Expert Says Russia-China Military Cooperation Should Focus on AI, Drones

Russia and China should increasingly direct their military-technical cooperation toward new technologies such as artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial systems, according to an assessment cited by Russian state news agency TASS.

The assessment, attributed to Chinese expert Wu Dahui, suggests that the potential for deeper collaboration between the two countries' militaries now lies primarily in advanced technological fields rather than traditional areas of defense cooperation.

According to TASS, Wu Dahui said cooperation between Russia and China should now shift more toward new military technologies, though the report did not provide further details on Wu Dahui's institutional affiliation or the specific context in which the remarks were made.

TASS did not elaborate on what concrete steps, if any, might follow from the expert's assessment, and no additional officials from either government were cited in the report confirming or elaborating on the proposal.