Regarding AI in China and the United States, it has been exposed that the US wants to force multiple countries to choose between two options. Experts say that technology bullying is full of implications

On the 15th, Reuters claimed to have obtained "exclusive information", stating that according to a draft letter from the US State Department that it reviewed and anonymous US officials, the US government plans to send a letter to more than 30 countries that signed the Joint Statement on the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Partnership in June this year, demanding that they "make choices" in the US China artificial intelligence (AI) competition. The US also threatened that if these countries participate in the AI framework led by China, they will be excluded from the US led "AI Alliance". A Chinese expert interviewed by Global Times on the 16th stated that the US has used the "Silicon Peace" initiative to win over more than 20 economies, and now it is forcing countries to take sides, indicating a strong sense of technological bullying.

According to reports, the United States launched the "Silicon Peace" initiative in December last year, which aims to build a silicon supply chain covering key mineral and energy inputs, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and logistics links. According to the US government website, with a new round of expansion, the "Silicon Peace" initiative has a total of 24 signatories, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the European Union. In late June of this year, the second "Silicon Peace" summit was held in Washington. During the summit, the US government released a joint statement on the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Partnership, which was signed by 35 countries.

According to reports, the US government stated in a planned letter that "participating in everything is equivalent to not participating in anything" and declared that joining the "Silicon Peace" initiative is a "commitment", requiring countries to "carefully choose" on the issue of artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that although the letter did not explicitly mention China, it stated that "we cannot simultaneously participate in repetitive initiatives that conflict with our own expectations," and that China had just proposed the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in July. Reuters also stated that it cannot be determined when the US plans to send the letter, nor can it confirm whether the content will be modified before sending. "By pressuring countries to take sides, the US hopes to 'cut off' China's access to resources in this competition for cutting-edge AI technology.

On the 16th, Zhou Wei, a researcher at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told the Global Times reporter that the US's "Silicon Peace" initiative and the "Joint Statement on the AI Opportunity Partnership" have been inherited. The former is the underlying core framework, focusing on security control and supply chain barriers, while the latter is an upgraded packaging and "soft narrative extension" of the relevant framework, using "trusted partners" as the standard, and building an economic and technological security circle around the country's AI technology stack. Thoroughly speaking, relying on the above mechanism, the US has begun to brew new regulations that coerce either side, which is very irrational, especially since AI is still an emerging field. All countries, including China and the United States, cannot balance AI development and security governance solely based on their own strength.

Hu Qimu, Deputy Secretary General of the China Digital Reality Integration 50 Forum, told Global Times reporters that the United States' efforts to divide the AI industry chain and seek decoupling from China not only make it difficult to implement and increase costs, but also make it difficult to win over allies. If an AI parallel market is formed, external blockade will force China to build an AI industry ecosystem with lower dependence on European and American technology, which will actually harm the long-term interests of the United States and related multinational enterprises.

The US State Department told Reuters that they will not comment on the content of the so-called 'leaked internal documents'. The Chinese Embassy in the United States told Reuters that China opposes politicizing trade and technology issues. The embassy spokesperson stated, "Such practices will only hinder the development of global artificial intelligence and are not in the interest of any party