As China continues trying to surpass America’s dominance in artificial intelligence, Beijing announced Thursday that it is forming a new AI council in collaboration with other unfriendly countries. China’s recent decisions demonstrate that it is determined to outcompete the United States while Americans remain preoccupied with criticizing their own technological dominance.

The agreement behind the World AI Cooperation Organization is set to be signed in Shanghai on Friday. Its 29 founding members include Russia, Belarus, ⁠Serbia, Cuba, Brazil, and Venezuela, ​as well as 10 African ​and 12 Asian countries, according to Reuters. Notably absent from this economic alliance is India, which has been more friendly to the U.S. since President Donald Trump’s tariff wars began in 2025.