China’s AI Has a Winning Formula. America, Don’t Panic.

China’s AI Has a Winning Formula. America, Don’t Panic. acabral-sanche... Thu, 07/23/2026 - 10:16 SVG Commentary Jul 22, 2026 New York Times China’s AI Has a Winning Formula. America, Don’t Panic. Jason Hsu Senior Fellow Jason Hsu Commentary Caption A Xuanji A3 chip is pictured at the BYD booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) Toggle Table of Contents Contents Contents Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Facebook Facebook Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to E-mail E-mail Print Print The Chinese government has spent three years giving away its most capable artificial intelligence to anyone to use. That generosity was always temporary. Chinese authorities have reportedly been meeting with Alibaba, ByteDance and the start-up Z.ai to discuss restricting overseas access to some of China’s most advanced models — including systems that have not yet been released. The U.S. government’s instinct will likely be to answer with a ban of its own. That would be a mistake. The right response is the opposite: America and its allies should build and deploy their own so-called open-weight models, which users can download, run and modify on their machines. They should do so at scale, and commit to releasing new and better versions on a dependable schedule — so that anyone building on an American model can count on the next one arriving. China’s move is an opening for the United States to take the lead again on A.I. It will not stay open for long. Read the full article in the New York Times. Enjoyed this analysis? Subscribe to Hudson’s newsletters to stay up to date with our latest content. Email See more subscription options Technology National Security and Defense