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China's foreign ministry answer to the slowdown call: fear mongering hampers global AI governance

At the Chinese foreign ministry's regular press conference on 14 September 2026, spokesperson Guo Jiakun answered a Reuters question about the weekend calls by Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk to slow frontier AI. He said AI is consequential for the wellbeing of all humanity, that all parties should promote open and inclusive development, and that fear mongering, confrontation and vicious competition only hamper global AI governance. It is a position, not a measure.

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DKT-2026-0011
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Foreign government response
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China
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  • The transcript on fmprc.gov.cn records the question as Reuters' and the date as 14 September 2026.
  • Guo's answer, in the ministry's English transcript: fear-mongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only hamper efforts toward sound global AI governance.
  • NBC News reported the same briefing and paired it with President Trump's remark to reporters the day before that whoever wins AI wins (DKT-2026-0016).
  • No Chinese measure to pause, pace or shut down frontier development was announced at the briefing; the answer speaks to governance process, not to any domestic rule.
  • CNBC's report of 14 September 2026 refused this ledger's fetch; the ministry transcript is cited instead.

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Binding, Stage, What it would require, What it does not do, Who is for it, Who is against it, Next step on the record. Stated means the document you can open below says it; silent means the ledger read the document and it does not.

BindingStated
No: a spokesperson's answer binds nobody.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.
StageStated
Stated 14 September 2026 at the regular press conference.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.
What it would requireStated
Nothing.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.
What it does not doStated
It announces no Chinese pause, pacing rule or shutdown requirement, and names no company.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.
Who is for itStated
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, through spokesperson Guo Jiakun.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.
Who is against itStated
Dario Amodei's essay of 12 September 2026 argues for coordination among democratic countries first and attempts with authoritarian governments after (DKT-2026-0005).NBC News, China dismisses AI slowdown calls and blasts fearmongering from U.S. tech leaders, secondary source, 14 September 2026.
Next step on the recordSilent
No follow up statement from the ministry on the subject was found by 16 September 2026.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026, primary source, 14 September 2026.

What it changes

For a policy or compliance lead

Amodei's third step is global coordination including with authoritarian governments, and this is the first public answer from the government that step most depends on. It rejects the framing, not the field: the ministry's words are open and inclusive development. For a policy lead the record settles one thing: as of mid September 2026 no coordinated international pause has a second party, so any compliance plan that assumes one is assuming something no government has offered.

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  1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2026Primary · 14 September 2026
  2. NBC News, China dismisses AI slowdown calls and blasts fearmongering from U.S. tech leadersSecondary · 14 September 2026

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