Regulate, Don’t Ban, Chinese AI Models
A policy argument published in Just Security contends that Chinese AI models should face the same pre-deployment and ongoing safety testing required of domestic models, rather than being subject to outright bans. The piece frames this as a matter of regulatory consistency rather than national-security exception.
Why this matters: Banning Chinese AI models sounds tough. It is also a way to avoid building a real safety regime for anyone. If the rules only apply to foreign models, domestic developers stay off the hook. The harder and more honest work is building testing standards rigorous enough to apply to all highly capable AI, regardless of where it was made. Who gets exempted from scrutiny usually tells you more about a policy than who it targets.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance · General readers · AI governance · Policy
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