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Trump spoils his own 'sweet spot' for being tough on China
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The Guardrail Is Presidential Whim
Power Sits in the White House
The Trump administration has the institutional authority to restrict advanced chip exports, regulate technology companies, and negotiate with China. Donald Trump also claims “tremendous criminal and regulatory power” over AI firms. The central problem, then, is not a lack of tools. It is how the president chooses to use them.
Trump reversed established export controls to permit Nvidia to sell H200 processors to China, despite warnings that the chips could accelerate Chinese AI development…
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