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“ChinAI #336: MiniMax as China’s OpenAI?” by Jeffrey Ding


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Hopes and delusions about China's Little AI Dragons.

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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:

November 17th, 2025

Source:

https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-336-minimax-as-chinas-openai

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ChinAI NewsletterBy Jeffrey Ding