china ai governance

  1. Microsoft Azure Sells OpenAI Access in China: $1B+ Cloud Bet vs U.S. Policy

    Microsoft is selling access to OpenAI models through Azure to major Chinese companies, with Bloomberg reporting on June 18, 2026, that ByteDance is on pace to spend more than $1 billion annually on Microsoft AI and cloud services. That fact is not just another cloud-sales milestone. It exposes...