Expansion of AI Competition Beyond Technology to Diplomacy and International Politics

TLDR

• China has opposed the United States' plan to pressure 35 countries to choose sides in the AI competition.
• Beijing asserts that each country has the right to select its partners based on its development needs.
• The U.S. has warned some allies that collaborating with Chinese-backed AI initiatives could affect their cooperation within Pax Silica.
• China argues that AI should be viewed as a technology of global importance rather than a source of international division.
• The tension indicates that the competition in AI is expanding from technology to diplomacy and international politics.