Struggle for global supremacy Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon examines the fierce competition between China and the US:JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Both countries know what is crucial in the race for global supremacy: quantum computing and AI. In these areas, the two superpowers must reconcile the reality of their mutual dependence with their quest for autonomy. Beijing and Washington are cautiously imposing controls on particularly sensitive exports as a weapon: the Americans have the most advanced chips, the Chinese have rare earths. When it comes to technological supremacy between China and the US, the jury is still out.” Beijing sees itself gaining ground China is benefiting from the US’s mistakes, writes Rzeczpospolita: “The Chinese believe that time is on their side, not just economically and technologically but also from a geostrategic perspective. In their view, the best proof of this theory is the disastrous Iran conflict, from which the Americans are currently unable to extricate themselves. Admittedly, this conflict is also hitting China’s economic interests hard because it depends on oil imports from the Persian Gulf. But in the long term, the tide could turn, because unlike Washington, Beijing has invested in renewable energies and aims to be a global leader in this field.” US president getting sidetracked The visit will do nothing to change the US’s waning influence on the global stage, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: