China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

About China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

A daily English briefing on China's AI, robotics, semiconductor, and telecom moves: what happened, and why it matters. Hosted by Kyungjin Kim, Lawyer and Former Member of the Korean National Assembly.

Publisher

Kyungjin Kim

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jun 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

153 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   US-China AI Performance Gap Narrows to All-Time Low of 3%

   Bloomberg Intelligence analyzed that the US-China AI performance gap has narrowed to an all-time low of 3%, plunging from 15% earlier this year following the release of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. China's export controls on indium phosphide have driven up prices of core wafers for optical transceivers by 250%, with the global shortage exceeding 70% and worsening optical interconnect bottlenecks in AI data centers. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295 Related show: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   China Builds a Parallel Tech Universe

   Alibaba unveiled Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B, a 30-billion-parameter vision-language Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, boosting AI agent execution performance. AgiBot shipped 8,600 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, ranking first globally, and deployed over 300 units for field operations at a theme park. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295 Related show: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525

3. 

   3 Oct 2026

   H100 Smuggling Indictment, Regulation of Chinese Components, and AI Talent Exit Controls

   We review the US indictment for H100 smuggling and the draft ban on importing Chinese data center components. We also discuss China's expansion of prior approval for the exit of core AI talent. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295 Related show: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525

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