00:00China has called for respect for each country's digital sovereignty
00:04over a report that the U.S. could ask countries to choose sides
00:08in the artificial intelligence race with Beijing.
00:11Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said
00:14Beijing opposes taking sides and forming camps over AI
00:18as Washington moves to strengthen its own AI partnerships.
00:24A Reuters report said Washington is preparing to warn dozens of countries
00:28that they could be excluded from a U.S.-led AI coalition
00:31if they also join China's competing framework.
00:34The U.S. launched a PEG-silica initiative last year
00:37to secure supply chains for AI, semiconductors and critical minerals.
00:42Around two dozen countries are now on board,
00:45including Japan, Australia and South Korea.
00:48China, meanwhile, launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in response,
00:53promoting its open-weight AI technology as an alternative to U.S. systems.
00:58The developments come as Washington and Beijing intensify their competition
01:02for technological leadership, with AI emerging as a key battleground
01:06in the wider U.S.-China tech rivalry.
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