Chinese media described Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s proposal to slow the development of artificial intelligence as a “Cold War tactic” aimed at containing China. Global Times argued that Amodei sought to limit China’s development through technological and regulatory barriers. Guo Ciakun, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, called for open and inclusive development, stating that bloc confrontation and competition would harm global governance. In an article published on 12 September, Amodei warned that rapid development could outpace oversight and proposed security standards and rules for market release. Elon Musk and Sam Altman supported this view. Amodei also advocated strengthening chip restrictions on China. Speaking to CBS News, Amodei described the possibility that China might not slow down as the most difficult dilemma.
Why it matters
This debate shows that the slowdown, security standards and rules for market release proposed for artificial intelligence safety are not merely a matter of technical regulation. It raises the question of to what extent China’s technological development can be limited and whether global artificial intelligence governance will be shaped around competition or inclusive cooperation. The reaction from China indicates that measures defended on security grounds could have political and economic consequences. For this reason, the issue concerns the technology policies of states and international rules as much as it does artificial intelligence companies. The central unresolved question is how the oversight risks of rapid development and the impact of chip restrictions on global competition will be addressed together.
Background
War is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 4 reports mentioning this name in the last 90 days; the latest is dated 19 September 2026.