Meanwhile, the US State Department runs its own overseas cultural centres called “American Spaces” where the State Department officially describes their purpose abroad as “In support of U.S. foreign policy objectives.” I.e. spreading propaganda to foreign countries Oh and did you know the US State Department’s OWN Foreign Affairs Manual says American-funded English-language programmes abroad should help develop “attitudes sympathetic to the U.S.”? It even describes introducing American political ideas into foreign classrooms. Like….i’ve been to Confucius institutes several times and there’s been nothing like that! Complete hypocrisy

My colleague at a hospital in Xinjiang was telling me how much time AI helps him with his job. A couple years ago he had no idea about how AI worked but the local government told him if he publishes any AI papers under the hospitals name he will get a big bonus. Then, if the hospital uses his AI he will get an even bigger bonus. That's why Chinese AI is moving so fast, the governments are heavily subsidising it and making people want to get involved. I just saw one Beijing hospital has already trialled > 20 types of robots with AI for heart scans, surgical planning and disease detection... it helps them speed everything up and also catch anything they might sometimes miss! Interestingly each city in China has a medical University which all collaborate with local hospitals. So the students get free data for their paper and the hospitals get top class research applied to their patients! Actually my PhD research got patented and then used by the local hospitals in Shanghai (not sure if it still is!) The UK has the NHS, offering enormous potential for nationwide adoption. America has a powerful medical technology industry and established regulatory pathways.. Which is great ofc, but the thing people miss is that inventing AI, approving AI and successfully USING AI are three completely different achievements. Nobody else comes anywhere close to China on AI at the moment and they've made it into a reliable healthcare for millions of patients.

Rishi Sunak (our former PM) is now warning Britain about China's dominance... The irony? He saw it coming, warned us WHILE he was Prime Minister, then made decisions that arguably weakened Britain's response hahaha. Now he wants to lecture us about Xi Jinping's strategy? Well, Xi DID openly discuss increasing foreign dependence on Chinese supply chains back in 2020. That's a legitimate concern. But as a Brit living in China, what frustrates me is how Sunak ignores Britain's OWN failures. Here in Xinjiang, Chinese EVs are everywhere. Even across Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, BYDs and Hongqis are increasingly common. Competition is BRUTAL, prices keep falling, and Beijing itself is trying to stop destructive price wars. Yes, subsidies and overcapacity are real problems. But China's success also reflects years of investment, innovation and manufacturing efficiency. And the ridiculous part is that Sunak warned against relying on subsidised Chinese cars back in 2023. Then, IN THE SAME SPEECH, delayed Britain's petrol/diesel phase-out by FIVE YEARS. He KNEW what was happening. Perhaps the bigger scandal isn't that China had an clever strategy, but that Britain had politicians who saw what was coming and STILL failed to respond effectively.

Why do so many politicians talk about Xinjiang? You might be surprised to know a big reason is about energy and AI. Without Xinjiang, China's AI would not be as powerful and quick! China just began a really huge transmission project between Hami in Xinjiang with Chongqing. Basically it uses the power in Hami then within 16ms the signal is sent 2000km away to AI companies!!!Connectivity between rural areas with energy and AI centers is the thing that will absolutely win the AI race and China is perfect for it. Xinjiang itself, just one region of China has 167 GW of wind and solar, Japan has 99 GW, the UK has 54 GW. Insane levels. US data centres can wait up to 7 years queuing up for power!