- China is rapidly closing the AI gap with standout homegrown models (e.g., Moonshot’s Kimi K3, DeepSeek’s R1/V4, Z.ai’s GLM series and Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max) that are challenging U.S. leaders.
- The U.S. accuses Chinese firms of “industrial-scale distillation” and limits high-end chip access, while China rejects the claims and criticizes U.S. attempts to monopolize AI technology.
- Both countries publicly warn about AI risks and call for stronger governance — a debate that will be front and center when Xi visits Washington to meet President Trump.
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