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What a visit to China's AI labs reveals about the battle for global soft power
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Fusion42 · 1 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
China is leveraging AI development and regulation as a tool for global soft power, promoting technological openness to the Global South while rapidly developing internal governance frameworks and fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and state. This intensifies the US-China AI competition, impacting cross-border collaboration, talent mobility, and the setting of international AI standards.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 2 sources have reported it between 1 Aug 2026 and 4 Aug 2026.
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You face a harder path for global AI collaboration as China builds fast regulatory frameworks tied to state interests. Your edge lies in navigating fragmented standards and engaging with diverse AI ecosystems before they close further.
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2 sources · first reported 1 Aug 2026 · latest 4 Aug 2026
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