https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/519751/feed Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Nayan Seth Nayan Seth Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances from leading US AI labs and quickly close any technological gap. “Right now, if we just stopped, they would try and catch up. But I think one really important thing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370108/china-already-has-spies-us-ai-labs-claims-ex-anthropic-researcher?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370108/china-already-has-spies-us-ai-labs-claims-ex-anthropic-researcher?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:39:15 +0000 Teresa Elena Frontado Teresa Elena Frontado The US Treasury on Wednesday announced its first penalty under rules governing American investment in sensitive Chinese technologies, revealing a US$200,000 fine against the parent of Plug and Play Tech Centre for failing to report an investment in a Shanghai robotics AI company. The Treasury said on Wednesday that Amidi, LLC failed to submit a required notification after its Chinese fund subsidiary invested around US$92,478 in Shanghai Qiongche Intelligent Technology Company Limited, known as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370101/us-issues-first-outbound-investment-fine-over-chinese-robotics-ai-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370101/us-issues-first-outbound-investment-fine-over-chinese-robotics-ai-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:27:59 +0000 Reuters Reuters US ⁠President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to be his top adviser on AI, a position the president has called “AI tsar” in ‌the past, according to a source familiar with the decision. Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is expected to keep that role. “Any personnel announcement will be announced directly by the president,” a White ⁠House official said in a statement when asked about Clayton ‌being... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369639/trump-expected-name-jay-clayton-ai-tsar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369639/trump-expected-name-jay-clayton-ai-tsar?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:41:49 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth US Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close aide to President Donald Trump and a key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, has called on the two capitals to stay engaged and “not retreat” over differences on issues including rare earth supply chains. Daines told the South China Morning Post that both sides still had issues that predated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington last week and that they would continue working on them after the summit. “So that’s again why... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369505/no-retreat-key-trump-ally-urges-continued-us-china-engagement-rare-earths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369505/no-retreat-key-trump-ally-urges-continued-us-china-engagement-rare-earths?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:00:09 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump condemns ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI, says he is only guardrail needed US President Donald Trump downplayed growing concerns about artificial intelligence, claiming America already has guardrails to regulate the industry and warning that casting doubt on development only benefits... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369257/america-back-ai-conspiracy-chinas-laos-deal-7-global-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369257/america-back-ai-conspiracy-chinas-laos-deal-7-global-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters Britain’s MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing’s state security service. In its “Espionage Alert”, MI5 said more than 100 UK-based academics had contributed to projects funded by the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), which had “very strong ties” to ‌the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s civilian intelligence... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369391/uk-accuses-china-using-academics-spy-ai-and-other-tech-research?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369391/uk-accuses-china-using-academics-spy-ai-and-other-tech-research?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:16:44 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek on Wednesday open-sourced a suite of core tools tailored for Huawei Technologies’ Ascend AI chips, marking a step forward in the country’s push to end dependence on processors from US giant Nvidia amid US export curbs. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek released six software modules that mirror its prior open-source tools for Nvidia’s AI chips, aiming to build a new “independent and controllable” software ecosystem for graphics processing units (GPUs),... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3369301/chinas-deepseek-open-sources-tools-help-huawei-chips-supplant-nvidia-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3369301/chinas-deepseek-open-sources-tools-help-huawei-chips-supplant-nvidia-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:31:08 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not want to work with China on addressing artificial intelligence (AI) risks, arguing that cooperation could undermine America’s lead in the fast-moving technology, as he announced a voluntary accord signed by the leaders of six major US tech companies to address growing concerns surrounding the technology. “Whoever wins superintelligence wins. You’re gonna have a winner and a loser, and you’re probably not gonna have a second place,” Trump said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369254/trump-rejects-calls-work-china-ai-safety-despite-xi-summit-progress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369254/trump-rejects-calls-work-china-ai-safety-despite-xi-summit-progress?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:32:03 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su have joined an influential advisory board at a prestigious Chinese university, placing the two US artificial intelligence chip leaders in a high-level forum known for connecting global executives with senior Chinese officials. Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management (SEM), alongside Marc Pictet, senior managing partner of Swiss wealth and assets... