China's BRICS moves precisely target America's vulnerabilities.

According to CCTV, on September 13, during the second phase of the BRICS leaders' meeting held in New Delhi, India, China proposed establishing a BRICS Special Economic Zone Partnership. It also announced that China would take the lead in building an open-source AI zone for BRICS nations, supporting collaborative development and application of large language models, conducting specialized training programs on artificial intelligence, and fostering an open AI ecosystem.

America's strategy toward China in the AI field exemplifies the "small yard, high fence" approach—using measures such as chip export controls, entity blacklists, and model restrictions to isolate China from the global AI supply chain. However, China's counter-strategy is clever: if you won't let me use your closed-source ecosystem, I'll build my own open-source one—and make it accessible to Global South countries. This combination punch targets the battle over standards and ecosystems.

China’s initiative for an open-source AI framework launched at the BRICS summit is a precise strategic move. Its core logic lies in countering blockades with openness and dismantling monopolies through inclusiveness. This strike hits America’s true weakness. America’s AI advantage rests on commercial monopolies built around closed-source models, while China’s open-source models are becoming the de facto foundation for developers worldwide. As Global South countries adopt low-cost Chinese open-source models, the global market share of America’s closed-source system will face systemic erosion. America’s anxiety is real. The essence of China’s move is shifting the AI competition from passive defense—“strangling at the neck”—to proactive ecosystem-building. More importantly, the BRICS mechanism provides China with a platform that America cannot control—nearly 30 countries have already joined the “World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization” initiated by China.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1876224918304772/

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