China’s regulatory response and the rapid rise of DeepSeek soon triggered a mirror image of anxiety in the US. The generative AI race has become a new front in great-power competition — and a case study in how technology reshapes security dynamics.

The rise of AI has added new layers to the traditional US–China security dilemma. ChatGPT’s success sparked anxiety in China — not only about losing technological ground, but also about threats to ideological and regime security.

📅 6 Nov – Cardiff University Confucius Institute
Book talk: Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director
I’ll give a book talk followed by a discussion with fellow Confucius Institute directors and the wider audience. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memoirs-of...

📅 5 Nov – University of Oxford China Center
Book talk: Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director — reflecting on my experiences and challenges as a Confucius Institute director.
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📅 3 Nov – Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN) & Freie Universität Berlin
Talk title: The Security Dilemma and the US–China #AI Race. It will be based on my forthcoming paper on US-China Generative AI Race
[Event Link] berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...

📅 31 Oct – University of Turin
Talk: The EU in China's Strategic Discourse
[Event Link] regioneurope.eu/the-program/...
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The talk will be based on my latest observations on the evolving discussion of the EU in China and my previous researchon the topic

The first insider memoir from a #ConfuciusInstitute director during a time of growing global controversy
~Chronicles a personal journey of building an award-winning Institute while facing existential & political challenges
~Balances lived experience with a critical examination of controversies