> Why do you think there is no policy appetite?
Because China seems pretty eager to serve the rest of the world's needs if the USA doesn't stop their idiotic "safety" nonsense.
Do the Chinese models have anything to say about Tiananmen Square? Or if they can act as a surrogate girlfriend/boyfriend?
Both countries are engaging in different flavors of censoring.
How do you know that? How do you know that the Chinese aren’t exactly as uneasy about rapidly advancing AI capability and feel locked into the race because they think that the US will race ahead if they stop?
During the Cold War the nuclear arms race was brought under control gradually, because it was mutually beneficial, but it took time to build trust. This is no different. Nobody wins from the race.