China doubles down on AI and tech innovation as Trump ratchets up trade pressure

China doubles down on AI and tech innovation as Trump ratchets up trade pressure


Key Points
  • The undercurrent of China’s annual parliamentary meetings this week is U.S. trade tensions — and how Chinese technology is offsetting that pressure.
  • “Internationally … an increasingly complex and severe external environment may exert a greater impact on China in areas such as trade, science and technology,” Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in his annual report on government work.
  • Among the top priorities for the year, Li said, is supporting “the extensive application of large-scale AI models.”



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