China, US need to cooperate in AI, says US-China relations committee head

Stephen Orlins, who participates in the annual China Development Forum in Beijing, makes the remark to reporters

A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken Jan 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

China and the United States need to cooperate in artificial intelligence, and duplication of efforts in the area could be avoided, the president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) said.

Stephen Orlins, who participated in the annual China Development Forum in Beijing, made the remark to reporters, according to a video clip posted by the Chinese central bank-owned Financial News.

AI has become a key area of friction between the two countries in recent years, with Washington levying successive rounds of sanctions against China's AI and chip sectors in a bid to slowdown its advances, arguing that such moves were crucial to prevent China from developing military-related technologies.

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