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In brief

• 43 of WorldClaw’s 90 AI models came from Chinese developers.
• The platform offers models from Alibaba, Baidu, Z.ai, DeepSeek, and Moonshot.
• WorldClaw accepts World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin as payment.

President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial is working with an AI company that offers models from Chinese tech firms his administration has flagged over national security concerns, Reuters reported Monday.

According to Reuters, the companies are collaborating to expand the use of World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin, which WorldClaw accepts as payment for access to its AI models. World Liberty executive Ryan Fang also serves as an adviser to WorldClaw.

Hong Kong-based WorldClaw offers access to dozens of AI models, with 43 of its 90 models developed by Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Baidu, and Z.ai. It also offers models from OpenAI and Anthropic.

World Liberty spokesperson David Wachsman said WorldClaw is independent and noted that major U.S. firms also offer Chinese and American AI models.

“This is a common and widely accepted approach,” Wachsman told Reuters.

In January 2025, Z.ai, formerly Zhipu AI, was added to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, restricting its access to U.S. technology. In June, the Pentagon designated Alibaba and Baidu as “Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States,” barring the Defense Department from doing business with them.