The China trade deal can’t go soft on chips


The debut of DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model in late 2024 raised questions about the dominance of US AI companies. — Bloomberg

THE Donald Trump administration’s most recent round of trade talks with China has ended, but the great export-control debate is just getting underway.

Export controls were at the centre of the negotiations in London this week; for years, they have anchored America’s strategy for economic warfare with Beijing.

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