# OpenClaw achieved in weeks what DeepSeek couldn't: mass adoption in China

- slug: openclaw-achieved-in-weeks-what-deepseek-couldnt-mass-adoption-in-china
- date: 2026-03-20
- category: Agentics

China's OpenClaw Obsession: Why Everyone From Retirees to Schoolkids Is 'Raising Lobsters'

In Beijing, a 60-year-old retired electronics worker named Fan Xinquan has started training what Chinese internet users call a "lobster" — an AI agent configured to organize his specialized industry knowle...

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