Under President Donald Trump, a strategy built over two administrations to keep China behind in the AI race is adrift. Through interviews with more than two dozen former and current U.S. officials, The Wire China explores the genesis — and unwinding — of Washington’s export controls on computer chips.
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President Joe Biden’s staff spent the first two years of his presidency preparing one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the decade: an arsenal of export controls aimed at hobbling China’s ascent in chipmaking and artificial intelligence.
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At stake, they believed, was America’s lead in AI, which officials viewed as critical for national security. But the costs were also high. They would need to force U.S. allies to comply
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