China's Foreign Ministry rejects Anthropic CEO's call for voluntary AI development slowdown, framing it as a geopolitical competition move rather than a safety measure. The article shows China views AI as critical to economic growth and technological leadership, with domestic firms (DeepSeek, Huawei, Moonshot AI) continuing to accelerate development. For Thai SMEs, this underscores the US-China AI arms race making it harder for neutral players to access cutting-edge models and infrastructure—businesses should diversify supply chains and monitor export controls affecting chip/data access.