China's Intelligence Chief Warns of AI Risks and Geopolitical Rivalry
China's State Security Minister, Chen Yixin, has declared artificial intelligence a critical new arena for strategic rivalry among major powers. Writing for the Cyberspace Administration of China's journal, Chen warned that AI poses severe risks to ideological security and critical infrastructure. He specifically noted that advanced Western models, such as OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber and Anthropic's…
Key points
- State Security Minister Chen Yixin labeled AI as a primary arena for strategic rivalry among major global powers.
- Chen warned that advanced US models lower the technical threshold and costs for executing cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.
- China is promoting the World AI Cooperation Organisation (Waico) to establish a global governance framework favoring the Global South.
Chen also cautioned against domestic data leaks from users feeding sensitive information into foreign AI tools, pointing out vulnerabilities in open-source agents like OpenClaw. In response to US-led tech restrictions, including chip export controls and entity lists, Chen called for a fair and open international AI rules system. The warnings coincide with China's broader push to lead global AI governance, highlighted by the recent establishment of the China-backed World AI Cooperation Organisation (Waico) alongside 29 other nations.
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China’s intelligence chief warns of risks from AI as ‘new arena for strategic rivalry’
scmp.com · 14 September 2026
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