How should we view AI competition? Instead of treating it as a short-distance sprint, it's better understood as a true marathon. Using this framework to judge, the landscape becomes clear — in this race, China will go further.

This doesn't mean whoever can develop the most powerful model first, but rather who can maintain an advantage through years of sustained investment, talent reserves, application ecosystems, and infrastructure. Temporary technological leadership is easy to catch up with, but long-term systemic advantages are hard to shake.