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Cities, China, Geopolitics, Technology, and everything in between. By: Andrew Stokols ; Phd, MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Masters in Urban Planning, Harvard.

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China’s Chip cities

Where China’s Domestic Chip Industry Is Taking Shape

The "Low trust-Open Source" Paradox of AI Adoption in China:

The reasons China has turned to open source AI are not the ones people usually mention

You Don't Understand China!

On the difficulty of studying a country that makes itself hard to study

EVs, batteries, and data centers: The Transformation of Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor

From Japanese automotive estates to Chinese EV factories and hyperscale data centers, the Eastern Seaboard is being transformed into a launching pad for Chinese EV, battery, and AI ambitions

AI in Southeast Asia: beyond the U.S.-China rivalry narrative

Scholarly and media writing on AI development in Southeast Asia sees the region mostly as a battleground of great power politics. But this ignores much of what's driving AI in the region.

Feng Shui: between spirituality and state legitimation

Fifty years after banishing the "four olds" feng shui is alive and well in China.

China’s Data Center Boom: a view from Zhangjiakou

After a quick 40 min high speed rail trip from Beijing North Station, I step off the platform in the sleepy station of Donghuayuan Bei in Hebei’s Zhangjiakou.

Visiting China During the Age of AI

AI, Ambition, and Anxiety.

From Research Academy to State Venture Capitalist: The transformation of Chinese Academy of Sciences

The CAS has long been China's premier scientific research organization; it is also increasingly becoming a diversified commercial platform for incubating technology companies.

CIA maps reveal the legacy of the planned economy in Chinese cities

CIA maps from the 1970s and 80s provide a remarkable snapshot of Chinese cities during the planned economy