China FM: Opposes Taking Sides on AI Issues

The framing matters more than the specific dispute: Beijing is positioning AI governance as a multilateral, non-bloc issue, which puts pressure on countries being asked to align with US export controls. For markets, the signal is that tech decoupling is now a diplomatic narrative, not just a compliance question, and that third countries may face louder pressure from both sides. Whether that rhetoric translates into concrete coordination on standards or compute access is the open question.