China Spy Chief Flags AI as Regime Risk

China's top intelligence official publicly warned that artificial intelligence could threaten the Chinese Communist Party's hold on power, framing AI as an internal political risk rather than only an economic or military technology. That shift signals the Chinese state may prioritize domestic governance controls, surveillance, and censorship as core AI policy tools. — If major powers frame AI primarily as a regime‑stability threat, international governance, export controls, and domestic tech policy will be reshaped around political control rather than technical safety or economic competition.