The escalating technological competition between the United States and China is complicating efforts to coordinate a unified response to global threats that could pose severe risks to humanity. With both nations prioritizing their own advancements in critical sectors, finding common ground on issues like artificial intelligence, biosecurity, and emerging defense technologies has become increasingly difficult. Experts warn that this rivalry may leave dangerous gaps in international cooperation just as the need for collaboration grows more urgent. The tension raises questions about whether geopolitical interests will overshadow the necessity of addressing shared existential challenges.
Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential dangers
