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America is getting authoritarianism without the good stuff
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His administration wants China hooked on American technology. China has other ideas

It sees Donald Trump as both symptom and accelerant of the decline

It has spent years pinpointing America’s weaknesses and mitigating its own

To see the cost of Trump’s bullying, tally the world leaders flocking to China

America’s quest for AI dominance is scary. China is not the solution

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