U.S. pushes its AI in China and Asia after Trump-Xi meeting

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• 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.