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China Urged to Boost Military AI Amid U.S. Advances

3/5/2026

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  • Zheng Yongnian, a Chinese political scientist, urged China to accelerate military AI and civil-military fusion to compete with the United States, noting tech companies shape military power.
  • He warned that restricting AI to civilian uses could create strategic disadvantages.
  • He cited the US-Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as evidence of AI's military integration.
  • He noted a US operation in Venezuela that used AI-driven targeting and drone swarms.