China Rejects US AI Leaders' Threat Narratives on Frontier AI Pacing

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized calls from US AI executives to slow frontier AI development under the framing of national security threats from China, stating that spreading threat narratives disrupts global AI governance. The response followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's essay 'We Must Pace the Frontier,' which gained support from Sam Altman and Elon Musk alongside warnings about Chinese AI progress. This exchange highlights the friction between domestic US AI safety initiatives and broader geopolitical technology competition. It demonstrates how discussions around frontier model safety standards remain deeply intertwined with international policy and global AI regulatory efforts. Amodei's proposal called for a three-step safety framework including employee-level access for independent external evaluators, industry-wide safety coordination, and international risk management. Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun countered that AI development should serve all humanity through open and inclusive cooperation rather than confrontational narratives.