Report: AI diplomacy is a Chinese card to pressure America
A report examines China's strategy of using AI diplomacy to pressure the United States, as Beijing argues that American restrictions on chip exports will isolate Washington. American analyst Daniel Rimpler describes the idea of separating cooperation from competition as fanciful, noting that China has long recognized this possibility.
The report examines China's strategy of using AI diplomacy as a pressure card against the United States. Beijing indicates that Washington's 'small yard, high fence' approach to restricting advanced chip exports will isolate the United States, not China. American analyst Daniel Rimpler, a fellow in the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, argues in an analysis published by Foreign Affairs that the idea of separating cooperation from competition is as appealing as it is fanciful. Rimpler, who previously served as AI policy coordinator in the Office of the Special Envoy for Technology at the U.S. State Department from 2023 to 2025, adds that Beijing has long recognized the possibility of separating cooperation from competition, giving it a competitive advantage over Washington.