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The country America tried to contain through tariffs and chip export bans has become the world’s fastest-growing AI market, largest EV exporter, and a formidable rival in the very technologies the West sought to keep out of reach. As Donald Trump landed in Beijing on May 13th for his high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, the symbolism mattered as much as the outcome.

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