Will the U.S. fall behind China if it starts regulating AI?

WBUR

Published September 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM EDT

A worker passes by robots from Chinese company Lens at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with China watcher Kevin Xu about the myths and realities of China’s capabilities on artificial intelligence amid concerns in the U.S. that regulating it here would cause the U.S. to fall behind China in AI development.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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