“ChinAI #378: China’s Two-day Weekend Defenders” by Jeffrey Ding

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These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.

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First published:
October 19th, 2026

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-378-chinas-two-day-weekend

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