Albanese Warned Against China's Offer to Cooperate on AI
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 6 July 2025
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- 3
- Australian
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- 13 July 2025, 01:15 pm
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Shemara Wikramanayake, billionaire Andrew Forrest and several other corporate and law firm leaders will accompany Anthony Albanese on his trip to Beijing.
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The article reports on warnings from security analysts and the federal opposition to the Australian government about potential risks associated with embracing China's proposal to extend economic cooperation, including artificial intelligence. Concerns include challenges in restricting Chinese technology vendors and possible alienation of the United States, potentially affecting cybersecurity and diplomatic relations. The article is significant within the context of global AI governance and security, emphasizing Australia's strategic decision-making regarding emerging technologies in a geopolitical setting. The discussion is directly relevant to AI safety policy by highlighting the complexities of international cooperation with potential adversaries in AI development and governance.
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PoliticsFederalChina relationsPrint articleAndrew Tillett,Paul SmithandJessica SierJul 7, 2025 – 4.00pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginSecurity analysts and the federal opposition are cautioning the government against embracing China’s entreaties to extend economic co-operation to incorporate artificial intelligence, warning it could make it harder to ban Chinese technology vendors, alienate the US and jeopardise cybersecurity.China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, put expansion of the decade-old free-trade agreement to cover emerging technologies such as AI on the political agenda ahead of Anthony Albanese’s visit to China later this week.Loading...Andrew Tillettwrites on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.Connect withAndrewonFacebookandTwitter.EmailAndrewatandrew.tillett@afr.comPaul Smithedits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.Connect withPaulonTwitter.EmailPaulatpsmith@afr.comJessica Sieris the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.Connect withJessicaonTwitter.EmailJessicaatjessica.sier@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChina relationsAITrade dealsAnthony AlbaneseXi JinpingFetching latest articlesWhat lurks beneath the stand-off over Sydney’s $750m new fish marketPrimrose RiordanWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onHow the AFL’s introverted CEO will win over NSW and QueenslandPatrick DurkinHere’s what a top-50 CEO looks likeThere are only 6 openly gay directors on the ASX. Paul Zahra hopes to change thatWalking isn’t merely exercise for this CEO – it’s spiritualLife & LeisureThis small but perfectly formed SUV is the perfect entry-level EVHow this pioneering wine estate is reinventing itself – againPerichs’ dairy giant hands on Vic farm to Qld egg producerNick LenaghanTreasury’s charity tax plan splits wealthy familiesInvestor son of secretive mining heiress comes back into the fold