China’s AI ascent leaves Trump a stark choice: escalate or relax chip controls?

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The article examines the implications of President Trump's decision to visit China amidst an ongoing US-Iran conflict affecting global energy supply and the tech rivalry with China. It highlights the strategic significance of AI and chip regulations in the evolving geopolitical landscape between the US and China.

US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain to Washington-Beijing ties. In this story, part of a series examining how rivalry, interdependence and geopolitical crises are reshaping the relationship between the two powers, we examine how artificial intelligence (AI), chip controls and competing technology ecosystems are redefining US-China rivalry. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the...