US-China Relations: Look to AI, Not TikTok, for Trump's China Intentions
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 20 Jan 2025
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- 2
- Australian
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- 10 Mar 2025, 10:27 pm
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Trump’s TikTok’s reprieve is a sideshow that reflects his personal popularity on the platform. He will fight much harder in the real geopolitical technological battle – the global struggle for AI supremacy.
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This article posits that the geopolitical struggle between the US and China should focus on artificial intelligence rather than other distractions such as TikTok. It suggests that former President Trump's reversal on the TikTok ban is less about policy and more about personal interest. The article highlights the strategic significance of AI in shaping global economic and military power, suggesting that policymakers should prioritize AI over social media platform controversies. It implies that AI constitutes a battleground for future technological dominance, relevant to both Australian and global policymakers in terms of AI safety and strategic governance.
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PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityThe AFR ViewPrint articleJan 20, 2025 – 6.57pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginDonald Trump’s reversal of theTikTok banin the United States has been widely described as a decision motivated by self-interest.The president-elect originally proposed the ban during his first term. But his position shifted after he gained a strong following on the app on which he boasts almost 15 million followers worldwide. In this sense, he has benefited from TikTok’s meteoric rise. The app’s short video format and fine-tuned algorithm have redefined social media and made it (among many other things) a major source of news for its mostly young users. For a politician who hates mainstream media, TikTok represents alternative platform for Trump.Loading...The Australian Financial Review’s succinct take on the principles at stake in major domestic and global stories – and what policy makers should do about them.SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe AFR ViewOpinionSocial mediaAIDonald TrumpUSAChinaTikTokFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions