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For the first time since ChatGPT catapulted artificial intelligence into the public consciousness, a plurality of Americans now believe China, not the United States, is winning the race to build the most advanced AI.
In a significant escalation of rhetoric against Chinese technology firms, a senior U.S. official has explicitly accused the artificial intelligence company DeepSeek of actively aiding China’s military and intelligence operations.
China’s recent launch of the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO) during the World AI Conference in Shanghai is being characterized not as a gesture of international goodwill but as a calculated “governance offensive” aimed at dominating the global regulatory landscape. In a critical analysis published in The Diplomat, Dr.
The United States and China are preparing to hold their first official high-level dialogue on artificial intelligence this September, according to five sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters.
A coalition of almost 200 Silicon Valley companies has formally petitioned the Trump administration to refrain from implementing a blanket ban on Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models.
The global artificial intelligence landscape is rapidly fracturing, as both the United States and China increasingly view AI access through the lens of national security and geopolitical competition.
China’s Ministry of Commerce is reportedly consulting with major technology firms about restricting overseas access to the country’s most advanced artificial intelligence models and domestically produced chips.
As the technological rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, a new policy analysis suggests that artificial intelligence may be a rare domain where bilateral cooperation can succeed, precisely because the traditional tools of economic statecraft, such as tariffs and export controls, are proving ineffective.
As China’s artificial intelligence sector expands at a breakneck pace, the immense power requirements of hyper-scale computing are forcing a rapid convergence between the AI and energy industries.
The global artificial intelligence landscape is undergoing a rapid and largely unanticipated transformation, driven by the speed and affordability of Chinese AI models.
Chinese President Xi Jinping used his keynote address at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to deliver what amounted to a declaration of AI independence.
China’s Interim Measures for the Administration of AI Anthropomorphic Interactive Services took effect on July 15, 2026, triggering one of the most sweeping regulatory compliance actions in the history of the Chinese technology industry.
The shockwaves from the release of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model reverberated far beyond the tech hubs of Beijing and Silicon Valley, reaching the highest levels of political and financial discourse in Washington D.C. and on Wall Street.
The student sitting in a lecture hall at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Guangzhou campus might be listening to Albert Einstein explain the theory of relativity, or hearing John Nash walk through the mathematics of game theory. Neither man is alive.
The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai served as more than a showcase for China’s latest models and hardware.
In a sweeping reform designed to align higher education with national strategic priorities, China is fundamentally restructuring its engineering PhD programs.
n a significant move that underscores China’s growing influence in shaping the global technological landscape, representatives from 29 countries gathered in Shanghai on July 16 to sign an agreement formally establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO).
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his first-ever keynote address at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, using the global stage to frame artificial intelligence as a technology that must be governed cooperatively rather than controlled by any single power.
APEC Digital Week Opens in Chengdu with AI Governance at the Center The 2026 APEC Digital Week opened in Chengdu on July 16, bringing together more than 1,600 delegates from over 130 countries for a two-week program of ministerial meetings, technical working groups, and thematic sessions on artificial intelligence, data governance, and digital infrastructure.
China’s AI Companion Rules Take Effect — and Social Media Fills with Goodbyes The day that China’s AI companion regulations had been building toward arrived on July 15, 2026, when the Cyberspace Administration of China’s rules governing anthropomorphic AI services officially took effect.
