Is China catching up with the US in AI? With Kyle Chan

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  There are two major players in the global race for AI supremacy, the US and China.

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  Few dispute that the US is the technological leader, but increasingly the Chinese are catching up.

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  On July 17th, the UK's AI Security Institute said that the gap between Chinese AI models

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  and leading US models is narrowing faster than previously thought.

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  In 2025, Chinese developers were six to ten months behind US rivals.

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  Today, as my FT colleagues have been reporting, the gap is as little as four months.

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  It's got to the point where the Chinese are considering turning the tables on the West.

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  For years, they have been suffering Western export restrictions on AI chips and technology.

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  Now, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce is considering tightening export controls on its own AI tech.

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  So how is China's AI strategy working?

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  What do the Chinese want?

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  And should the rest of the world be worried about it?

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  This is The Economics Show with Samaya Keynes.

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  I'm joined today by Kyle Chan.

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  Kyle is a fellow at the Brookings Institution, where his research focuses on technology and industrial policy.

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  This is Kyle's second appearance, which makes him an official friend of the show.

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  Kyle, welcome.

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  Great to be here.

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  Great to be back.

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  Great to have you.

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