The US is preparing a diplomatic offensive to establish its technological bloc against China and more clearly define the commitment of its international partners. The strategy seeks to secure access to semiconductors, critical minerals, and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities while Washington attempts to build a cooperative network capable of reducing dependence on supply chains linked to Beijing.
US tightens conditions for its AI alliance
The United States is preparing to ask dozens of countries to define their position on the AI race with China Washington aims to prevent its partners from participating simultaneously in its technological ecosystem and in rival initiatives promoted by Beijing.
The measure appears in a draft letter prepared by the State Department and reviewed by Reuters. The document is addressed to the 35 countries that signed the Declaration of Opportunities in June IA linked to the United States.
According to the United States position, maintaining simultaneous commitments to rival technological structures could be incompatible with the cooperation promoted by Washington.
Pax Silica focuses on critical chips and minerals
On the other hand, the core of the United States strategy is Pax Silica, an initiative created to strengthen the supply chains needed to develop artificial intelligence.
The scheme encompasses AI models, semiconductor chips, and critical minerals, these resources are increasingly important for building data centers, manufacturing advanced hardware, and sustaining the growth of computing capabilities.
Around two dozen countries participate in Pax Silica, including the United States allies such as Japan, Australia and South Korea.
Washington seeks to ensure that this cooperation also facilitates joint projects and export controls. The goal is to reduce dependence on countries considered adversaries for essential components of new technologies.
Kazakhstan remains at the center of the dispute
However, Kazakhstan presents a particularly delicate case for Washington, the Central Asian country participates in Pax Silica and has also joined the technological initiative promoted by China.
Its location is of greater importance due to its reserves of critical minerals, resources needed for numerous advanced technologies.
In fact, the United States presented Kazakhstan in June as the first Central Asian country to join Pax Silica. Its simultaneous participation in both frameworks has raised concerns among the United States officials.
The draft communication argues that adhering to the scheme implies a commitment and warns of incompatibility with initiatives that have contrary expectations.
However, it is still unknown when the letter will be sent, the document also has no date and could undergo modifications before reaching the countries involved.
China promotes its own international AI structure
Meanwhile, Beijing is developing an alternative, in July, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the World Organization for Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence.
China seeks to expand the international presence of its technology and promote its open models as an alternative to proprietary systems developed by American companies.
The competition is taking place as Chinese models rapidly advance against platforms from EE. UU. companies such as OpenAI y Anthropic this has turned artificial intelligence into another strategic front in the relationship between the two largest economic powers.
China also rejected the politicization of trade and technology exchanges, and its embassy in Washington warned that such restrictions could harm the global development of artificial intelligence.
The AI race extends to supply chains
Furthermore, the dispute goes far beyond artificial intelligence models, access to advanced semiconductors, computing power, and critical minerals determines which countries can build large-scale technological infrastructure.
China maintains a dominant position in various segments related to strategic minerals, the United States, for its part, is trying to expand domestic production and secure supplies from allied countries.
This scenario transforms Pax Silica into a technological and economic policy tool, participants can access shared investment opportunities related to AI as Washington attempts to build a supply chain less dependent on China.
Therefore, the pressure on partners shows how the AI race between the United States and China it is shifting from business competition to a dispute between international technology ecosystems.
Each country’s choice could determine its future access to investments, semiconductors, critical minerals, and joint projects as both powers try to define the rules for the next stage of AI.
Source Reuters
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