China OS vs. America OS (2026 version) - by afra
Another unfiltered conversation: the bloodline politics of AI talent; open source as strategy? token-maxxing; why OpenClaw hit China harder than Silicon Valley; future predictions
China OS vs. America OS (2026 version) Another unfiltered conversation: the bloodline politics of AI talent; open source as strategy? token-maxxing; why OpenClaw hit China harder than Silicon Valley; future predictions afra Mar 31, 2026 77 19 26 Share Who are the real power brokers of China’s AI, the equivalent of Sequoia and a16z in Silicon Valley? My friend Lei Du’s answer: the municipal governments of Shanghai, Beijing, and Hangzhou. Diligent, brain-fried officials running on pure FOMO and competitive anxiety, working with the same obsessive hustle as a Sand Hill Road GP. I’ll admit I’m bei
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