Chinese AI is not the threat the U.S. thinks it is

In measuring the impact of innovation, quality matters far more than quantity

Nina Xiang

November 10, 2023 17:00 JST

A Tesla Bot is displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July: China is unlikely to be a challenger to U.S. tech supremacy for a long time. © Reuters

Nina Xiang is managing director at TH Capital, an investment advisory and asset management firm. She is the author of "US-China Tech War: What Chinese Tech History Reveals About Future Tech Rivalry."

It is high time for the world to realize that China is not becoming the artificial intelligence superpower that many have feared.