{"id":12518,"date":"2026-06-04T16:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12518"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:29:58","slug":"china-may-be-fueling-anti-ai-data-center-protests-in-us-lawmakers-tell-white-house-in-chilling-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12518","title":{"rendered":"China may be fueling anti-AI data center protests in US, lawmakers tell White House in chilling warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0There is evidence that \u201cstrongly suggests\u201d China and other foreign adversaries are fueling campaigns opposing data centers to undermine the US in the artificial intelligence race, the House Energy and Commerce Committee warned Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers on the panel urged in a new letter to the Trump administration to step up oversight of possible ties between China and anti-AI forces in the US, fretting that the international subterfuge could undermine American dominance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-a17d9bb7-1b8f-43f5-be31-a7bfb9ad5c65\">\u201cOur nation\u00a0is locked in a race with China to innovate and lead the world in the development of Artificial Intelligence\u00a0technologies,\u201d House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) told The Post.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-a17d9bb7-1b8f-43f5-be31-a7bfb9ad5c65\">\u201cThe fact that\u00a0Chinese Communist Party-backed\u00a0entities\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0foreign adversaries may be\u00a0attempting\u00a0to\u00a0influence\u00a0decisions related to\u00a0American\u00a0data center infrastructure puts\u00a0into\u00a0perspective how serious of a fight we are in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie, Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman John Joyce (R-Pa.), and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) pointed to recent studies from the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) and Power the Future (PTF).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Anti-data center sentiment has swept the US, a variety of polls have found. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The US and China have been in talks to set up guardrails for AI development. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The BPI study concluded that \u201cinternational actors are working through state media organizations, nonprofit networks, and dark money groups to shape US policy and public opinion on artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One example mentioned in that report was the network of nonprofits and outlets bankrolled by Neville Roy Singham, a Shanghai-based US expatriate.<\/p>\n<p>Singham, who is married to Code-Pink founder Jodie Evans, previously faced government scrutiny for \u201cactivities inimical to the US.\u201d Republicans in Congress have also long been probing Singham\u2019s influence network in the US. <\/p>\n<p>BPI cited an analysis that Singham pumped some $278 million across six American nonprofits between 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a missive to President Trump\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0FBI, seeking information about foreign influence campaigns to undermine US development of AI.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Data centers are widely seen as paramount to advancing AI technology.  <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve\u00a0to know who is bankrolling\u00a0the disinformation campaign\u00a0that\u00a0seeks\u00a0to block\u00a0critical infrastructure investments,\u201d Guthrie contended to The Post. \u201cData\u00a0centers\u00a0are the foundational computing structure\u00a0that makes modern life possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur adversaries in Beijing fundamentally understand this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GOP lawmakers highlighted Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s (D-NY) AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would impose a nationwide pause on the construction or renovation of data centers.<\/p>\n<p>Several Trump administration officials, such as Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, have expressed concerns that China is helping to gin up anti-AI sentiment in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny place that\u2019s trying to build data centers is getting bombarded with foreign-directed propaganda to try to block these from being built,\u201d Burgum told Fox Business Network last month. \u201cThis is just another attack on the US and our ability to be competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Data centers provide the critical processing power for parsing through massive amounts of data needed to train and run AI models. Activists have criticized the explosion in data centers because they are energy guzzlers that can cause electric bills to spike. But AI experts say that without them, the US won\u2019t be able to advance the nascent technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Critically, support for development of data centers is waning across a variety of polls. <\/p>\n<p>For example, in 2023, 69% of Virginians supported construction of new data centers, but that dropped to 35% this April, a\u00a0Washington Post-Schar School poll found.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers say the issue is serious enough to warrant a federal investigation, and they are seeking a briefing from the Trump administration by June 18 on the steps being taken to combat foreign influence campaigns against AI development within the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lawmakers fear that China is actively fueling anti-AI campaigns in the US. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. is in a global race for technological superiority that has significantly raised the stakes for 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