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Plugged in, not locked in: middle powers navigate US-China AI rivalry

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM · 1 min read
Plugged in, not locked in: middle powers navigate US-China AI rivalry — Hong Kong Technology news

Middle powers navigating the US-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) favour flexible partnerships over closed alliances, demanding a “plugged in, not locked in” approach, an AI governance panel heard on Saturday. Alejandro Reyes, adjunct professor in the department of politics and public administration at the University of Hong Kong, said that middle powers were exercising agency in the AI era, selectively partnering with both Beijing and Washington “issue by issue” rather than...

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