Strengthening AI security: How China’s GSI supports the Asean way

THE rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the global economy and social structures. However, beneath the surface of innovation lies a high-stakes global contest over governance frameworks, security standards, and economic development. The United States and China have emerged with distinctly different development paradigms, each offering a unique vision for the future of AI.

The United States has long maintained a global leadership position in AI, leveraging leading technology firms such as Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta to secure advantages in frontier technologies, including Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs), autonomous driving, and intelligent robotics.