U.S. AI Strategy: Trump's Mixed Messages on China and Technology Leave Room for China to Take the Lead
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 3 Nov 2025
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- 2
- Australian
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- 8 Nov 2025, 07:53 pm
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Chinese central planners have opted to win the hardware race through co-ordinated industrial policy over the US president’s pursuit of primarily personal wins.
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The article critiques the U.S. approach to AI development under President Trump, highlighting China's strategic advantage through coordinated industrial policy. The U.S. strategy is described as inconsistent and open to various influences, which may hinder its ability to compete effectively with China. While the focus is primarily on geopolitical aspects of AI advancement, the implications for global AI policy are significant. The article suggests that China's approach may allow it to take a leading position in the deployment of real-world AI technologies, raising concerns about future global AI governance and competitiveness.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleNov 5, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog 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?LoginThe United States’ strategy on both technology and China remain muddled in internal contradictions. In addition to his own inconsistencies, US President Donald Trump leaves room for further discontinuity through his apparent openness to input from individuals ranging from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.That leaves Trump amenable to ideas coming from techno-optimists, AI doomers, tough-on-China “hawks”, chief executives looking out for their own bottom lines, foreign leaders who have a “good deal” to offer, and administration officials who, unlike their predecessors, are unburdened by pesky ideological commitments or national security concerns.Loading...Johanna M. Costigan is a writer and editor focused on China’s technology development and regulation. She writes the China-focused newsletter The Long Game.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 MoreAIOpinionTrump diplomacyChina relationsXi JinpingTrump's AmericaNvidiaFetching latest articlesWe met a professional shoplifter to understand this crime’s popularityGreg Bearup and Carrie LaFrenzShaken, stirred and a little smoky: three cocktails to define summerThis restaurant is stuck in the past. That’s what makes it greatThe secret weapon boards are deploying to survive AGM seasonPatrick DurkinThe $1m nap: What truly separates great CEOs from the 5am clubThe real key to a promotion (and it’s not working harder)Chunky Celine rings and a new Cartier Santos to spice up your lifeEugenie KellyWhy you should be drinking this untrendy wineAn expert’s guide to vintage shopping in ParisBlundy’s turnaround plan sees profits double at Best & LessCampbell KwanBillionaire Brett Blundy pushes for Victoria’s Secret board seatInside a Young Rich Lister’s million-dollar home wellness space