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South China Morning Post · 6 September 2026

China will never allow any country in this world to achieve AI dominance: Victor Gao

Victor Gao, vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation, stated that China will never allow any country to achieve AI dominance. He argued that China's control over rare earths will prevent the US from using AI for evil, and contrasted China's open-source development with American closed-source strategies. Gao emphasized China's commitment to advancing AI leadership.

Why it matters: This statement reflects the theme of technological competition and resource leverage in the global AI race.

critical minerals · sanctions export controls · great power rivalry

Record

Source
South China Morning Post (tier 1)
Published
6 September 2026
Link
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3366540/china-will-never-allow-any-country-world-achieve-ai-dominance-victor-gao?utm_source=rss_feed
Content depth
partial
Regions
americas, asia-pacific
Subregions
china, us
Actors
Victor Gao, Centre for China and Globalisation
Edition
2026-09-07

Grounding

Verbatim spans from the source text that support the summary above.

China will never allow any country in this world to achieve AI dominance
China’s grip on rare earths will deny US any chance of using ‘AI for evil’
contrasting China’s open-source development to American closed-source strategies