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China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

Kyungjin Kim

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.

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  • Today · 22 min

    China's AI API lead and humanoid IPOs | China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

    This episode follows Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max open-weight plan, Chinese models leading global API traffic, Unitree's IPO amid US robot import limits, and Huawei's early Ascend 950DT rollout. 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

  • Yesterday · 20 min

    China's AI Race Tightens Around Huawei Chips, Unitree IPO, and US Import Curbs

    Huawei's Ascend 950DT cloud rollout, Unitree's STAR Market IPO, and ByteDance's Doubao-Feishu consolidation show how China's AI sector is moving from model launches into chips, robots, and enterprise revenue. US import limits and Moonshot AI's pre-IPO round frame the pressure around capital and regulation. 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

  • Sunday · 24 min

    Battlegrounds of the AI Cold War

    The episode covers the FCC's new restrictions on Chinese robots, Huawei's Ascend 950DT rollout, and the DeepSeek V4-Flash and MiniMax H3 releases. 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

  • Saturday · 22 min

    China AI Robotics and the Chip War

    The episode tracks MiniMax H3, Unitree's IPO timetable, U.S. scrutiny of CXMT after its market debut, and the split between Moonshot AI funding and DeepSeek's pause. 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

  • Friday · 24 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 10/12] Regulatory Governance and the Problem of Money

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 10 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? On March 27, 2026, during the Beijing Zhongguancun Forum, hospital IT staff on one side of the venue were passing around and reading a document. Its title was Expert Consensus on the Application and Treatment of Medical Artificial Intellige

  • Friday · 19 min

    Unitree IPO and China’s AI Capital Race

    This episode covers Unitree’s STAR Market IPO timetable, CXMT’s market value surge, DeepSeek’s paused funding round, and Moonshot AI’s $3.5 billion raise. It also tracks the AI sanctions warning ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting. 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

  • Thursday · 23 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 9/12] Hallucinations, Black Boxes, and Physician Anxiety

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 9 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? On the screens of hospital information departments, another sentence generated by large models now appears. From diagnostic assistance text and draft discharge summaries to patient notices, AI writes first. However, those sentences are not

  • Thursday · 24 min

    Kimi K3 and China's Full-Stack AI Push

    This episode covers Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 weight release, CXMT's sharp market debut, Huawei's Ascend 950 SuperPoD, and Beijing's support package for smart agents. The focus is China's push to join models, chips, networks, local subsidies, and capital markets. 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

  • Wednesday · 25 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 8/12] Patient Experience and Telemedicine

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 8 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? Some patients encounter AI even before entering a hospital's doors. The Reference Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Application Scenarios in the Health and Hygiene Industry, published by China's National Health Commission, introduces '

  • Wednesday · 22 min

    CXMT's Market Debut and Kimi K3 Open Weights Shake China's AI Stack | China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

    CXMT's Shanghai STAR Market debut showed how much capital is flowing into China's memory chip sector. The episode also covers Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 open weights, Agibot's Hong Kong IPO process, and Beijing's push to fund smart agents. 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

  • July 28 · 20 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 7/12] The AI-Native Hospital Experiment

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 7 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? On March 26, 2026, the 2026 World Digital Health Forum was held in Beijing. At this event, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Tsinghua University made a joint announcement. Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital also co-organized the event

  • July 28 · 21 min

    Kimi K3 Goes Open-Weight as CXMT Lists on the STAR Market | China AI and Semiconductor Briefing

    Moonshot began open-weight distribution of Kimi K3, running headlong into U.S. talk of a distillation probe. DRAM maker CXMT listed on the STAR Market, lifting China's drive for AI memory self-sufficiency into the capital markets. Humanoid maker Zhiyuan Robotics opened its Hong Kong listing process, a sign that China's robot industry is moving from demonstrations toward financing and mass production. 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

  • July 27 · 20 min

    China Sells AI as One Stack: Chips, Networks, and Standards | China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

    Kimi K3's weight release and CXMT's market debut show China linking models with memory and capital. Huawei's Ascend 950 supernode and China Telecom's 100 EFLOPS platform point to an integrated AI infrastructure push. The Chengdu Declaration extends that push into technical standards. 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

  • July 25 · 22 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 4/12] Imaging Reading Rooms and Laboratories

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 4 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? A day in the Department of Radiology at Shanghai Huashan Hospital begins with screens rather than film. In the past, when a single patient visited multiple hospital campuses to undergo CT and MRI scans, those images were stored separately o

  • July 25 · 18 min

    China's AI Race Moves From Chips to Clusters | China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing

    The Chengdu declaration puts AI cooperation, robotics and semiconductor supply chains on the APEC agenda. Huawei and China Telecom are building large-scale supernodes and computing platforms as Tencent and Xiaohongshu release new models. 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

  • July 24 · 22 min

    [Chinese Hospital AI Special 3/12] The Small Agent Beside the Doctor

    A China AI briefing special based on Chapter 3 of Kyungjin Kim's book How Far Has AI Entered Chinese Hospitals? On June 30, 2026, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area hosted a seminar. Its title was striking: "From a Single Tool to Hospital AI Agents." The event focused on the clinical application of medical artificial intelligence and