AI war heats up: China rejects calls to curb tech, blasts 'fearmongering' Anthropic

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1. Mon, 14 September 2026

   3 reports
   • Times of India10:24first to report
     AI war heats up: China rejects calls to curb tech, blasts 'fearmongering' Anthropic
   • El Mundo (Spain)20:44
     Washington y Pekín coinciden por una vez: la IA no se debe frenar

     Las principales voces de la industria piden más regulación pero tanto los gobiernos de China como de EEUU ven en la tecnología la herramienta perfecta para dominar la escena geopolítica Leer

   • La Repubblica (Italy)23:00
     Pechino frena sull’allarme IA, ma teme che gli americani controllino gli algoritmi

     Xi non può perdere la guerra tecnologica con gli Usa: è consapevole che l’Intelligenza artificiale può minacciare il potere del Partito comunista

2. Tue, 15 September 2026

   10 reports
   • businessinsider.com00:00
     Fear and glory: The AI doom debate crosses the Pacific, divides the Chinese internet

     "If the US stops improving its AI software, that would be a historic opportunity for us," one Weibo user in Hebei wrote.

   • El País (Spain)03:30
     EE UU y China se enseñan los dientes por la IA: del miedo al apocalipsis a la guerra fría tecnológica

     Las dos grandes potencias exhiben su enfrentamiento por el futuro de la inteligencia artificial al estallar el debate sobre cómo regularla para evitar escenarios catastróficos

   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)07:17
     Bitka za kontrolu nad tehnologijom: Dok Amerikanci paničare, Kina ima plan kako spriječiti pobunu umjetne inteligencije
   • Channel News Asia09:13
     How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control

     While debate in the United States focuses on whether frontier artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, Chinese policymakers largely see AI as a powerful but governable technology.

   • Bloomberg Politics09:59
     US-Led AI Frontier Guardrails Won’t Fly in Beijing

     Beijing has concerns, too. Just not necessarily the same as those of the leading US tech players.

   • sej.org10:21
     China Pushes Back On Calls For An AI Slowdown As Trump-Xi Meeting Looms

     "Chinese political leaders and commentators aligned with China’s government hit back at calls from U.S. artificial intelligence executives for companies to agree to slow down the development of the technology, complicating the prospects of such a pact being implemented."

   • Die Zeit (Germany)11:36
     Xiangshan-Sicherheitsforum: Experten fordern Dialog zwischen KI-Vorreiterländern USA und China

     Die USA und China müssten über mögliche Zusammenarbeit im Bereich KI sprechen, fordern Experten auf dem Xiangshan-Forum in Peking. Auch um das Militär müsse es gehen.

   • Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)12:32
     Künstliche Intelligenz: China wartet nicht im KI-Rennen

     Das Land wird die Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz nicht freiwillig verlangsamen. Doch es wäre unklug, wenn die USA auf Gespräche über Sicherheitsregeln verzichten.

   • El Mundo (Spain)20:41
     China no levanta el pie del acelerador de la IA, pero reconoce el riesgo de que los sistemas avanzados se vuelvan incontrolables

     Mientras el Gobierno de Xi Jinping rechaza la petición de los grandes magnates tecnológicos estadounidenses de frenar su desarrollo, la agencia de inteligencia china alerta de las amenazas políticas y sociales de la IA Leer

   • Channel News Asia21:58
     Commentary: AI armageddon looks different from China

     Beijing and Washington might not be able to agree on a lot when it comes to AI governance but there are signs that cross-border risk sharing is possible, says Bloomberg Opinion's Catherine Thorbecke.

3. Wed, 16 September 2026

   12 reports
   • Die Zeit (Germany)03:33
     KI-Rennen zwischen China und USA: »Sie fürchten, dass ein Deepfake von Xi eine Ankündigung macht«

     Viel wird spekuliert über das KI-Wettrüsten zwischen China und USA. Der Analyst Kyle Chan erklärt, dass China ganz andere Ziele als Amerika hat. Aber auch andere Ängste

   • hurriyetdailynews.com03:37
     China urges AI cooperation as US seeks to retain lead

     Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun called for international cooperation in AI, outer space and the deep sea on Sept. 16, urging countries to oppose exclusive blocs that heighten tensions.

