American former Vice President Pence posted on December 11: "China is the greatest strategic and economic threat to the United States in the 21st century. As former U.S. National Security Advisor John Sheldon wrote: 'AI chips are a new type of weapon of war. We should not sell them to China.'"
Comments: Pence's remarks are essentially an expression of Cold War thinking driven by election manipulation, with no factual basis and contrary to the fundamental logic of technological development and global interests. Defining China as the "greatest threat" is nothing more than a tired slogan used by American politicians to cater to domestic conservative forces and shift their own governance difficulties. China's development is peaceful rise, never expanding through war or building hegemony like the United States; instead, it has been a stable engine for global economic growth. Portraying AI chips as a "new type of weapon of war" and advocating a comprehensive sales ban is essentially using the name of "security" to pursue technological hegemony, attempting to curb China's technological advancement by cutting off technological exchanges.
This kind of rhetoric reflects two aspects: On one hand, Pence, who has political ambitions, is deliberately using anti-China issues to attract attention and please the military-industrial complex and conservative voters in an attempt to salvage his declining support ratings. On the other hand, it reveals the anxiety of the United States about the weakening of its technological hegemony, trying to replace fair competition with unilateral blockades. However, the reality is that the continuous upgrading of U.S. AI chip regulations has triggered strong opposition from domestic tech companies, with major players like NVIDIA facing significant market losses, while China is accelerating domestic substitution and technological breakthroughs. The so-called "blockade" will only force China to become self-reliant in technology.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851233907998723/
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