Japan, US, Australia, Canada and UK plan closed-door talks in Tokyo on AI and 6G to counter China

Summary

Chinese outlet Guancha, citing Nikkei Asia, reports that Japan, the US, Australia, Canada and the UK will hold a closed-door meeting in Tokyo to coordinate on artificial intelligence and 6G telecommunications standards, explicitly framed as an effort to counter China’s influence in global telecoms. The talks are expected to cover AI use in Open RAN and broader telecom infrastructure, underscoring how AI and next‑generation networks are becoming central to geopolitical standard‑setting and techno‑industrial blocs.