‘AI is the key to global power status’: Inside China’s race to militarise artificial intelligence
‘AI is the key to global power status’: Inside China’s race to militarise artificial intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-06-16 01:00:00
Source Domain: www.euronews.com
- China is leveraging AI across its military to enhance communication, jamming, and combat strategies.
- China follows an “AI Plus” strategy to integrate AI technologies in electronic warfare systems to outmaneuver enemy jammers.
- AI is being used to predict and jam drones from long distances without reliance on satellites, useful during solar storms or electronic attacks.
- China is competing with the United States in the adoption of AI in all sectors, including the military.
- President Xi Jinping emphasizes AI as crucial for achieving global power status, aiming for “world-leading levels in artificial intelligence” by 2030.
- The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) seeks to establish human-AI models that utilize AI for real-time assignments and coordination.
- It remains unclear how advanced China’s AI integration is due to limited public information; showcased AI drones and other systems have not been tested in real conflicts.
- AI weapons developed by China lack the extensive testing and infrastructure, like semiconductor chips, found in US equivalents.
