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China and US push Southeast Asia over their AI blocs. Will it test region’s non-alignment?

China and US push Southeast Asia over their AI blocs. Will it test region’s non-alignment?
South China Morning Post Friday 21 August 2026, 15:00 UTC By Dewey Sim,Laura Zhou 1 min read
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Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in the great-power rivalry between the US and China. But their posture is about to be further tested. This time, the battleground is AI.

Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in the great-power rivalry between the US and China. But their posture is about to be further tested. This time, the battleground is AI. While Washington wants the region locked into Pax Silica – its bid to build a China-free artificial intelligence supply chain – Beijing wants its neighbours to join China’s own World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (Waico). Sources told the South China Morning Post... [Image text:] PHILIPPINES NOT FOR SALE REJECT PAX SILICA!
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