As Apple, Thinking Machines, and developers worldwide embrace Chinese AI models such as Kimi K3, U.S. policymakers are struggling to protect the AI lead.

China's cheap open-source AI models are a Trojan horse for global dependency, censorship, and geopolitical leverage over the West.

US warnings of sanctions targeting Chinese AI companies could jeopardize critical safety conversations. The rise in allegations of intellectual property theft and breaches of…