What is Recode China AI?
Recode China AI is a newsletter tracking the latest advances and news stories of intelligent technologies (AI, chips, autonomous vehicles, biocomputing, applications) in China.
I started this newsletter a few years ago with the goal of covering China’s AI progress, which I felt was underreported. Entering 2026, that gap seems to have largely been addressed, so my next step is to reflect what’s really happening in China’s AI ecosystem, through a lens that’s accessible to an English-speaking audience.
As a subscriber, you will receive a free weekly roundup of China’s AI news, along with a weekly (sometimes biweekly) deep dive behind the paywall.
I also wanted to share China AI Index, a side project I’ve been building (vibecoding) to keep my own China AI research organized. It now tracks 40 companies, documents 80 models, crawls ~300 news and X posts about China AI every week, and visualizes key metrics like the valuations and ARR growth of AI-native companies.
Who am I?
My name is Tony Peng. I am a PR advisor of Ant Group. Previously I worked as the Global Head of Communications at Baidu, and before that, as an AI reporter for Synced, one of the leading tech publications covering AI. My newsletter, Recode China AI, allows me to share my unique perspective on China’s AI growth and my objective views on the topic. My writing on this blog reflects my personal opinions.
I’ve been married to my wonderful wife Lulu for almost 10 years, and I’m a proud father to a 5.5-year-old Exotic Shorthair named Potato and a 2-year-old Shih Tzu named Malatang!
