I don't know where you got this info about China, but it's wrong. AI in a warfare context is the new Manhattan Project.

All the world powers are in a race to it.

https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/china-trains-ai-controll...

https://thediplomat.com/2026/02/machines-in-the-alleyways-ch...

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-weapons-in-chinas-mili...

https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/how-china-is-using-ai-fo...