China’s foreign ministry says it “respects” US President Donald Trump’s decision to rename artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” (SI) in official communications.
Beijing’s statement comes after Trump announces the terminology change as part of his administration’s language for AI. China says it “attaches importance” to Trump’s use of the term and frames its response as respect rather than agreement or endorsement. The public comments focus on the wording itself—how the US labels AI—rather than on any separate policy actions or technical developments tied to the renaming.
Across the reports, both outlets describe the same core sequence: Trump’s announcement of the new term and China’s formal reaction through the foreign ministry. Neither source presents additional details on how the label will be used operationally, or how it affects existing US-China AI cooperation or regulation, beyond the initial exchange of statements.
