China Says It Opposes Hacking, Rejects Politically Motivated Misinformation

Beijing's response sidesteps the specific allegation while framing AI-enabled cyberattacks as a governance gap rather than a national conduct issue — a positioning that keeps the AI-rules debate multilateral, where China can shape norms, rather than bilateral, where it would be the subject of them. The detail that matters is the reported use of a Chinese-developed AI tool, which puts model providers, not just state actors, in the accountability chain. Whether the financial sector becomes the test case for AI-cyber norms, or the exchange remains a diplomatic talking point, is the open question.