Jianyin Roachell, Transatlantic Digital Debate Fellow and Co-founder of Policybot.io
Feb 21, 2025
The rapidly growing AI industry was rocked last month with the launch of DeepSeek, an open-source, Chinese-developed competitor to OpenAI’s products. The introduction of a valid competitor to American dominance in AI will lead to many questions in 2025 on how the U.S. will respond.
Simon Lacey, Head of Digital Trade and Geopolitics at World Economic Forum
Feb 21, 2025
Simon Lacey, Head of Digital Trade and Geopolitics at the World Economic Forum, in a recent interview with Marc Smrikarov of China-US Focus, discusses areas where U.S. and Chinese interests align, such as global financial stability and freedom of navigation. Additionally, he emphasizes the need for patience and understanding on both sides, and to recognize the importance of cooperation in a shifting multipolar world. He also highlights the fragmentation of AI development between the U.S. and China, warning that the lack of cross-collaboration could hinder innovation, and urges a more rational approach to labeling AI and semiconductors as dual-use technologies in national security contexts.
Feb 17, 2025
The Paris AI Action Summit was held on February 10 and 11. AI experts, policymakers and industry leaders from various countries gathered to engage in in-depth discussions about opportunities and challenges in AI development and governance. Chinese scholars led by former Chinese vice-foreign minister Fu Ying attended the Paris AI Summit. Below are the main points in Fu Ying’s Remarks on AI Safety and Governance at the Paris AI Summit.
Yu Xiang, Senior Fellow, China Construction Bank Research Institute
Feb 14, 2025
The rapid rise of DeepSeek sends a clear message to the world: Tech suppression may bring short-term gains, but the resulting frictions will be counterproductive. DeepSeek’s innovations offer a fresh perspective on the future of U.S.-China economic relations by demonstrating that China can stand on its own.
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jan 13, 2025
To a large degree, the new agglomeration is the result of Washington’s “great power competition” strategy. While it looks a bit like the military-industrial complex of the Cold War era, it is truly a different entity, but it’s one whose long-term impact on China-U.S. ties must be understood.
Zhang Tuosheng, Principal Researcher at Grandview Institution, and Academic Committee Member of Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University
Jan 07, 2025
China must see to its own domestic affairs and promote all-around socioeconomic progress. Externally, it must walk the path of peaceful development without wavering, adhere to an independent foreign policy of peace and hold fast to multilateralism to foster solidarity with other nations. Only in this way can we overcome the severe challenges that are coming our way.
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Munich Young Leader 2025
Zhang Xueyu, Research Assistant, Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University
Nov 18, 2024
China and the United States held their first governmental dialogue on artificial intelligence in May. But skepticism arose about its value because the U.S. continued to impose technological restrictions on China. Here are some suggestions for how to move forward toward greater understanding and mutual security.
Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Senior Fellow at Beijing Taihe Institute
Oct 04, 2024
By insisting on protocols that enable cross-national interoperability in a world that lacks trust, the concept aims to break the grip of a handful of American tech giants while offering a chance for open-source systems to reestablish the sovereignty of all.
Peng Nian, Director of Research Centre for Asian Studies, China
Sep 27, 2024
Cooperation on artificial intelligence has emerged as an area with high potential for China-U.S. relations. It would have a lasting impact. Therefore, both sides should take more effective measures to promote it and generate positive energy.
Yuan Sha, Associate Research Fellow, Department for American Studies, China Institute of International Studies
Aug 16, 2024
Given the high stakes, a coordinated effort to rein in artificial intelligence is crucial. Talks between the two powers must communicate mutual concerns, dispel misunderstandings and prevent this emerging technology from becoming a new source of tension.