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The All-Star Chinese AI Conversation of 2026

Zhipu, Moonshot, Qwen, and Tencent founders and top researchers talk US-China, open vs closed, business models, and where AI is headed in 2026

Irene Zhang, Jordan Schneider, Nick Corvino, and 2 others
Jan 13, 2026
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This post originally appeared in ChinaTalk.

“Whether we can lead a new paradigm may be the core issue China still needs to solve — because in almost everything else, from business to engineering, we’r…

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