Much of China’s most promising technical research struggles to connect with international audiences—not because of language, but because of how it’s written. I’ve lately been reading a lot of tech-focused research from various Chinese universities, ever since DeepSeek AI became a thing. What struck me early on was their claim to have superior language capabilities in both Chinese and English — particularly for users whose native language isn’t English. That includes me, of course. My problem is: I’m never quite sure what large sections of this material are actually trying to say. Reading it feels heavy, like trudging through molasses. I need a coffee every two minutes just to recover and take a deep breath. It’s written in a dense, almost impenetrable style. Sentences begin in acronym soup, dive into unexplained methods, and end with claims that are either highly abstract or just... random. Often it feels like you need a specialized degree just to parse the sentences. I don’t consider