In remarks at the USCBC 2026 China Operations Conference and Reception on November 3, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said that it is important to champion fair competition, so as to inject fresh vitality into China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation.

Ambassador Xie noted while it is a fact that there is competition between China and the United States, such competition should be fair, rule-based, and with clear boundaries. As the saying goes, “Some days you win, some days you lose.” One should not decide the result in advance, and calling foul once they lose.

As the new round of scientific and technological revolution is gathering pace, competition in emerging areas is becoming especially intense. In the field of artificial intelligence, for example, the United States has strengths in basic research, advanced chips, and frontier models, while China has a wide range of application scenarios, a fully-fledged industrial system, and a vast market. The two sides need to compete to innovate, advance applications, and deliver more benefits to humanity, rather than arbitrarily accusing the other of “distillation”, drawing a “silicon curtain”, engaging in zero-sum game, or even waging an AI war. The same is also true for other fields, such as biomedicine and advanced manufacturing.