# From DeepSeek to ‘AI Plus’: What Are China and the US Really Competing Over?

https://mins.news/en/item/24624

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-18 00:01 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cn5n9kqd5vvo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China and the United States are both intensifying their AI efforts, but the US prioritizes frontier breakthroughs through larger models and greater computing power, while China emphasizes low-cost adoption and integration into the real economy. The competition now spans products, industry and national security, with long-term advantage shaped by breakthroughs, applications, chips, capital and energy.

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