Oxford China Policy Lab

And that’s a wrap! How are countries positioning themselves between the US and China on AI? What are their strategies, what do they want from the world? OCPL has published profiles of nations from Brazil to the UAE. Have a country we should add to the project? Let us know!

OCPL's Zilan Qian is featured in @sarahoconnor_'s @FT article today. ft.com/content/e79fc6…

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out. OCPL's Sydney Reis discussed predictions, AI and geopolitics, and the wise words of Professor Zeynep Tufekci. ocpl.substack.com/p/the-nature-o…

A year ago, the Western world was stunned when DeepSeek released its R1 model. Chinese AI is going to stun the world again. Only the next time, it won't be at chatbot. It will be AI-powered robotics. For @washingtonpost, Pavlo Z. and I explain why China is winning the embodied AI race. 🧵

On Coffee House Shots: Keir Starmer lands in China tonight as he becomes the first British Prime Minister to visit since Theresa May in 2018. What is Labour hoping to get from the visit and what are the risks and rewards? @discoplomacy @JAHeale @ReleaseGibbons spectator.com/podcast/what-d…

OCPL's Zilan Qian provides THE authoritative account of China's AI Services Registry System. Read the full piece: ocpl.substack.com/p/expert-insig…

1/5 Our latest guest is Kayla Blomquist, co-founder of the Oxford China Policy Lab (OCPL), a global community of China and emerging technology researchers at Oxford. She has studied at Peking University and worked in the US Mission there. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

なぜ米国はAI彼女、中国はAI彼氏なのか。 Oxford China Policy Labの調査によると、文化と規制でAIの性格を決めてしまう。 米国： 拒絶しない・評価しない「セクシーなAI彼女」が、恋愛に疲れた若い男性の避難所に。 中国： 性的表現の規制の結果、共感と物語重視の「癒し系AI彼氏」が独身女性の心の支えに。 36kr.jp/451388/

Read in full here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…

🚨 Foreign Affairs Committee again publishes OCPL evidence 🚨 We're pleased to see FAC publish our work (submitted March 2025), which notes the role and influence of the UK's AISI.

OCPL's Zilan Qian spoke to Straits Times about AI companionship. straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

OCPL’s 2025: The Year in Review ocpl.substack.com/p/ocpls-2025-t…

The AI race dynamic between the US, China, and the rest of the world, defies any simple characterisation. Defusing the risks of this race requires assembling a variety of different puzzle pieces. Hear from Kayla Blomquist of @OxChinaPolicy in the latest @LondonFuturists Podcast

Read the full series here: ocpl.substack.com/s/beyond-the-u…

And that’s a wrap! How are countries positioning themselves between the US and China on AI? What are their strategies, what do they want from the world? OCPL has published profiles of nations from Brazil to the UAE. Have a country we should add to the project? Let us know!

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🇰🇷Beyond the US-China Binary Series: South Korea In this country profile, OCPL seeks to answer: • What is South Korea's AI Strategy? • What does it offer the world, and what does it want in return? • Where does it align between the US and China?

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🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪 Beyond the US-China Binary Series: UAE In this country profile, OCPL seeks to answer: • What is the UAE's AI Strategy? • What does it offer the world, and what does it want in return? • Where does it align between the US and China?

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🚨 Beyond the US-China Binary Series 🚨 🇯🇵 JAPAN 🇯🇵 • What is Japan's AI Strategy? • What does it offer the world, and what does it want in return? Read the full profile below 👇