China is launching chip and AI technology initiatives timed ahead of a potential Trump summit, using homegrown capabilities as negotiating leverage on export controls.

China's chip self-sufficiency push reduces its vulnerability to US semiconductor restrictions but also raises stakes in the tech trade war—expect continued tit-for-tat controls.

Trade pressSlicast · September 24, 2026 at 18:35 UTC · US · Source: finance.biggo.com

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