Why are concerns about AI risk landing differently in China? Journalist Liza Lin, co-author of Surveillance State, joins the President’s Tech Brief to explain how Chinese audiences and commentators have responded to American calls to slow frontier AI development. The conversation also explores the domestic messaging behind Xi Jinping’s Washington visit, China’s push for trade stability, and why rare-earth processing remains a key source of leverage. Recorded September 24, 2026. #China #AI #USChina #TechPolicy