US to Warn AI Partners Against Joining China Framework

August 17, 2026
The US is preparing a warning to countries aligned with its AI partnerships that they could be excluded if they join China's rival framework. The draft focuses on Pax Silica, AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals.

The US is preparing to tell 35 countries that they must choose between its AI cooperation framework and China's rival effort, The Next Web reported, citing Reuters. The draft State Department letter says Pax Silica membership cannot be held alongside initiatives with conflicting expectations.

Washington launched Pax Silica last year to secure supply chains for AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals. About two dozen countries have joined, including Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Kazakhstan. The wider group receiving the letter consists of signatories to a US AI Opportunity Statement from June.

The competing framework from the Chinese Government is the World AI Cooperation Organization, launched in July. Kazakhstan is the only country known to have joined both initiatives. The draft letter is undated, and no sending date has been established.

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