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TRUMP-XI TRADE TALKS MAY INCLUDE EASING AI CHIP RESTRICTIONS

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A forthcoming Nvidia chip would level the playing field between Chinese and US AI labs, which Trump may use as leverage over Xi in wide-ranging trade talks. The move would shrink America's massive AI compute advantage dramatically, especially since China's domestic alternatives are still far behind the US. Export restrictions are the only way to maintain the compute gap.