The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides between Pax Silica and China’s competing AI framework, per Reuters-reviewed State Department draft. Kazakhstan dual membership is a focal test case.
U.S. official: “you can’t have it both ways.” Difficult to be a trusted partner in one ecosystem while joining China’s initiative advancing a competing AI vision. Letter targets 35 AI Opportunity Statement signatories from June 2026.