CHINA HITS BACK AT US OVER AI CLAIMS China rejected US claims that six Chinese AI companies systematically used American models to develop their technology. US agencies accused DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and http://Z.AI of mining models from leading US developers. Beijing called the allegations ā€œunfoundedā€ and urged Washington to pursue greater AI cooperation instead. 09-SEP-2026 05:48 AM ET