China rebuts Anthropic chief’s call to curb its AI as Trump-Xi talks near

China on Monday pushed back against a call by Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei for the United States to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, as debate over AI development and global rules gathered pace ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. The exchange comes as Washington and Beijing position themselves on AI governance and competition. Amodei warned that a Chinese lead in AI would be dangerous and called for tighter curbs on advanced chips and chipmaking equipment for China, while Beijing said countries should work together and avoid confrontation….