China in Global AI Governance

Beijing’s Vision of Global AI Governance (ChinaTalk, 2023) (10 minutes)

This resource provides an overview of China’s engagement with international governance of AI, including China’s Initiative for Global AI Governance.

"International Governance" in "State of AI Safety in China" (Concordia AI, 2025) (20 minutes)

• Section: “International Governance” (pages 22-29)

Provides an overview of China’s approach to international AI governance. Offers concrete examples of initiatives and features of the country’s approach. 

Is China Racing to AGI? A Debate (ChinaTalk, 2025) (20 minutes)

A stylized debate about whether China is racing to develop AGI. This piece argues that despite China’s heavy investment in AI applications and renewed interest in AGI post-DeepSeek, there is little evidence of a coordinated, urgent government push to achieve AGI.

The Most Dangerous Fiction: The Rhetoric and Reality of the AI Race (CFI, 2025) (40 minutes)

This paper traces the emergence of the US-China ‘AI race’ narrative, and how it has been used to justify reduced regulatory oversight. “It examines the evidence for the specific claim that China is in a race with the USA to achieve artificial general intelligence and decisive strategic advantage. It offers recommendations for safeguarding stability and retaining prospects for international cooperation in a governance environment increasingly shaped by the impact of this narrative and rising geopolitical tension.”

How Might the United States Engage with China on AI Security Without Diffusing Technology? (RAND, 2025) (10 minutes)

"Given the transnational risks posed by AI, the safety of AI systems, wherever they are developed and deployed, is of concern to the United States.” The authors claim that nontechnical cooperation and specific-risk-reducing technology sharing between the US and China could increase national/global safety without augmenting China's AI progress in a harmful way.