US efforts to secure AI supply chains are doomed to fail, says Chinese academic

Zheng Yongnian, dean of the School of Public Policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, stated at a conference on Sunday that US efforts to secure AI supply chains are destined to fail. He believes that restricting US companies' access to inexpensive Chinese AI models would be counterproductive. Instead, Zheng advocates for collaboration between the United States and China on global economic development to foster demand for sustained growth. He specifically cited US initiatives like Pax Silica, the chip alliance, and the rare earth alliance as examples of frameworks that target a third party and are therefore likely to fail.