World does not want ‘AI Iron Curtain’, China’s Communist Party mouthpiece says
World does not want ‘AI Iron Curtain’, China’s Communist Party mouthpiece says
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 07:00:00
Source Domain: www.scmp.com
- The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s newspaper, has described artificial intelligence as a “new frontier” for Chinese cooperation with the US, indicating how Beijing views AI fitting into the bilateral relationship.
- This commentary follows agreements reached during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, where both Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping discussed AI and established a government-level dialogue mechanism regarding the technology.
- The commentary stressed the importance of avoiding an “AI Iron Curtain” and criticized efforts to divide AI into rival spheres of influence, advocating for a coexistence of competition and cooperation in AI.
- It emphasized that China and the United States, being leading AI powers, should collaborate to advance AI development and governance, highlighting shared interests in ensuring AI benefits humanity and contributes to global development.
- The commentary extended Beijing’s long-standing criticism of Washington’s “small yard, high fence” policies to the AI field, accusing “some people” in the US of holding a “zero-sum mentality” and attempting to politicize, weaponize and restrict AI through various measures.
- While promoting constructive exchanges in bilateral AI dialogue arrangements, the article pointed out that the two sides have framed this initiative in different contexts.
