Analysis of tech, China & US policyA newsletter featuring deep, thoughtful coverage on China, technology, and US-China relations with over 35,000 free subscribers. Written by Jordan Schneider, publisher of the newsletter and host of the accompanying ChinaTalk podcast, and a fellow at American think tank CNAS. || www.chinatalk.media

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A newsletter featuring deep, thoughtful coverage on China, technology, and US-China relations with over 35,000 free subscribers. Written by Jordan Schneider, publisher of the newsletter and host of the accompanying ChinaTalk podcast, and a fellow at American think tank CNAS. || www.chinatalk.media

Episodes

Aqib Zakaria

Should the US Buy from CXMT?

Or is it Exactly What America Needs?

25 mins

Jordan Schneider

How Ukraine Scaled to Millions of Drones

Ukrainian drone manufacturing.

49 mins

How Ukraine Scaled to Millions of Drones

Irene Zhang

Chinese Reactions to Claude Mythos

"collecting protection money makes money too"

17 mins

Project 2027

The Mercor Hack and the Commoditization Crisis

Trent Kannegieter is a JD candidate at Yale Law School.

7 mins

The Mercor Hack and the Commoditization Crisis

Jordan Schneider

Mythos and National Power

Has the A-bomb of cyber just been discovered?

47 mins

Jordan Schneider

Notes from 'Six Frigates'

Iran War parallels everywhere in Ian Toll's epic history of Navy's early years

6 mins

Jordan Schneider

WarTalk: Who Won the War?

Second Breakfast Rebrands! Plus: Pope Fight

37 mins

Jordan Schneider

China’s AI Companies Are Going Closed Source

We explain why

5 mins

China’s AI Companies Are Going Closed Source

Nick Corvino

How Much Compute Does China Have? A Demand-Side Analysis

An estimate of China's AI usage

14 mins

How Much Compute Does China Have? A Demand-Side Analysis

Aqib Zakaria

How Many Chips Does China Have?

A two-part deep dive!

20 mins

Jordan Schneider

Best Books Q1 2026

WWI Trenches, WWII Bombers, Columbus, Magellan, Nukes

16 mins

Jordan Schneider

F-15, Pete's Purges, CENTCOM Hubris, War of 1812

Second Breakfast

42 mins

F-15, Pete's Purges, CENTCOM Hubris, War of 1812

Lily Ottinger

China's AI Education Experiment

Pilot schools in China are already using AI to grade children’s artwork, monitor their facial expressions during lectures, and screen them for psychological problems — and the Ministry of Education (MOE) wants schools across the country to follow suit.

28 mins