# EXCLUSIVE: US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China

https://mins.news/en/item/22585

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 21:35 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-tell-partners-they-must-pick-sides-ai-race-with-china-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7f8a13325a7500012aaa48

> The United States is preparing to warn dozens of countries that joining Beijing’s competing AI framework would exclude them from a U.S.-led coalition, according to a U.S. official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.

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