AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban
SCMP Tech / 3/26/2026
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- China is urging a boycott of a major US AI conference, citing backlash over a move to comply with US sanctions related restrictions.
- China’s top computing authority is threatening to blacklist the event, escalating diplomatic and regulatory friction around AI participation.
- The sanctions-driven compliance effort is widening the divide between US and China AI ecosystems and conference engagement.
- The dispute highlights how geopolitical sanctions can directly disrupt AI research, networking, and industry collaboration at major events.
Chinese computer scientists and researchers have been urged to boycott a major artificial intelligence conference after its organisers barred submissions from US-sanctioned institutions, including leading Chinese tech groups such as Huawei Technologies.
The move by the China Computer Federation (CCF) is the latest flashpoint in deepening US-China tensions over AI, a fast-evolving field with far-reaching economic, social and military implications.
The influential professional body said on...
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