China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance

In a rare instance of collaboration, the Chinese tech titan will partner with US and European firms to improve standards in the field

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Huawei Technologies has joined US companies OpenAI, Google and other industry leaders to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence. Photo: AFP/China OUT

Published: 10:31am, 26 Feb 2026Updated: 11:48am, 26 Feb 2026

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has joined hands with US companies OpenAI and Google, among others, to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence.

The development marks a rare collaboration between a US-sanctioned Chinese heavyweight and its US counterparts in global AI standards setting amid US-China geopolitical and tech competition.

On Tuesday, the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announced Huawei as one of 97 new members joining its ranks, bringing its total membership to 146 organisations.

Huawei and Beijing-headquartered PC maker Lenovo were the first Chinese companies to join as members, with most other members hailing from Europe and North America.

Launched in December by the Linux Foundation, a non-profit organisation that promotes open-source technology, the AAIF’s mission is to “[unite] cutting-edge technology and open-source governance to shape the future of open and accessible AI”.

Its founding members include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft.

China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance

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In a rare instance of collaboration, the Chinese tech titan will partner with US and European firms to improve standards in the field