Reporter at @restofworld.org Covering tech, AI, and manufacturing 📍Hong Kong to New York 📧viola@restofworld.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3mllx6tgnc22iFor my latest feature, I wrote about the Chinese math kids turned AI superstars: their (and my) STEM education, their allegedly boring life, aspirations for an AI-powered world, and anxieties over money and politics. https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-ai-researchers-silicon-valley/ via @restofworld.org11 May 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllx6tgnc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3m4qgek2c6c2jReally happy I got to speak with Hu Anyan about the English translation of his best-selling book, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing. It’s a deeply captivating read that immerses readers in the repetitive, grueling days of a worker in a Chinese metropolis. https://restofworld.org/2025/hu-anyan-deliver-parcels-beijing-book-china-interview/03 Nov 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qgek2c6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3m4dsouws422sVery glad to see my story on AI and medicine printed in the Guardian this week! If you haven’t read it: https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-chatbot-china-sick/29 Oct 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dsouws422shttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lxuqjktew225Not long after DeepSeek R1 launched, I discovered that my mother had started using the chatbot as her virtual doctor. I worried about her reliance on AI. But over time, I realized Dr. DeepSeek was offering something no human in her life could. https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-chatbot-china-sick/02 Sep 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuqjktew225https://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lwz7wetasc2eWith 128 GPUs, Mongolian startup Egune AI is training large-language models tailored to Mongolian language, culture, and nomadic traditions. Story on why small nations are building their own LLMs despite limited resources https://restofworld.org/2025/mongolia-egune-ai-llm/ via @restofworld.org22 Aug 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwz7wetasc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lnihdzluac2nWith the de minimis change coming up, some Americans are spending thousands of $$ placing “last orders” on Temu, Shein, AliExpress. “I am stocking up on everything I think I will need over the next two to three years.” https://restofworld.org/2025/temu-shein-stock-up-haul-tariffs/ via @restofworld.org23 Apr 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnihdzluac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lhvyz5xaxs2gChinese e-commerce merchants, including some on Temu, are using fake shipping labels to trick the U.S. postal service into delivering products for free. Latest for @restofworld.org https://restofworld.org/2025/temu-sellers-fake-usps-labels-shipping-costs/11 Feb 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvyz5xaxs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lhgupxaqgc2gDeepSeek’s breakthrough shows the strength of China’s AI talent pool. Researcher at a top Silicon Valley company told us they had hired brilliant Chinese interns to work on AI projects. But some turned down full-time offers to return to China. https://restofworld.org/2025/china-ai-talent-deepseek-rise-us-dominance/ via @restofworld.org05 Feb 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgupxaqgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lfskc6dknk26If you are interested in learning more about #Xiaohongshu #RedNote, @restofworld.org has published many in-depth stories about the community: My story on XHS as an ultra-consumerist app, showing young women a polished, bougie, often-unattainable way of life. https://restofworld.org/2023/xiaohongshu-app-chinas-lifestyle-bible/15 Jan 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfskc6dknk26https://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lfqddrygqk2fWhile Chinese users know when to self-censor, Americans don’t. On Xiaohongshu aka RedNote, they ask about the Ukraine War, the Chinese govt, gay people. In the comments, some local users reminded the newcomers not to discuss “politics, religion, and drugs.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2025 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqddrygqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lfffiy2c422fFoxconn is currently having trouble sending mainland Chinese workers, equipment to its India iPhone plants. It will potential disrupt the production of next-gen iPhones in India. Scoop with @selinacheng.bsky.social https://restofworld.org/2025/china-foxconn-factoriesfoxconn-stops-sending-chinese-workers-to-india-iphone-factories/10 Jan 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfffiy2c422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/violazhou.bsky.social/post/3lc3rv57rws24Got to watch Chinese film Her Story 好东西 in New York. Great witty take on the life of urban, middle-class women caught between family duties and unfulfilled dreams: main character is a former investigative journalist who was forced to stop reporting (reason ofc not given)29 Nov 2024 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:2ep45ahhoqmzevftpx2mbped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3rv57rws24