The Monkey Supply Chain Is China's monkey monopoly unbreakable? announcements: Aqib Zakaria, ChinaTalk’s chip lead, is in Hawai’i! If you’re interested in joining an Oahu ChinaTalk meetup, reach out to aqib@chinatalk.media.Irene Zhangis going to Jakarta l... See more
Notes on Egypt Abundance in the desert When my driver picked me up to take me to the New Capital, he was certain there had been a booking mistake. “Are you sure you want to go this way? I can take you to the pyramids or Alexandria instead.” There was no m... See more
The Empire of Wuxi China's Biotech Giant Lucas Fluegel and Nick Corvino team up to tackle Chinese biotech. Lucas is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he explores biotech and biosecurity policy. He did his Ph.D. re... See more
China Reacts to Anthropic-DoW "idealists like Anthropic who try to walk a tightrope between commerce and ethics are destined to be crushed under the wheels of power" Anthropic managed to massively piss off both the DoW and China in the same week. For cont... See more
China and Taiwan on Venezuela "The Chinese radar's quality makes you think they bought it on Pinduoduo." Happy New Year! ChinaTalk is kicking off 2026 with an audience survey. The link is here. Please fill it out — your feedback is important to us! ~Lily ... See more