   • Japan Times07:52
     Trump has few good options to slow China’s rise as AI superpower

     The main challenge for the U.S. is keeping China at bay without prompting Beijing to further restrict rare earths.

   • South China Morning Post09:35
     People’s Daily rejects US claims of malicious AI distillation, warns of countermeasures

     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...

   • El Mundo (Spain)10:59
     El algoritmo invisible: la agenda china que atemoriza a los jefes de la IA

     Xi sitúa la IA como factor clave para impulsar su economía. Su modelo de "pesos abiertos" atemoriza a los gigantes de EEUU Leer

   • Politico Europe14:07
     ‘We absolutely can’t surrender,’ top Republican says of AI race with China

     Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie warns against adopting the kinds of strict regulations that he argues have depressed tech advances in Europe.

   • Le Monde (France)15:30
     La Chine confie à son tour ses peurs concernant l’intelligence artificielle

     Tandis que les Etats-Unis débattent de freiner l’IA, le chef du renseignement chinois liste les menaces que cette technologie fait peser, sur le régime notamment, à quelques jours d’une rencontre à Washington entre les présidents des deux premières puissances.

   • cbsnews.com16:04
     U.S. and China must get over mutual distrust on AI development before it's too late, analysts warn

     Analysts tell CBS News that as the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, they risk driving all of humanity "off a cliff."

   • Axios17:37
     Scoop: U.S. open to discuss AI "shared risks" with China, Bessent says

     The U.S. is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration has flatly rejected calls from industry to pace or slow down the development of AI, citing a fierce race against China. Bessent's scheduled meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng could provide an opening for talks on U.S.-China AI safety cooperation. "The United States remains the leader in AI. And we are open to...

   • ABC News (Australia)20:24
     Behind China's 'fearmongering' claim is a fundamental fear about AI

     China and America are racing for AI supremacy, and neither will slow down while the other keeps surging. But that does not mean China is not worried about AI threats.

   • El Mundo (Spain)20:47
     Michael Ignatieff, ante la crisis tecnológica: "Rezo para que Xi Jinping y Trump pacten que la IA no acceda a los arsenales atómicos"

     En plena zozobra sobre el futuro de la tecnología, el intelectual que preside el consejo asesor del Instituto de Ética de la IA en la Universidad de Oxford arroja luz sobre las intenciones de sus creadores Leer

   • Politico Europe20:59
     ‘The US can’t lose’: Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings

     Military leaders warn the risks of falling behind adversaries in artificial intelligence research outweigh the potential risks of the technology.

4. Thu, 17 September 2026

   5 reports
   • Al Jazeera English04:42
     Can AI regulation keep America ahead of China?

     As Washington debates how to regulate AI, industry experts say that governance doesn’t have to mean hitting the brakes.

   • ČT24 (Czechia)06:00
     Švýcarsko mezi USA a Čínou. Dokáže si v závodě o AI zachovat neutralitu?

     Debata o neutralitě je ve Švýcarsku obzvláště bouřlivá v předvečer hlasování o této otázce, které se uskuteční 27. září. Co však znamená být neutrální ve světě, kde umělá inteligence, cloudové služby a digitální infrastruktura stále více závisí na Spojených státech a Číně?

   • Japan Times06:14edited after publishing
     U.S., China security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for AI risks

     The proposals, which neither governments has endorsed, come ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

   • Le Figaro (France)08:16
     « C’est un tsunami » : où en sont ces IA chinoises qui font si peur à Anthropic et OpenAI ?

     DÉCRYPTAGE - Les modèles d’IA chinois sont vus, y compris aux États-Unis, comme des alternatives compétitives aux modèles fermés des deux géants américains.

   • egyptindependent.com12:32
     Why is China less worried about an AI dystopia than the US?

     Hong Kong/Beijing — Unlike in the United States, no one in China seems to be openly fretting over the prospect of humanity being destroyed by artificial intelligence soon.