{"id":384605,"date":"2026-10-04T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-china-us-ai-arms-race-is-escalating-the-dip-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:31","slug":"how-the-china-us-ai-arms-race-is-escalating-the-dip-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-the-china-us-ai-arms-race-is-escalating-the-dip-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How the China-US AI arms race is escalating | The Dip Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eQNetKLfnBQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the China-US AI arms race is escalating | The Dip Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQNetKLfnBQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s AI ambitions are no longer just about catching up to Silicon Valley. From chips and data centers to energy, talent and global markets, Beijing is building an entire ecosystem designed to challenge US technological dominance. As Chinese companies roll out increasingly powerful AI models, the question is no longer whether China can compete, but who will shape the AI rules of the future. The US? China? Some combination of the two? The Dip&#8217;s Kassandra Sundt is joined by Claire Chu from Janes and the Council on Foreign Relations&#8217; Zongyuan Zoe Liu.<br \/>\nSubscribe to the audio podcast in the app of your choice here: https:\/\/pod.link\/1840373319<\/p>\n<p>00:00 The AI story everyone is missing<br \/>\n02:53 China&#8217;s infrastructure advantage<br \/>\n04:08 Financing the AI race<br \/>\n05:26 Why China sees AI differently<br \/>\n07:10 Winning markets across the Global South<br \/>\n09:27 The next EV-style competition?<br \/>\n12:50 The chip war intensifies<br \/>\n15:07 China&#8217;s open-source AI strategy<br \/>\n16:22 Southeast Asia becomes a battleground<br \/>\n19:09 Kazakhstan and the new non-alignment<br \/>\n22:35 The energy behind artificial intelligence<br \/>\n24:26 Who sets tomorrow&#8217;s AI rules?<br \/>\n27:04 The future of the US-China tech rivalry<\/p>\n<p>#dwdip #dwbusiness <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s AI ambitions are no longer just about catching up to Silicon Valley. 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