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Trump announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese imports and impose export controls on critical software starting November 1st. This aggressive stance aims to curtail China’s technological rise, especially in AI and chip manufacturing. Jens Wiegand, a prominent figure in the AI industry, noted that the US currently holds advantages in chips and AI models but expressed concern that China leads in energy, open-source models, and application deployment speed. China's rapid adoption and underregulation of AI applications pose strategic challenges for the US, highlighting the urgency for American companies to accelerate their own AI development and deployment.