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US warns 35 nations: choose sides on China AI

8/15/2026

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US Demands Alignment

The United States will tell countries to pick sides in race with China, warning that joining Beijing’s framework will bar them from a coalition.
Warning to 35 AI Opportunity Statement signatories follows Pax Silica pact, which includes Japan and South Korea for semiconductors and minerals.
Kazakhstan’s membership in Pax Silica and China’s AI group has alarmed Washington, prompting Chinese President Xi Jinping to launch the rival World AI Cooperation Organization in July.

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Meta, Nvidia Release

Meta unveiled Muse Spark 1.2 and Nvidia launched Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, the most powerful open-weight AI models available for free download.
Both companies signed a July 24 open-letter coalition urging U.S. policymakers to avoid premature restrictions on open-source models, including Chinese ones.
Box CEO Aaron Levie said the releases signal a firm flag that America will keep near-frontier open-source AI that can run on laptops.

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US Demands Alignment

The United States will tell countries to pick sides in race with China, warning that joining Beijing’s framework will bar them from a coalition.
Warning to 35 AI Opportunity Statement signatories follows Pax Silica pact, which includes Japan and South Korea for semiconductors and minerals.
Kazakhstan’s membership in Pax Silica and China’s AI group has alarmed Washington, prompting Chinese President Xi Jinping to launch the rival World AI Cooperation Organization in July.

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