Julian Gewirtz(@JulianGewirtz):New from me: Some argue there is no point in pacing the AI frontier until China cooperates. But Beijing is unlikely to take American calls for restraint seriously unless Washington is willing to restrain itself. If the United States wants effective AI diplomacy with China, what it does at home may matter as much as what it says at the negotiating table. I’m delighted to partner with @ReadTransformer for my first-ever cross-posted Substack essay—a look at how Beijing is approaching U.S.-China AI diplomacy, and what Washington needs to do to make that diplomacy more credible and effective.

2026.09.15 15:51

New from me: Some argue there is no point in pacing the AI frontier until China cooperates. But Beijing is unlikely to take American calls for restraint seriously unless Washington is willing to restrain itself. If the United States wants effective AI diplomacy with China, what it does at home may matter as much as what it says at the negotiating table. I’m delighted to partner with @ReadTransformer for my first-ever cross-posted Substack essay—a look at how Beijing is approaching U.S.-China AI diplomacy, and what Washington needs to do to make that diplomacy more credible and effective.