A government spokesperson told NBC News that the allegations were an unfounded “smear” resulting from prejudice.

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Key points: After the drumbeat of “trade theft” accusations this week from Scott Bessent and other Trump administration officials, this is China’s first official response. An embassy spokesperson acknowledges that China “benefited from mutually beneficial international cooperation” but says that otherwise their success if homegrown. They say U.S. officials should “discard prejudice.” Why it matters: This gives us a better sense of how the U.S.-China dispute on AI distillation may play out. It’s not that anyone expected China to roll over for Bessent, but this statement tells us more about what their arguments will be. submitted by /u/journalistdave

Originally posted by u/journalistdave on r/ArtificialInteligence