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September 15, 2026

CHINESE AI, THE CASE FOR WAR:

So, the Chinese have officially stated that they consider the calls for an AI pause to be a "power play" and will not be participating in any US-led agreements to slow down development.

Following AI-doomer logic, it is now absolutely imperative that we bomb the hell out of…

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) September 15, 2026

China is believed to be a generation behind on frontier AI, and a “pause” allows them to catch up — or leap ahead, depending on how long a pause CCP-friendly elements in Congress might impose.

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