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January 29, 2025, Opinion: "In the high-stakes world of artificial intelligence, geopolitical competition between the United States and China has intensified. The debate over whether AI development should be open or closed is now central to broader discussions about national security, innovation, and economic dominance. The U.S. has seen increasing calls for export controls and restrictions on AI-related technologies, aiming to maintain its edge while limiting China’s access to cutting-edge models and semiconductor chips. Meanwhile, China has pushed forward with its own AI ambitions, exemplified by the recent release of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1, models that have not only made waves in the research community but also sent ripples through the stock market. As AI models grow more powerful, the global AI arms race continues to escalate, and with it, the debate over intellectual property rights, open-source AI, and the ethical boundaries of model training."