Economic Security Threatened by Chinese AI, Sparking Tech Stock Plunge

Tuesday saw a prolonged decline in the value of Japanese technology stocks, as the threat posed by a new, inexpensive Chinese AI model caused a second day of worldwide market turmoil. This has raised concerns among investors regarding the overvaluation of AI industry leaders and has underscored the risks to economic security and innovation posed by allowing foreign, particularly Chinese, competitive advancements to undermine domestic tech companies.