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3369237/nvidia-and-amd-chiefs-join-tsinghua-advisory-board-us-china-chip-tensions-persist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3369237/nvidia-and-amd-chiefs-join-tsinghua-advisory-board-us-china-chip-tensions-persist?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:35:01 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier The US and China need to improve communication, work together more closely and more fully embrace technology to stem risks associated with artificial intelligence, the founder of Nvidia said on Monday. “We should recognise that we’re competitors, and competitors are still able to collaborate,” said Jensen Huang, head of the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalisation of about US$5.5 trillion. “This is such an important and consequential technology. It has the incredible... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3369150/important-and-consequential-nvidias-jensen-huang-us-china-ai-race-risk-management?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3369150/important-and-consequential-nvidias-jensen-huang-us-china-ai-race-risk-management?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:20:17 +0000 Eve Qiao Eve Qiao China’s top state research body has put artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies at the heart of its new five-year plan unveiled on Monday, as global competition in science and technology heats up. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country’s highest academic institution, laid out a detailed blueprint for research and technology development aligned with the national 15th five-year plan covering 2026 to 2030. The plan focuses on innovation in areas including AI and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3369084/china-targets-ai-and-frontier-tech-newly-unveiled-innovation-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3369084/china-targets-ai-and-frontier-tech-newly-unveiled-innovation-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:17 +0000 Dewey Sim,Ji Siqi,Vincent Chow Dewey Sim,Ji Siqi,Vincent Chow Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. Both leaders spoke warmly of their countries’ ties and pledged deeper cooperation in comments that sought to project an image of stability between the two sides. Trump said he and Xi would work together to build a “better future for both our countries” while Xi called for the two powers to “coexist in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368716/b-2-spirit-ai-cooperation-no-us-china-conflict-key-xi-trump-takeaways-so-far?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368716/b-2-spirit-ai-cooperation-no-us-china-conflict-key-xi-trump-takeaways-so-far?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:44:16 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people – by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic. And from his competitor Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came this assessment: “We could lose control of the future to AI”. Both said the countries of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368575/tech-leaders-un-sake-humanity-please-control-ai-technology-we-created?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368575/tech-leaders-un-sake-humanity-please-control-ai-technology-we-created?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:44:34 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow There are growing calls for Washington and Beijing to agree to slow down development of artificial intelligence. But even if they wanted to do so, how could they verify that the other side would do the same? A group of researchers and start-ups is developing technology intended to make this a possibility, without relying on trust alone. Their proposed tools would allow third parties and governments to check some claims about how AI models are being trained or used – possibly without needing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3368570/can-us-and-china-verify-ai-deal-start-ups-are-starting-build-tools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3368570/can-us-and-china-verify-ai-deal-start-ups-are-starting-build-tools?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:34:38 +0000 Nayan Seth,Teresa Elena Frontado Nayan Seth,Teresa Elena Frontado US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing have agreed to extend the trade agreement reached in South Korea for just two months, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit. “We have agreed ⁠today that we will extend what ⁠we call the Busan Agreement,” Bessent said in an interview with Fox News, adding ‌the agreement ‌will be extended for two months until January 10. Bessent made the remarks hours after an unscheduled... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368555/bessent-and-he-meet-again-tackle-some-unfinished-business-xi-summit-nears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368555/bessent-and-he-meet-again-tackle-some-unfinished-business-xi-summit-nears?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:52:53 +0000 Chong Ming Lee,Vincent Chow Chong Ming Lee,Vincent Chow When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Chong Ming Lee and Vincent Chow examine what’s behind the call for “pacing” by American AI giants – effectively a slowdown in development – and how the phenomenon is being viewed in China. After years of rapid development, leading US AI executives are... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3368503/pacing-problem-can-ai-fears-overcome-us-china-race-dynamics-and-force-slowdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3368503/pacing-problem-can-ai-fears-overcome-us-china-race-dynamics-and-force-slowdown?