Archive - The Newsletter by George Chen

My Coffee Journey at Tsinghua University

China has grown itself into a nation of coffee since the first Starbucks shop in China opened in January 1999 in Beijing.

Jun 22 •

May 2025

AI Governance: An Arena of Strategic Competition Between Washington and Beijing

The United States and China seem poised to keep focusing on competition, complicating AI development and deployment for other countries in the Asia…

May 8 •

April 2025

In AI race against US, China is racking up real-world wins

The U.S. may hold the lead in cutting-edge AI tech but China is racking up economic wins with real-world adoption.

Apr 26 •

March 2025

The DeepSeek Effect (Part 2)

America may still have a competitive edge in AI technology itself, but Chinese corporates could move faster to apply AI to real-world operations.

Mar 18 •

Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield” Caught in Geopolitics

TSMC's new U.S. investment raised concerns about the future of Taiwan's "silicon shield".

Mar 14 •

January 2025

The DeepSeek Effect (Part 1)

The new AI war begins for the United States and China, thanks to DeepSeek.

Jan 29 •

December 2024

「打不死」的香港又讓新加坡緊張了

要想香港「不死」，出路只有一條，拚經濟，鞏固全球金融中心地位，用財富實力來證明——香港，真的還沒死呢！

Dec 10, 2024 •

October 2024

AI is likely to make our world more divided

Asian governments are split into two camps: Pro-innovation and pro-security

Oct 8, 2024 •

September 2024

Whose copyright?

Japan is making an important exception for AI developers.

Sep 30, 2024 •

Different Regulatory Approaches to AI in the Indo-Pacific

There is no “one size fits all” regulatory model for Asia like European Union’s AI Act.

Sep 18, 2024 •

August 2024

Why Apple’s iPhone is losing its shine in China

Beyond geopolitics, the iPhone increasingly looks pricey and dull next to Chinese smartphones – and the iPhone 16 may not turn the tide

Aug 22, 2024 •

Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on Generative AI

As Google and OpenAI pull back from Hong Kong, the government should facilitate conversations to make their services accessible in Hong Kong.

Aug 1, 2024 •

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