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China's AI Persona Law Landed July 15 — Doubao and Qwen Killed Their Companions. Here's What Founders on Chinese APIs Actually Do Now

If you build on Qwen or DeepSeek APIs, this law almost certainly doesn't touch you — unless your product is a persistent emotional companion.

The Wire Desk·July 16, 2026·5 min

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The Clock on Your Chinese AI Agent's Memory: Doubao Gives You Until Oct 15, Qwen Gives You Nothing

China's anthropomorphic-AI rules take effect July 15, 2026. Doubao and Qwen are killing their consumer agent features rather than comply — and the two companies are handling your data on wildly different terms.

The Wire Desk·July 13, 2026·4 min

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