Executive Overview: The U.S.–China AI Competition

Podcast: LaGua AI· China Inside · errol yan

Opublikowano: 2026-11-09

he competition in Artificial Intelligence between the United States and China is a defining systemic geopolitical contest of the 21st century[1][2]. Rather than a simple, single-dimensional "model performance race," it represents a broader contest spanning hardware infrastructure, algorithmic paradigms, talent pipelines, capital structures, industrial adoption, and global governance frameworks[1]. Strategic Paradigms: Frontier Capability vs. Scaled Deployment The United States follows a strategy concentrated at the technological frontier[4]. Supported by massive private venture capital and hardware supremacy, American technology firms prioritize raw model power, proprietary closed-source ecosystems, and cutting-edge frontier capabilities[2]. China pursues a strategy centered on broad deployment and open-source...