TRUMP’s TRADE WAR was PREDATED by CHIP WAR.
A variance would be beneficial to the business, which has long argued that trade controls are inadequate, and give private participants, including Huawei, a boost. Beijing  has a right to access AI cards, but it won’t be back.
Trump has previously used ambiguous language to address tech-related national security issues. The various Nvidia export controls, including those that preceded his tax blitz, are intended to prevent China from losing ground in the AI race due to concerns that Beijing’s advantage could give it military or economical advantages.
However, the president has ignored , similar concerns before: He extended a date for TikTok’s US ban, making the Chinese-owned social media platform a key source of leverage on taxes.  ,
The White House may also reverse its ban on artificial intelligence ( AI ) chips. It’s fast to remind us that this trade war is a threat to America’s hard-won and gainful positions in the race for tech supremacy. On two flanks, Washington can’t compete.
Silicon Valley’s guide over China in AI,  , has been based on exposure to bits and computing power, but that difference is quickly closing. Washington’s tightening and device regulations have been porous, but they have, without a doubt, bought time.