The White House has issued a memo accusing China of 'industrial-scale' theft of American artificial intelligence (AI) technology, coinciding with the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), stated that the U.S. has evidence that foreign entities, primarily from China, are orchestrating extensive campaigns to steal American AI innovations. These campaigns reportedly involve tens of thousands of proxies that facilitate the theft, undermining the integrity of AI models produced by foreign labs. The memo also highlights that these stolen technologies cannot replicate the efficacy of the original innovations. This accusation comes shortly after a House Judiciary Committee hearing that revealed the economic impact of Chinese technology theft, estimated to cost the U.S. between $400 billion and $600 billion annually. The upcoming Trump-Xi summit is expected to address various issues, including technology controls, amid rising tensions over China's technology practices.