At the recent summit in Beijing, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping put artificial intelligence on the agenda. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the leaders’ focus on AI guardrails that balance “⁠the most innovation and the highest level of safety.”

The strategic question for the United States now is whether we will rely on an approach that plays into China’s strengths, or extend the race into an area we are best positioned to win. 

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