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The Chinese Communist Party leadership has officially commenced its annual summer conclave at the seaside resort of Beidaihe, signaling the start of critical intraparty coordination on economic management and technology policy.
China has launched a coordinated wave of retaliatory economic measures against the United States, implementing new export controls on drones and sanctioning six American entities in a sharp escalation of the ongoing bilateral technology dispute.
A growing number of prominent American artificial intelligence leaders are publicly turning to Chinese open-weight models for critical cybersecurity tasks, directly challenging the prevailing narrative from U.S. developers that open-source AI presents an inherent threat to society.
The rapid advancement of Chinese artificial intelligence models has triggered deep anxiety in Washington, prompting debates over potential bans and tighter export controls. Vox published a comprehensive analysis of the three core concerns driving US policy.
A new book released on August 4 provides a detailed examination of the regulatory machinery driving China’s artificial intelligence boom. The book’s release was announced via a press release alongside commentary on China’s AI governance framework.
China has introduced stringent new regulations to protect integrated circuit (IC) layout designs, a move aimed at promoting domestic semiconductor innovation and accelerating the commercialization of locally developed chips. The South China Morning Post reported the decree on August 3.
A potential US ban on Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models could cost American businesses up to $12 billion a year, according to a new study reported by the South China Morning Post that highlights the growing reliance of US developers on low-cost Chinese AI infrastructure.
In a dramatic escalation of the technological decoupling between the United States and China, SpaceX has implemented sweeping new restrictions across its global supply chain.
The narrative of undisputed American supremacy in artificial intelligence is rapidly unraveling. In a recent op-ed published by CNBC, Dewardric L. McNeal argues that the US lead over China in AI is “all but gone.”
Chinese military researchers have been utilizing outputs from leading US artificial intelligence models, including those developed by OpenAI and Anthropic, to train domestic AI systems aimed at advancing China’s defense capabilities.
The geopolitical battle over artificial intelligence has reached the doorstep of American enterprise. Two prominent U.S. House committees have formally requested information from food delivery giant DoorDash regarding its use of Kimi K2.6, a Chinese AI model developed by Beijing-based Moonshot AI.
The United States risks losing the global artificial intelligence race to China not because of a lack of innovation or capital, but because of bureaucratic red tape.
China’s top leadership has signaled a measured approach to economic stimulus, pledging to introduce incremental measures to support the country’s ongoing recovery. Following a key meeting of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party, officials emphasized the need for targeted support rather than massive, broad-based stimulus packages.
Washington’s new AI Spark initiative to promote American artificial intelligence systems in Southeast Asia’s public services and digital infrastructure is seen as a move to counter the region’s deepening partnerships with Chinese firms in the deployment of the technology, according to analysts cited by the South China Morning Post.
The US government will award $300 million to chipmaker GlobalFoundries to bolster research and development of silicon photonics, a technology increasingly viewed as essential for the future of AI infrastructure, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
Beijing has taken its most direct regulatory swing yet at AI-enabled harassment, with the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) publishing a draft cyberbullying law on Wednesday that explicitly targets content generated or amplified by artificial intelligence.
The US government should not block Chinese artificial intelligence in an attempt to gain the upper hand in the race to develop the groundbreaking technology, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has told the Financial Times.
China is executing a sophisticated new geopolitical strategy dubbed “token diplomacy,” leveraging its rapidly advancing open-source artificial intelligence models to build influence and technological reliance across the Global South.
Amidst a fierce debate in Silicon Valley over the future of open-source artificial intelligence, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has publicly clarified his company’s position, pushing back against accusations that the frontier lab is seeking a blanket ban on open-weight models.
As the United States and China prepare for a highly anticipated summit between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump this September, Beijing is proactively drawing firm red lines regarding American sanctions on its artificial intelligence sector. Bloomberg Opinion reports that the diplomatic maneuvering comes amid growing U.S.
