Angela Huyue Zhang identifies the competing US and Chinese strategies for AI sovereignty.
US and China secure equity in national AI leaders—Trump with OpenAI pre-IPO, state fund with DeepSeek's first round. For IT managers, governance risk escalates: partnerships depend on regulatory alignment rather than merit, fragmenting development geopolitically.
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Innovation
Jun 15, 2026
Angela Huyue Zhang
At first glance, reports that the US and Chinese governments are both considering taking stakes in national AI champions would seem to suggest a convergence between the world’s two leading AI powers. But a closer look reveals stark differences in their underlying strategies.
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