AI Safety in China: A Primer - by Jasmine Li - The J-Space
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A map of the landscape, & ways to contribute
2026 has heralded the summer of powerful Chinese models: Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, and Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 have arrived in quick succession, all open-weighted and exceedingly close to the closed-model frontier. At the same time, the AI risk frog pot is heating up globally. China is crucial in enabling humanity to navigate AI risks well, but the Chinese AI safety ecosystem is, in my experience, poorly understood. In this post, I: Provide an overview of China’s AI safety ecosystem, which I think is crucial context for thinking seriously about ‘win conditions’ for AI safety; Highlight concrete ways to…
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