China calls US accusations of AI technology theft 'baseless'
China refuted US accusations that Chinese entities were involved in 'industrial-scale' efforts to steal US artificial intelligence technology. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun called the US claims 'entirely baseless' and a 'slanderous smear' against China's AI industry.
Beijing refuted US accusations on Friday, April 24, 2026, that Chinese entities were involved in 'industrial-scale' efforts to steal US artificial intelligence technology. The charges were made by White House science and technology chief Michael Kratsios in a post on X. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the US claims are 'entirely baseless' and a 'slanderous smear' against China's AI industry. Guo urged the US to respect the facts, abandon prejudice, and cease technological containment and suppression of China. The rebuttal comes hours after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new AI model. Kratsios accused 'foreign entities, primarily in China' of 'distillation', a common practice within AI development.
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