U.S. Drafts Letter Pressuring Nations to Choose Between Pax Silica and China’s AI Bloc

According to one outlet's report, the United States is finalising a letter to be dispatched to roughly three dozen nations that signed the AI Opportunity Statement in June. The correspondence, prepared by the State Department, tells recipients that participation in both the U.S.-led Pax Silica framework and China’s newly launched World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is incompatible. It argues that “to be part of everything is to be part of nothing,” framing Pax Silica membership as a binding commitment rather than a casual affiliation.

About two dozen countries, including Japan, Australia, South Korea and Kazakhstan, have already joined Pax Silica, but Kazakhstan’s concurrent enrollment in the Chinese coalition has alarmed Washington. The U.S. hopes the letter will steer allies toward coordinated AI development, secure supply chains for models, semiconductors and critical minerals, and curb China’s ability to draw on those resources. The draft’s timing follows President Xi’s July unveiling of the Chinese AI bloc, reflecting escalating competition in the sector.