China Decode: The Global AI Race

In this episode of China Decode, Alice Han and James Kynge discuss several pressing issues concerning China's tech landscape and its relationship with the US. They delve into China's decision to halt the purchase and testing of Nvidia's AI chips, examining the implications for Nvidia and China's ambition to achieve self-sufficiency in chip production, further exploring the competition between the US and China in the race to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The hosts then shift to the potential resolution of the year-long fight over TikTok, focusing on a possible deal involving US investors taking control of TikTok's US operations and the complexities surrounding data security and the algorithm. Finally, they analyze the social media trend in China known as the "beauty of the boom years," reflecting on the nostalgia for a time of optimism and growth and how it contrasts with the current economic and social pressures faced by China's Gen Z.