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:06 +0000 Zhang Shidong Zhang Shidong The global artificial intelligence trade is staging a comeback, as a confluence of falling oil prices, Meta Platforms’ launch of a new agentic tool and anticipation surrounding the China-US leadership summit reignite investor interest in technology stocks. The Nasdaq-100 Index – where tech firms make up nearly 70 per cent of the 100 companies featured – hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in June. In Asia, China’s chip-heavy Star Market 50 Index and South Korea’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3368470/ai-trade-outlook-brightens-falling-oil-and-metas-muse-agent-ahead-xi-trump-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3368470/ai-trade-outlook-brightens-falling-oil-and-metas-muse-agent-ahead-xi-trump-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:02:40 +0000 Dewey Sim,Igor Patrick Dewey Sim,Igor Patrick US President Donald Trump praised his strong relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in New York on Tuesday, days before he is due to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, come as relations between Beijing and Tokyo show no signs of thawing. Both leaders hailed their good working relationship, with Takaichi saying the two countries looked forward to deepening ties. Trump lavished praise on the Japanese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368439/trump-praises-takaichi-doing-tremendous-job-ahead-xis-visit-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368439/trump-praises-takaichi-doing-tremendous-job-ahead-xis-visit-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:31:34 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma As President Xi Jinping prepares to travel to the United States to meet his American counterpart Donald Trump, attention is turning to the group of business leaders who could join him. The South China Morning Post previously reported that executives from electric vehicle maker BYD, smart manufacturing giant Xiaomi and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited were likely to accompany Xi on the trip – though Beijing has yet to officially confirm the delegation. What has raised... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3368409/why-chinas-frontier-ai-pioneers-are-expected-miss-weeks-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3368409/why-chinas-frontier-ai-pioneers-are-expected-miss-weeks-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:05 +0000 Dong Lei Dong Lei Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House is not just another ceremonial exchange. It is a test of whether the world’s two largest powers can build trust in an age where mistrust has become the default. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the agenda. Both sides see danger but have yet to come up with meaningful regulatory cooperation. If this summit fails to deliver workable agreements, the tactical detente could collapse into a new cold war. If the leaders succeed in their personal... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368065/xi-and-trump-face-their-greatest-challenge-yet-building-us-china-trust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368065/xi-and-trump-face-their-greatest-challenge-yet-building-us-china-trust?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:30:06 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick The top Democrat on the US Senate’s foreign policy panel urged Donald Trump on Monday not to signal any retreat from Taiwan when he hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York, Senator Jeanne Shaheen said she hoped the president “will not say anything that indicates a lack of support for Taiwan” during his talks with the Chinese leader. Shaheen is the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which reviews US arms sales abroad,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368309/top-us-senate-democrat-warns-trump-not-waver-taiwan-xi-heads-washington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368309/top-us-senate-democrat-warns-trump-not-waver-taiwan-xi-heads-washington?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:42:53 +0000 Nong Hong Nong Hong Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, after the May talks in Beijing and before the November Apec summit in Shenzhen. This sequence of diplomacy will test if the commitment to building a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability” translates into practical arrangements. The Washington meeting faces clear limits. Differences over trade, technology, industrial policy, Taiwan and regional security are deeply embedded in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368013/success-trump-xi-summit-lies-what-happens-afterwards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368013/success-trump-xi-summit-lies-what-happens-afterwards?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:30:05 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Investors in Asia are demanding clearer evidence that artificial intelligence can translate into revenue and earnings, rather than simply seeking exposure to the technology, as the sector moves into a more mature phase, according to Chris Oberoi, head of Asia-Pacific research at Bank of America (BofA) Global Research. “The issue increasingly is: does it add to productivity, and is it being monetised,” Oberoi said. “And the answer is, ‘absolutely yes’.” Separately, President Xi Jinping and US... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3368216/asia-investors-demand-ai-revenue-proof-focus-shifts-exposure-earnings-bofa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3368216/asia-investors-demand-ai-revenue-proof-focus-shifts-exposure-earnings-bofa?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:23 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth The United States and China agreed to establish a dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) and put into operation a bilateral trade body following eight hours of negotiations in New York, just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the outcomes after meeting Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan’s headquarters. “We had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368171/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-new-york-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368171/us-china-seek-xi-trump-summit-deliverables-new-york-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:34:25 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump ⁠said in a social media post ⁠on Saturday that he plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser, known as an “AI tsar”, and create an “AI force”, though he did not provide details about either initiative or how they would be implemented. Fears are growing in Washington among lawmakers about the risks posed ‌by AI technology on humans and property. Earlier this month, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said that “people building AI earnestly believe that it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368130/trump-says-he-will-create-ai-force-name-ai-tsar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368130/trump-says-he-will-create-ai-force-name-ai-tsar?