Hong Kong can advance AI beyond the confines of geopolitical rivalry

SCMP Tech / 4/21/2026

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The article argues that the global AI landscape should not be viewed as only a China–US rivalry, since much of the world is not merely passively following either side.
It highlights that Hong Kong and other “middle power” regions can exercise agency by building capabilities and shaping how they participate in the emerging AI order.
The piece suggests that geopolitical constraints need not fully determine AI progress, and that policy choices and institutional strategies can help expand room for innovation.
It frames Hong Kong’s potential as a way to advance AI through pragmatic, locally grounded approaches rather than being confined by external rivalry dynamics.

There is a tendency to portray the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as consisting of two bitter rivals – China and the United States. The remaining 80 per cent of the world’s population, by virtue of their supposed dearth of scale, research and other critical overheads, are purportedly followers with no agency. The reality is more complex. The emerging global AI order is neither unipolar nor strictly bipolar. Instead, it is characterised by a swathe of middle powers hedging their...

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