Here It Comes

What if the US and China both have 'leads' in AI?

If we pull the discourse taut over reality, it just might break.

Jul 18 • Graham Webster

Is China about to constrain open AI models?

Here's what to watch based on a suggestive Reuters report

Jul 8 • Graham Webster

June 2026

20 years of stuff I didn't see coming (DSTC #3)

Nostalgia churned up by a return to D.C. 20 years into a career

Jun 11 • Graham Webster

May 2026

Why the US-China 'AI race' narrative confuses everyone

It's not because no one in the US is competing against anyone in China

May 11 • Graham Webster

April 2026

Death of Chinese Open-Weight AI Exaggerated

Three big drops in a day: DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen

Apr 24 • Graham Webster

February 2026

What is Anthropic's message in alleging Chinese distillation efforts?

National security, rights, closed-source, and export controls

Feb 24 • Graham Webster

New year, new monthly publication

One of the quirks of working in US-China relations is the double-renewal of the Gregorian and Lunar New Years.

Feb 17 • Graham Webster

August 2025

Behind the Biden Chip Controls

My new piece for WIRED is out today

Aug 14, 2025 • Graham Webster

Podcast: Contrasting AI Action Plans from US, China

My conversation with Justin Hendrix for the Tech Policy Press podcast

Aug 4, 2025 • Graham Webster

May 2025

There is no US-China truce to undermine

It was a partial US retreat. Tech and general conflict never cooled.

May 29, 2025 • Graham Webster

I was wrong (in part) about US-China talks - DSTC #2

China was more open to trade negotiation than I guessed

May 12, 2025 • Graham Webster

Are hopes of US-China trade talks overblown?

Some of the most optimistic language just rehashes China's fiercest denial

May 1, 2025 • Graham Webster