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:19:19 +0000 Han Li Han Li Amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence (AI) competition and global concerns about the technology, China appears to have an edge over the US and European Union (EU) in trust to regulate AI among mostly middle-income countries. A new Pew Research Centre report released on Thursday found that, on a median basis across 11 countries and two territories, more people trust China than the US or the EU to regulate AI effectively. China was not among the countries surveyed in the broader... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367776/china-trusted-more-us-eu-ai-regulation-pew-survey-middle-income-countries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367776/china-trusted-more-us-eu-ai-regulation-pew-survey-middle-income-countries?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:06 +0000 Ralph Jennings,He Huifeng Ralph Jennings,He Huifeng President Xi Jinping has reiterated calls for China to make its supply chains more resilient and self-sufficient while accelerating the creation of a modern industrial system underpinned by advanced manufacturing. Xi’s latest directives, issued at a national conference on advanced manufacturing in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday, were said to be aimed at strengthening the Chinese economy, the state-run Xinhua reported. Xi’s push this week echoed Beijing’s previous statements and came as the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3367877/president-xis-industrial-power-play-sees-china-bet-big-ai-chips-and-smarter-factories?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3367877/president-xis-industrial-power-play-sees-china-bet-big-ai-chips-and-smarter-factories?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:29:58 +0000 Shaoshan Liu Shaoshan Liu I attended this year’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok and took part in a dialogue on technological development. There, I had a deep discussion with Maxim Oreshkin, Russia’s deputy chief of the presidential executive office, who co-chairs the country’s national AI headquarters. I left Vladivostok with a broader impression: Russia increasingly sees its Far East as a place to build a new version of its economy. For decades, Russia’s Far East has been understood through geography. It is vast,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3367500/why-russias-ai-powered-economic-future-lies-its-far-east?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3367500/why-russias-ai-powered-economic-future-lies-its-far-east?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:06 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang China’s ruling Communist Party mouthpiece has rejected US allegations that Chinese artificial intelligence companies conducted “industrial-scale” distillation of American frontier models, warning that Beijing would respond if Washington continued to suppress China’s AI industry. In a commentary published on Wednesday, People’s Daily said the US claims were “without factual or legal basis” and accused Washington of “politicising” a normal technical and commercial practice. The strong stance came... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3367717/peoples-daily-rejects-us-claims-malicious-ai-distillation-warns-countermeasures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3367717/peoples-daily-rejects-us-claims-malicious-ai-distillation-warns-countermeasures?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:35:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Progressive US Senator Bernie ⁠Sanders and Steve Bannon, a close ally of President Donald Trump, both called on Tuesday for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence, uniting two political adversaries around concerns that the technology will harm humans. The rare display of bipartisan concern at the same Washington gathering reflects deepening anxiety over unregulated AI, with lawmakers in both parties questioning Trump’s hands-off approach even as the technology raises fears about job... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367642/sanders-and-bannon-call-ai-limits-public-unease-grows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367642/sanders-and-bannon-call-ai-limits-public-unease-grows?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:00:58 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday confirmed that he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for the final preparatory talks between the two sides, less than a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “With China, we have had some very good private discussions, and I look forward to those continuing this weekend when I meet my Chinese counterpart Vice [Premier] He Lifeng,” Bessent said during a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367638/scott-bessent-confirms-weekend-meeting-he-lifeng-days-xis-us-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367638/scott-bessent-confirms-weekend-meeting-he-lifeng-days-xis-us-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:36:03 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears The Chinese-American community expressed anger and concern on September 3 over the death of a Chinese national in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on US territory. Read the full story here. 2. US... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367373/ice-death-strikes-china-proposed-over-ai-huawei-trial-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367373/ice-death-strikes-china-proposed-over-ai-huawei-trial-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:07 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee A DeepSeek engineer has issued a stark warning about the potential concentration of advanced artificial intelligence and resources in proprietary US developers Anthropic and OpenAI, intensifying a growing debate in China over calls by US industry leaders to “pace” AI development amid safety concerns. The comments preceded an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on September 24, where AI safety may emerge as a key point of dialogue as the two countries race... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3367605/deepseek-ai-engineer-slams-anthropic-openai-over-pacing-calls-invokes-nazi-germany?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3367605/deepseek-ai-engineer-slams-anthropic-openai-over-pacing-calls-invokes-nazi-germany?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:30:14 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen An intensifying tech race with the United States, along with Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance, has led China’s leaders to place greater significance and urgency on breakthroughs in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to integrated circuits and chips in its latest five-year plan for electronics and information technology. