China Rebukes US AI Executives' Warnings, Cites 'Fear and Unfair Competition'

Chinese officials publicly dismissed warnings from US AI leaders (OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic) about rapid AI advancement and security risks, framing them as driven by fear and unfair competition. This marks a sharpening of the US-China AI governance rift, with Beijing signaling it will not yield to external pressure on AI development. The exchange underscores growing geopolitical friction over AI standards and control.