China accuses the US of ‘AI hegemonism’ and threatens countermeasures

China's commerce ministry accused the US of AI hegemonism and warned of retaliation after the US threatened sanctions over alleged unauthorized use of AI model distillation by Chinese firms. The US claims Chinese companies copied Anthropic's Claude model, prompting threats of financial and trade restrictions. China denies wrongdoing and calls the US actions unjustified attempts to suppress its tech sector.