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And that's it for What's News for this Wednesday morning.

Today's show was produced by Daniel Bach and Hattie Moyer.

Our supervising producer was Sandra Kilhoff.

And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.

We'll be back tonight with a new show.

Until then, thanks for listening.

Hey, What's News listeners, it's Sunday, January 18th.

I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News Sunday, the show where we tackle the big questions about the biggest stories in the news by reaching out to our colleagues across the newsroom to explain what's happening in our world.

On today's show, one year ago, Chinese-made AI model DeepSeek shocked the world.

Earth-shattering developments in the AI space.

DeepSeek said its chatbot was created...

with less than $6 million.

It's mind-blowing, and it is shaking this entire industry.

Since then, China's AI prowess has only grown in ways that could change global tech norms, challenge Silicon Valley's pricing power, and become a bone of contention in the US-China trade war.

This week, China's AI strategy and what it means for the world.

Let's get right to it.

Joining me to unpack China's approach to AI and consider the economic and geopolitical impacts of its growing adoption, I'm joined by a pair of great guests.

First off, Tatia Bolk-Wadza is a technology analyst at Oxford Analytica, and Josh Chin is The Wall Street Journal's senior global correspondent in Asia.