ICE death, strikes on China proposed over AI, Huawei on trial: 7 US-China relations reads

A former White House official urged the United States to prepare for extreme measures, including state-backed espionage and military strikes on Chinese data centres, to stop China from achieving artificial general intelligence first, according to SCMP reporting. The proposal appeared in a roundup of seven US-China relations stories from the first half of September 2026, which also covered the September 3 death of a Chinese national in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and Huawei's trial.

Advertisement ICE death, strikes on China proposed over AI, Huawei on trial: 7 US-China relations reads From a drone ban to birth tourism, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of September 2026 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing . 1. Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears The Chinese-American community expressed anger and concern on September 3 over the death of a Chinese national in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on US territory. Read the full story here https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366287/chinese-american-community-alarmed-after-chinese-national-dies-ice-custody?module=inline&pgtype=article . 2. US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first The United States should start preparing for scenarios where extreme measures must be taken to stop China from achieving artificial general intelligence, according to a former White House official, including state-backed espionage and military strikes on Chinese data centres. Read the full story here https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3366284/us-urged-consider-military-strikes-stop-china-achieving-agi-first?module=inline&pgtype=article . Select Voice Select Speed 1x AI-generated voice