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planning agency, on Tuesday... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3367622/china-bets-chips-and-ai-new-5-year-road-map-challenge-us-tech-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3367622/china-bets-chips-and-ai-new-5-year-road-map-challenge-us-tech-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:02 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin US President Donald Trump downplayed growing concerns about artificial intelligence on Monday, claiming America already has guardrails to regulate the industry and warning that casting doubt on development only benefits China. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ ‌that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on social media. “We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these ⁠companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367503/trump-dismisses-ai-concerns-says-us-has-tools-keep-it-safe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367503/trump-dismisses-ai-concerns-says-us-has-tools-keep-it-safe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:10:16 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367374/trump-downplays-need-check-ai-development-says-he-unwilling-cede-edge-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367374/trump-downplays-need-check-ai-development-says-he-unwilling-cede-edge-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:27:47 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth A US congressional advisory body on China said on Friday that leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms declined to meet its members during a recent Beijing visit over concerns that doing so could expose the firms to US sanctions. But members also underscored the importance of the coming AI dialogue between Washington and Beijing. “We were told, ‘You guys are a really scary commission, and you do hawkish anti-China things, and they’re afraid if they meet with you, they might be put on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3367269/chinese-ai-firms-shunned-us-delegation-over-sanctions-fears-commission-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3367269/chinese-ai-firms-shunned-us-delegation-over-sanctions-fears-commission-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:36:20 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,William Zheng,Dewey Sim Khushboo Razdan,William Zheng,Dewey Sim Rising tensions over artificial intelligence are shaping the final preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States. Washington and Beijing are discussing the possibility of folding a long-awaited AI dialogue into a broader economic meeting in the days before Xi meets US President Donald Trump, according to several people familiar with the arrangements. The two leaders agreed in Beijing in May to launch an intergovernmental dialogue on AI. For months, that channel was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367242/ai-fight-shadows-final-preparations-xi-jinpings-white-house-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367242/ai-fight-shadows-final-preparations-xi-jinpings-white-house-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Chong Ming Lee,Xinmei Shen Chong Ming Lee,Xinmei Shen A flurry of cybersecurity breaches, internal whistle-blowing, and declining visibility into model safety has sparked fresh alarm over the US artificial intelligence boom, igniting calls from some experts to slow down development – even as critics warn that deceleration risks surrendering America’s technological lead to China. The mounting concerns come just weeks before President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump are set to meet for a high-stakes summit in Washington. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3367163/why-ai-experts-are-freaked-out-over-safety-fears-ahead-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3367163/why-ai-experts-are-freaked-out-over-safety-fears-ahead-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:10 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow American artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has accused its Chinese AI rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot on Thursday of covertly routing customer requests to its Claude models, then showing users the responses as if they were from their own models. The new allegations mark a further escalation in US criticism of China’s AI industry practices. Earlier this week, three US government agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), claimed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3367112/moonshot-deepseek-secretly-routed-user-requests-claude-anthropic-claims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3367112/moonshot-deepseek-secretly-routed-user-requests-claude-anthropic-claims?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:23:18 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that China “can never get ahead” of America in artificial intelligence, in part due to its “central planning”, as three government agencies accused Beijing of maliciously copying technology from its leading firms. “The technical word for stealing and copying American AI models is distillation. So, the Chinese distil our models and they can never get ahead of us,” he said on Tuesday during a discussion at the Southern Methodist University’s Cox School... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366835/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-malicious-copying-ai-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366835/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-malicious-copying-ai-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:50:57 +0000 Denis Simon Denis Simon When President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his planned September 24 visit – his first state-level visit to Washington in more than a decade – artificial intelligence is expected to be near the top of the agenda. Both administrations are preparing for their first formal dialogue on AI. Washington has framed much of that conversation around the need for tighter controls on sensitive technologies. That framing is the problem. For much of the debate over US science and technology policy... