China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries

South China Morning Post - Sep 17, 2026

Amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence (AI) competition and global concerns about the technology, China appears to have an edge over the US and European Union (EU) in trust to regulate AI among mostly middle-income countries. A new Pew Research Centre report released on Thursday found that, on a median basis across 11 countries and two territories, more people trust China than the US or the EU to regulate AI effectively. China was not among the countries surveyed in the broader...

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From mountain fighters to Red Sea power: How the Houthis rose to control Bab el-Mandeb
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