# Beijing’s Hidden AI Playbook—Why the Latest ‘Win’ Is Not What It Looks Like Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301/beijing-s-hidden-ai-playbook-why-the-latest-win-is-not-what-it-looks-like Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301/beijing-s-hidden-ai-playbook-why-the-latest-win-is-not-what-it-looks-like.md Podcast: [China Watch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301) Published: 2026-08-03T19:35:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8a03c22e-03b2-4eb4-b75c-1dc3651fd8e2.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-watch-7284301/episodes/beijing-s-hidden-ai-playbook-why-the-latest-win-is-not-what-it-looks-like Duration seconds: 1291 ## Resource Chinese artificial intelligence is making another push for world leadership. But the actual value of the services may be exaggerated and tailored to look good, misleading users on the ability to deliver practical results at the tempting, low prices being offered, analysts say. Listen as Terri talks to two experts about why AI is a deeply competitive, economically relevant topic for the future. It’s not about how well the models work, but how the world will use the service. And will the world choose the United States or China? Hear more on this week’s episode. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. — Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com . Show your support for Epoch Times and independent journalism by leaving a 5-star review of this show on your podcast platform or visit www.RateThisPodcast.com/chinawatch ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-watch-7284301/episodes/beijing-s-hidden-ai-playbook-why-the-latest-win-is-not-what-it-looks-like/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301/beijing-s-hidden-ai-playbook-why-the-latest-win-is-not-what-it-looks-like.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.