Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China's artificial intelligence capabilities.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6626x4418+0+0/resize/6626x4418!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F0f%2F4fd8e65041fc8150332646b65064%2Fap26257353631930.jpg' alt='Visitors walk past a display depicting artificial intelligence and a human hand at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Monday, June 22, 2026.'/><p>China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China's artificial intelligence capabilities.</p><p>(Image credit: Ng Han Guan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5968456' />