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How DeepSeek changed China’s AI ambitions

Just a few short months ago, Silicon Valley seemed to have the artificial intelligence industry in a chokehold. Startups OpenAI and Anthropic blazed the trail on large language models while Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other tech incumbents invested billions to keep up. Meanwhile, the United States’ distinct chip advantage from homegrown giant Nvidia and overseas allies Taiwan Semiconductor made America’s lead over China seem insurmountable.
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The DeepSeek logo is displayed on three cell phones in front of a computer screen showing the Chinese national flag.

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China announces a state-backed AI fund

Chinese officials on Thursday announced a new state fund to invest in cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence.

Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s economic planning agency, told reporters that the “state venture capital guidance fund” will bring in $138 billion over 20 years from local governments and private firms.

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Viewpoint: China’s annual NPC meeting to address lackluster economy and Trump threat
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China warns AI executives over US travel

Beijing is warning top artificial intelligence leaders – including researchers and corporate leaders – to avoid traveling to the United States owing to security concerns, according to a report published Saturday by the Wall Street Journal. Chinese officials reportedly fear that their AI experts could divulge important information about the country’s technological progress or even be detained and used as leverage in US-China negotiations.
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Chinese national flags flutter near Tian'anmen Square ahead of China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the "Two Sessions," on March 3, 2025, in Beijing.

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Viewpoint: China’s annual NPC meeting to address lackluster economy and Trump threat

A sluggish economy and new headwinds created by Donald Trump’s return to the White House will be prominent themes when the nearly 3,000 delegates of China’s National People’s Congress, or NPC, convene in Beijing starting Wednesday. The legislative session will run for about seven days (time not fixed) in parallel with that of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC. The so-called Two Sessions represent China’s biggest annual political gathering and provide insight into the leadership’s priorities for the year ahead.

We asked Eurasia Group expert Lauren Gloudeman what to watch out for.

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Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown, seen here at the White House in Washington, in 2023.

REUTERS/Leah Millis

China cooks up trouble in the South Pacific

The Cook Islands’ recent entry into a strategic partnership with China has spawned protests in front of Parliament, angered long-time ally New Zealand, and this week, nearly toppled the islands’ government.

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Biden tightens China’s access to chips one last time

Throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, the Commerce Department has gradually tightened its chokehold on China’s access to semiconductors needed to access, train, and build artificial intelligence. On Dec. 2, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced what she told reporters amounted to the “strongest controls ever” meant to restrict China’s access to AI for military applications. Today, China responded with its own new restrictions, sending a strong signal to the incoming US president.

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Pony.ai and its first automatic driving system production line, as seen in Shanghai, in 2020.

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A Chinese autonomous vehicle firm is going public in the US

On Oct. 17, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company called Pony AI filed to go public in the United States through an initial public offering. The company is the latest Chinese firm to seek entry into the US public markets after Beijing eased its restrictions on its domestic private sector seeking foreign investment and listing on US exchanges. The Chinese electric vehicle startup Zeekr began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in May.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China, on Oct. 1, 2019.

REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing flexes nuclear muscle, sends signal to US

China tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in international waters for the first time in 44 years on Wednesday, an unusual move that analysts believe is intended to send a signal to geopolitical rivals. Namely: Don’t mess with our security, because we can defend ourselves with nukes.
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