China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance

China’s top AI firms, Moonshot and Alibaba, have unveiled models they claim can match leading OpenAI and Anthropic systems at a fraction of the cost. The swift releases suggest America’s lead in AI is narrowing, as the technology becomes central to national security, economic power, and geopolitical influence.

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