In a statement released on September 9, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce responded to media inquiries regarding a recent U.S. cybersecurity announcement concerning alleged AI distillation activities by Chinese artificial intelligence companies.

The spokesperson asserted that the U.S. approach is a textbook example of using state power to uphold technological hegemony and monopolize computing power, while simultaneously suppressing competition. Throughout this year, both the U.S. executive and legislative branches have repeatedly issued threats of sanctions and crackdowns against Chinese companies over distillation practices.

These actions are designed to stifle competition and preserve America's monopoly over computing capacity and data, ensuring that the U.S. reaps all the benefits while the rest of the world misses out. Such moves transform global AI resources, which should be openly and fairly accessible to all, into exclusive assets for a select few enterprises, thereby blocking other nations from partaking in the inclusive sharing of innovations in artificial intelligence.