Zheng Yongnian Urges China to Set AI Standards, Not Just Build Chips, Amid US Rivalry
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Aug 17
Zheng Yongnian Urges China to Set AI Standards, Not Just Build Chips, Amid US Rivalry
1 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Aug 17
Summary
Zheng Yongnian said China needs the capacity to set international technology standards, arguing that real autonomy in the AI race goes beyond simply producing chips.
In a preface published online last week, Zheng said projects such as Huawei’s Atlas 950 SuperPoD show how China is adapting to mounting external pressure from the US.
He framed those efforts as part of a broader push to build the institutional and industrial strength to shape ecosystems and coordinate hardware, software and applications.
The argument underscores a wider Chinese goal in the US AI rivalry: defining its own technological path rather than only closing gaps in individual components.