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Why China Is Going All-In on Open-Source AI

2 June 2026 · 7 min read

If you have a structural lead in hardware and supply chains, the rational move is to give software away. Make it free, make it ubiquitous, and let it erase the one place your competitor is ahead. That is the logic behind China’s open-weight AI strategy, and it is worth taking seriously even if you build for the other side.