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The global AI landscape is increasingly shaped by two competing world orders: Washington’s Pax Silica and Beijing’s World
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Pax Silica, which the U.S. launched in December 2025, purportedly seeks to secure global supply chains for semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, AI technologies and rare earth minerals.
Key facts
- Five ASEAN states are now actively pursuing nuclear energy; Singapore is studying the feasibility of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) while Hanoi signed an intergovernmental agreement with Rosatom
- The China-led WAICO, on the other hand, was launched in Shanghai in July 2026 with 29 founding members
- In June this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an emergency export control order demanding that Anthropic restrict access to its frontier models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, to U.S. nationals
- Malaysia needs 50,000 engineers but produces only 5,000 engineering graduates per year
Summary
The global AI landscape is increasingly shaped by two competing world orders: Washington’s Pax Silica and Beijing’s World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). The China-led WAICO, on the other hand, was launched in Shanghai in July 2026 with 29 founding members. Originally, Washington said it wouldn’t stop Pax Silica members from working with China. The U.S.’s patience may be running out.