Mar 5, 2026 2:36 PM
Updated Mar 5, 2026 2:41 PM
A Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing said the operation in Iran showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster.
The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a coordinated US-Israeli air campaign is setting off alarm among Chinese policy insiders about America’s growing edge in military artificial intelligence (AI).
Zheng Yongnian, a Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing, said the operation showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster.
He warned that Beijing “risks repeating historical mistakes” if its AI capabilities stay mostly in entertainment and civilian sectors, South China Morning Post reported.
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