US-China Summit Codifies AI Supremacy as New Tech Cold War

The recent summit between U.S. and Chinese leadership, ostensibly focused on trade stability, has instead solidified the battle lines for global AI supremacy. While headlines track tariffs, the real story is the strategic decoupling in the technology sector, with AI as the primary contested domain. This meeting formalizes a new era where national security imperatives and technology export controls, much like the recent escalations in semiconductor restrictions, will dictate market access and R&D collaboration. This shift forces multinational tech firms to navigate a treacherous bipolar landscape, making supply chain and talent pool decisions fraught with geopolitical risk that didn