Sylvia Ma
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🔮 New AI dialogue becomes latest formal channel to manage competition while coming leader-level meetings grant further room to stabilise ties, analysts say
The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations between the world’s two largest economies than for its immediate trade outcomes, analysts said, pointing to the significance of a new dialogue on artificial intelligence.
🔮 What a 2-month trade-truce extension between China and the US reveals as rifts persist
Analysts say that the relatively short window, while a positive sign, could also raise pressure on both Beijing and Washington
An extension of the US-China trade truce, agreed upon at an unscheduled meeting between the two countries’ top economic officials, underscores a willingness to contain trade tensions, according to analysts who deemed it a positive signal for this week’s presidential summit.
🔮 The list now includes 18 chemicals, all of which could be used in fentanyl production.
🔮 The two sides have found new sources of leverage across AI, chips, rare earths and wider technology supply chains since the US leader’s May visit to Beijing
When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”.
🔮 Elon Musk says Tesla’s new Cybercab motor has no rare earths, but analysts saw the move as only a slight step towards reducing industry reliance – or China’s leverage
David Zhang, general secretary of the Shanghai-based International Intelligent Vehicle Engineering Association, said that Tesla’s rare-earth-free motor remained largely a “commercial concept”, and it was still not certain whether the vehicle’s engine could match the efficiency and performance of conventional motors containing rare earth permanent magnets.
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