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

SCMP China reports: Beijing and Washington are locked in an era-defining contest – and China’s rapid technological progress raises questions about limits of containment .css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}US Pr

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May 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 4 views
Originally reported by SCMP China
China’s AI ascent leaves Trump a stark choice: escalate or relax chip controls?

Key Takeaways

  • The rock star treatment even spilled into the hotel lobby when he left, where Huang patiently signed autographs for star-struck fans.
  • This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.

SCMP China reports: Beijing and Washington are locked in an era-defining contest – and China’s rapid technological progress raises questions about limits of containment .css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}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.

Barely managing a few bites of his dinner, he breezed through a marathon of media interviews and accepted a stream of selfie requests from guests. The rock star treatment even spilled into the hotel lobby when he left, where Huang patiently signed autographs for star-struck fans. The developments underscore the rapid rise of China’s AI industry and its decreasing reliance on Nvidia’s technology, even as chips remain at the heart of the US-China rivalry.

Key facts

  • Barely managing a few bites of his dinner, he breezed through a marathon of media interviews and accepted a stream of selfie requests from guests.
  • The rock star treatment even spilled into the hotel lobby when he left, where Huang patiently signed autographs for star-struck fans.
  • The developments underscore the rapid rise of China’s AI industry and its decreasing reliance on Nvidia’s technology, even as chips remain at the heart of the US-China rivalry.

Originally reported by SCMP China. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.

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