Wamotopia 2026
Wamotopia took place in Chiang Mai from January 21 to February 4, 2026. It was the fourth edition and the largest so far. The event was made up of multiple independent camps, bringing together participants from more than twenty communities including 706 Youth Space, P2P Foundation, Nomad Summit, and Korean artist collectives, with total attendance exceeding 1,000. Rural development scholar Wen Tiejun was also among the participants. GCC's connection with Wamotopia began with the second edition, when GCC also supported the 2024 Chiang Mai gathering. This time, in addition to being a co-funder, GCC's Chinese Cypherpunks x Thinkers Gathering in Chiang Mai was also held within the Wamotopia framework. Wamotopia has been testing a simple question: can a fully decentralized, self-organized event with no single organizer genuinely bring together dispersed Chinese-speaking communities, Chiang Mai's local networks, and international participants? After four editions, the answer is still yes.