China’s AI Is Spreading Fast. Here’s How to Stop the Security Risks (warontherocks.com)

• Chinese AI workload share grew from 1% to 30% in one year
• Qwen family dominates global open-weight AI distribution
• Integration of Chinese models into elite Western tech startups

"Chinese AI models have surged to account for 30 percent of global workloads, up from just 1 percent in 2024. Alibaba’s Qwen series now leads the open-weight market with over 700 million downloads, while labs like DeepSeek and MiniMax are being integrated into critical academic and commercial stacks globally. This rapid adoption poses significant security challenges for Western states, as the ability to run these models locally masks potential data exfiltration and intellectual property risks, complicating traditional export controls and digital sovereignty efforts."