A US congressional advisory body on China said on Friday that leading Chinese Artificial Intelligence firms declined to meet its members during a recent Beijing visit over concerns that doing so could expose the firms to US sanctions.But members also underscored the importance of the coming AI dialogue between Washington and Beijing.“We were told, ‘You guys are a really scary commission, and you do hawkish anti-China things, and they’re afraid if they meet with you, they might be put on the entities list,’” said Randy Schriver, the chairman of the China-economic-and-security-review-commission" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="32181" data-entity-type="organization">US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) during a panel discussion at Johns Hopkins University.
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FRI · 2026-09-11 · 22:36 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0912-110650
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Chinese AI firms shunned US delegation over sanctions fears, commission says
Leading Chinese artificial intelligence firms refused to meet with members of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) during a recent Beijing visit. The firms expressed fear that engaging with the commission, which they perceived as "hawkish" and anti-China, could lead to them being placed on a US entities list and facing sanctions.
Nayan SethSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-11 · 22:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Leading Chinese artificial intelligence firms refused to meet with members of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) during a recent Beijing visit. The firms expressed fear that engaging with the commission, which they perceived as "hawkish" and anti-China, could lead to them being placed on a US entities list and facing sanctions. Despite this refusal, commission members emphasized the significance of upcoming AI dialogues between Washington and Beijing. The USCC chairman, Randy Schriver, stated that the firms were afraid of potential repercussions from meeting with the commission.
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The firms described the commission as 'scary' and 'hawkish'.
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The commission believes an AI dialogue between Washington and Beijing is important.
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Firms feared meeting the delegation could lead to US sanctions.
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Leading Chinese AI firms declined to meet with a US congressional advisory body.
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