EventPolicyJuly 21, 2026
Bessent says US could sanction China over AI model theft

Treasury Secretary Bessent suggested the US could impose sanctions on China for alleged theft of AI models, as Chinese open-weight models gain ground against American offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.
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