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China’s likely responses to the US’s aggressive stance include doubling down on domestic chip development with increased subsidies and support. It could also retaliate against US firms operating within China or push to accelerate its AI infrastructure ambitions independently. Diplomatic avenues may include raising these issues in international forums, framing US actions as discriminatory and unjustified.
China’s stance remains firm: it rejects the US guidance as a discriminatory measure and insists that even the softened language remains unacceptable. While some observers see this escalation as a misstep or deliberate provocation, the fundamental reality persists—both nations are entrenched in a high-stakes technological rivalry.