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China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access

American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two bigges

By Daniel Cho · July 17, 2026
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China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access
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SAN FRANCISCO | American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two biggest economies.

What is known

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