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speaker: "Authors (Joshi, Greeven, Liu, Li)"
speakers: ["Amit Joshi", "Mark J. Greeven", "Sophie Liu", "Kunjian Li"]
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/how-savvy-companies-are-using-chinese-ai"
source_title: "How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI"
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sourceTitle: "How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI"
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# Not East versus West

> "This isn't about East versus West. It's about designing strategies that work in a world with more than one AI future."

— The Authors ([[entity-amit-joshi|Amit Joshi]], [[entity-mark-j-greeven|Mark J. Greeven]], [[entity-sophie-liu|Sophie Liu]], [[entity-kunjian-li|Kunjian Li]])

The framing device for the [[concept-dual-track-ai-strategy|dual-track strategy]] and the [[claim-multipolar-ai-future|multipolar-AI]] thesis: the recommendation is pragmatic portfolio design, not geopolitical allegiance.