After US President Donald Trump and senior administration officials diluted their position towards China, including the relationship with Taiwan and lifting the ban on the export of some segments of artificial intelligence, it seemed that the American policies that were considered a competitive opponent, on its way to change and may lead to a new alliance, or at least to a partnership between them, at the expense of the traditional allies of the United States. The recent concessions made by the Trump administration, on Taiwan and chips technology, came before a possible summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Gibing, and in the midst of very important commercial talks between the two countries, it may lead to the signing of a trade agreement, some believe that it may be at the expense of many United States partners, who barely reached similar trade understandings with it.
Joint weaknesses
Several experts, including former Trump administration officials, pointed out that the trade war that the latter had previously announced against China may be an unaccounted mistake, after it was found that Beijing had found American weaknesses, on top of which is rare land minerals, and used it in the confrontation with Washington.
Jacques Bornham, chief researcher on Chinese affairs at the Defense Defense Foundation, a research center affiliated with Republicans, says the ongoing trade talks between Washington and Beijing are an effort to target accurate pressure points, while seeking to alleviate the weight of each attack. He added in an interview with Asharq Al -Awsat, saying that the test is now the ability to endure, as both the United States and China are seeking to reduce their weaknesses, while they face wider economic trends.
After the US Defense Department (Pentagon) broke out a meeting between the Minister of Defense and the senior leaders of the Pentagon in June, it was said that it came after Xi Trump urged to limit the dealing with Taiwan during a phone call earlier in June, and to suspend some new export controls on China, where the Trump administration announced plans to praise the Taiwanese President, Lay Cheng T, from the United States during the United States during the United States during the United States A tour of it begins on the first of August (August). This led to the cancellation of the visit, which was scheduled to include a stop in the cities of Dallas and New York, during his visit to a few allies of his country in Latin America, after the Trump administration tried to change the course of his journey.
Crossing Beijing’s pressure
The Financial Times was the first to report the news of the cancellation of Lay’s journey after pressure from the Trump administration, which was a breach of Chinese pressure that sees any communication with the Taiwanese officials is a provocation to Beijing.
According to the Washington Post, critics of the emerging breakthrough, including Republicans and Democrats, warned that these recent steps may undermine US national security and affect regional alliances. They expressed concern that Trump’s desire to conclude a trade deal with China marginalizes Washington’s efforts to compete with Beijing economically, technological and militarily, more powerful, while China seeks to remove the United States and its Western allies in emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which it considers the key to accelerating its military modernization and global economic domination.
In his conversation with Asharq Al -Awsat, Bornham confirms that China is seeking to replace the United States as a prominent global power in almost all fields, realizing that Washington is the largest possible threat to its geopolitical aspirations. Every step that Beijing takes towards the United States aims to consolidate its control, and will not give up any advantage easily.
“These concessions send a dangerous signal, according to which America’s approach to Taiwan is negotiable,” the newspaper quoted Eli Ratner, a former defense official in the Biden administration as saying. He added, “This will only lead to more pressure and coercion.”
Establishing a relationship with Beijing
It is clear that China wants American technologies. The Wall Street Journal reported that access to advanced chips was a priority for Chinese negotiators in trade talks. After concluding the last round of those talks in Stockholm on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent, stated that the president should decide whether to extend the commercial truce between the two countries. “President Trump has publicly discussed his desire to establish a constructive relationship with China, which sends rare ground minerals to the United States,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement. It focuses on strengthening American interests, such as creating conditions for American industries and urging China to stop the flow of fentanel to our country. ”
According to an American official, the administration is studying whether it will send more military equipment directly to Taiwan. The Ministry of Defense has provided a list of aid to the White House for consideration by the president, but it has not yet been approved. Instead, the list was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“H20” chip
However, the most prominent criticism came after the Trump administration agreed to allow the company “Invidia” to export the high -developed artificial intelligence slice “H20” to China, after efforts by its CEO, Ginsen Huang, to persuade Trump. The company claimed that the chip will not be used to help the Chinese army and that America benefits when other countries depend on its technology.
However, critics said this technology will help develop the Chinese military industrial complex, with applications ranging from nuclear weapons simulation to drone development.
On Monday, 20 national security experts urged a message in which they urges the Minister of Commerce, Howard Lottenic, to retract this decision. “We believe that this step is a strategic mistake that threatens the economic and military superiority of the United States in the field of artificial intelligence, a field that is increasingly seen as decisive in global leadership in the twenty -first century.”
Among the signatories are former members of the Trump administrations, such as David Fayth, who led the policy of technological competition in the National Security Council until April, and Matthew Putinger, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first state.
A dangerous precedent
Christopher Badilla, a former export control official in the George W. Bush administration, said that the Trump administration is clear to put technology export controls at the commercial negotiating table is a worrying development. He added: “Since the Carter Administration and the normalization of relations with China, the policy followed has been the rejection of Beijing’s request to raise the export controls, for example, to bridge the trade deficit.” It promised to use a “dangerous” previously previous trade talks, and “raises a real possibility that China now demands the reduction of export controls in exchange for future commercial concessions, or in exchange for an agreement if the President visits China later this year.”
Trump has stated that President Xi invited him to visit China, and he would likely do so in the non -far -long future. On Tuesday, it was published on the “Truth Social” that he “does not seek” to hold a summit with Shi. He wrote: “I may go to China, but that will only be at the invitation of President Xi, which has been extended.” “Otherwise, there is no use!”
However, the Trump administration takes steps to try to maintain US leadership. She recently announced a “action plan” of artificial intelligence, aimed at reducing bureaucracy and facilitating the construction of technology companies for data centers needed to train artificial intelligence models. Earlier this year, the company “Oben AI” and the Japanese “Softbank” company revealed a 500 billion dollars partnership to build new artificial intelligence centers.
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