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China Set to Dominate AI Race by Year-End, Experts Warn

8/8/2026

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CEO Clément Delangue of Hugging Face says China could dominate the AI race by year-end.
Director Keegan McBride says China leads in robotics, vehicles and operations.
CNAS fellow Daniel Remler says U.S. export controls limit Chinese firms’ chip access, hurting training.
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 matched and outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI models in tests.
Daniel Remler warns Chinese AI could become the default for developing nations, aligning them with Beijing.

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CEO Clément Delangue of Hugging Face says China could dominate the AI race by year-end.
Director Keegan McBride says China leads in robotics, vehicles and operations.
CNAS fellow Daniel Remler says U.S. export controls limit Chinese firms’ chip access, hurting training.
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 matched and outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI models in tests.
Daniel Remler warns Chinese AI could become the default for developing nations, aligning them with Beijing.