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China builds leverage over US with AI, rare earths ahead of Trump summit

As President Trump prepares for a summit in Beijing, China has strategically positioned itself to hold leverage, a stark contrast to the U.S. approach. While the U.S. has focused on sanctions and export controls, China has been building commodity reserves and fostering international partnerships. The article highlights China's growing influence in areas like rare earths and its open-door policy for trade and technology, including open-sourcing its DeepSeek AI model. This shift in global perception and economic strategy suggests Trump may find himself in a weakened negotiating position. AI

IMPACT China's open-sourcing of its DeepSeek AI model signals a strategic move to gain global developer support and potentially challenge Western AI dominance.

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China builds leverage over US with AI, rare earths ahead of Trump summit

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Steve H. Hanke ·

    Trump thinks he’s flying to Beijing with leverage. China spent 6 years making sure he doesn’t have any

    As Air Force One prepares for a May 14 Beijing visit, the U.S. has already ceded the geopolitical high ground to China.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Trump, Xi and the AI race that could reshape global power By Bang Xiao When Trump last visited China in 2017, artificial intelligence was not yet the centre of

    Trump, Xi and the AI race that could reshape global power By Bang Xiao When Trump last visited China in 2017, artificial intelligence was not yet the centre of global power. Now it is. https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/tru mp-xi-beijing-summit-must-confront-ai-cold-war/1066…