Eliot’s investigation into why the journalist population in China has struggled to rebound.
May 8 • The Wire China
17:18
The Case of Super Micro’s Missing Nvidia’s
Also, China’s Earth observation satellites.
Apr 26 • The Wire China
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