Beijing Prepares Potential Countermeasures Against US AI Firms, Including Anthropic

China is not preparing immediate retaliatory action against Anthropic specifically, but authorities are drawing up potential responses if the US moves against Chinese companies. The measures under consideration include sanctions or adding US AI firms to limited or restricted-entity lists.

Anthropic, which remains blocked out of China, has been a prominent advocate of tighter controls on chip exports to China. The company is also at odds with the Trump administration over the military applications of its technology.

The situation highlights ongoing US-China tech tensions, though no concrete steps have been taken yet on either side.