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3366273/openness-must-not-be-sacrificed-us-science-and-tech-policy-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3366273/openness-must-not-be-sacrificed-us-science-and-tech-policy-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:30:07 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US held a significant lead over China in artificial intelligence, touted what he termed unprecedented levels of inbound US investment and said he was thrilled about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this month. The president’s bravado comes as inflation and oil prices rise, his war of choice with Iran drags on and his polling numbers hit new lows ahead of the US midterm elections in November. “AI is going up, and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366162/trump-calls-xis-washington-visit-exciting-claims-us-leads-china-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366162/trump-calls-xis-washington-visit-exciting-claims-us-leads-china-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:13:30 +0000 Vincent Chow,Lucy Quaggin Vincent Chow,Lucy Quaggin The US Congress on Tuesday advanced a new bill that seeks to establish American global leadership in open-source artificial intelligence, an area where China currently dominates, by promoting adoption of US open-source models and publicising risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts. The legislation was one of several proposals marked up in the US House of Representatives targeting China amid escalating tech competition between the two countries. Congressional committees “mark up” a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366035/congress-advances-new-bill-give-us-edge-open-source-ai-race-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366035/congress-advances-new-bill-give-us-edge-open-source-ai-race-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:08:28 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee The Chinese-founded artificial intelligence start-up Manus announced on Tuesday that it had formally resumed independent operations, more than four months after Beijing blocked its US$2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms. The company’s founding team would continue to lead Manus as an “independent agent lab”, the firm said in a blog post on its website, as it sought to move on from a months-long saga that has sent ripples through the Chinese and global technology sectors. The announcement came... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3365986/manus-resumes-solo-operations-after-collapse-us2-billion-meta-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3365986/manus-resumes-solo-operations-after-collapse-us2-billion-meta-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:30:06 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Harvard, MIT among 30 US universities ordered to audit China research ties Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University were among 30 American institutions ordered to audit their foreign research relationships, according to US officials, as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365665/data-centre-anger-bacon-fight-bill-gates-ai-warning-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365665/data-centre-anger-bacon-fight-bill-gates-ai-warning-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:06 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang On the windswept plains just south of Tibet’s second-largest city, the towering smart inspection systems and automated cargo gantries of a brand-new international land port gleam under the plateau’s high-altitude sun. Official road maps predict the multibillion-yuan project in Shigatse will process up to 300 trucks daily by the end of 2030 – loading cargo off trains and onto the trucks that will take goods to their final destination. It will also allow the authorities to carry out customs checks... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3365622/can-beijings-gateway-plan-tibet-survive-geopolitics-and-natural-disasters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3365622/can-beijings-gateway-plan-tibet-survive-geopolitics-and-natural-disasters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Shouqing Zhu Shouqing Zhu Artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks that do not respect national borders, from cyberattacks and misinformation to system malfunction and potentially dangerous misuse. In a geopolitically charged world, does greater incompatibility between countries make AI safer? UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres offered a clear answer at the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance: “When countries align on how to test systems, measure risk and assign responsibility, safety travels with the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3365101/us-china-ai-rivalry-neednt-preclude-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3365101/us-china-ai-rivalry-neednt-preclude-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:30:07 +0000 Shaoshan Liu Shaoshan Liu The next big competition in artificial intelligence is over science. The question is shifting from who has the largest model to who can use AI to shorten the discovery cycle: forming a hypothesis, running simulations, designing an experiment, operating equipment, collecting results and learning from them. The United States made that shift explicit. The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission aims to bring together 17 national laboratories into an integrated discovery platform to double the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3364868/how-shenzhen-can-win-ai-science-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3364868/how-shenzhen-can-win-ai-science-race?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:10 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Cooperation between the United States and China is required to manage the unprecedented societal impacts of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bill Gates wrote in a new essay published on Wednesday. The call to action comes as the billionaire philanthropist and tech titan warns that AI is ushering in “one of the most turbulent times in human history”, which could either become “the greatest equaliser ever invented, or the worst source of injustice”. “[The] countries that... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365377/bill-gates-warns-ais-impact-urges-us-and-china-cooperate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365377/bill-gates-warns-ais-impact-urges-us-and-china-cooperate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:11:34 +0000