DISCO Network | University of Michigan

September 23, 2026

"You've met me at a very Chinese time in my life." American social media users and influencers like Hasan Piker, I Show Speed, and Kris Jenner have become newly interested in China as a source of cultural and technological inspiration. This panel of experts in technology policy, Chinese techno-culture, and the interplay between the U.S. and Asia will discuss the roots of "Chinamaxxing" in U.S.-China relations. The panelists are members of the A.I.eeeee Collective and co-authors of a new book project called "Feeling the Future: Asian American Takes on Techno-Empire" which discusses Asian semiconductors, A.I., robots, and electric vehicles as sources of both envy and of resentment.