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U.S. and China Advance Contrasting AI Agendas Ahead of Stockholm Talks

These diverging approaches reflect a broader race for technological influence that could shape global AI governance at upcoming Stockholm negotiations.

The comparative low cost of Chinese technology -- software but also hardware, for example through firms like Huawei -- will be a big factor
Challenges to homegrown firms include the closed nature of the Chinese internet
Beijing aims to become the world's leading AI 'innovation centre' by 2030
At WAIC, China sought to present itself as a responsible power

Overview

  • President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs federal agencies to remove regulations hindering AI deployment and fast-tracks data center and power infrastructure approvals.
  • The administration quietly lifted the ban on older Nvidia H20 chips for China after a Financial Times investigation found about $1 billion of advanced B200 chips smuggled into the country.
  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced plans at the Shanghai World AI Conference to establish a China-led global AI cooperation body to coordinate international research and governance.
  • Leading Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Zhipu are releasing open-source, low-cost language models to developers worldwide as part of Beijing’s outreach to the Global South.
  • U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will convene in Stockholm this week to negotiate export controls and AI governance, a key test for defining rules in the superpower competition.