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Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) labs have narrowed the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic despite tight U.S. chip export controls, the segment reports. The notable part is not just progress in model quality but the speed: improvements and deployment are happening quickly enough that global competition is no longer theoretical. That fast catch-up reframes where advanced AI services might be hosted, which companies control key models, and how policymakers and cloud providers respond to sovereignty and security questions in the coming months.