U.S. pushes its AI in China and Asia after Trump-Xi meeting
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. SUZHOU
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. SUZHOU, China — The U.S. is working hard to ensure American technology is used in Asia, a senior State Department official told CNBC, as China races to build alternatives that are often cheaper. "We're very active in promoting U.S. AI options and solutions," Casey K.
Mace, senior official for APEC and economic policy, told CNBC on Friday on the sidelines of the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Suzhou, and a week after U.S. President Donald Trump brought a host of tech CEOs on his visit to the country. As the two countries race to develop the technology, the U.S. has restricted Chinese access to advanced U.S. chips.
Beijing has already banned Google and Facebook in mainland China. Mace said U.S. tech companies would be giving workshops at an APEC "digital week" in Chengdu in July. While China is the host of the event, "it's an opportunity to engage with all 21 [APEC] economies," he added. Mace declined to name specific U.S. companies taking part, and pushed back when asked if the U.S. was advocating "best in class" American tech over Chinese alternatives.
He said he had met with U.S. tech companies with a presence in China and that he expected they would be able to expand their access to its market.
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