Only 1 of the Top 5 AI Coding Models on WebDev Arena Isn't Chinese (arena.ai)

They are really making a run for it. My understanding is that there was a big push for data center build a few years ago in China but demand didn't rise as expected so there was a lot of unused compute capacity already sitting idle and that's giving these companies super cheap access to readily available compute and they are sure taking advantage of it.

Are these arena sites gamed? If China and their companies are pushing so hard that they regularly perform distillation and cross other boundaries, why wouldn’t they also try to influence scores here?

This is showing a ranking per lab not model.

If you rank by model only 2 Chinese models are in the top 10.

Misinformation. Incorrect sorting selected to prove a point.

Nice try OP.