The Aporia · The US-China tech war has evolved since the last Xi-Trump summit. Who has the edge now?

The article discusses how the tech war between the US and China has escalated since the last Xi-Trump summit, focusing on areas like AI, semiconductor chips, rare earth minerals, and broader technology supply chains. It highlights Huawei's efforts to overcome US restrictions by developing new technologies, such as a system capable of integrating up to 1 million processors, illustrating the ongoing technological advancements in this economic rivalry.

Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States for a crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump, Huawei Technologies announced a significant technological advancement: a system allowing up to 1 million processors to function as one supercomputer. This development underscores the evolving nature of the tech war between China and the US, which has intensified since Trump's May visit to Beijing. Both nations are now leveraging new areas like artificial intelligence, semiconductor chips, rare earth materials, and broader technology supply chains in their ongoing rivalry. The meeting is seen as a critical moment for both sides to determine if they can progress towards "constructive strategic stability," despite the persistent tensions fueled by companies like Huawei that remain at the forefront of this economic and technological contest.

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Days before President Xi Jinping’s trip to the United States for a high-stakes meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump, Huawei announced a major technological breakthrough: a system that it said was capable of enabling up to 1 million processors to operate as a single, unified computer.

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The US-China tech war has evolved since the last Xi-Trump summit. Who has the edge now? · assertive framing

In FocusThe US-China tech war has evolved since the last Xi-Trump summit. asserted

war → evolve → summit

Who has the edge now? asserted

Who → have → edge

The two sides have found new sources of leverage across AI, chips, rare earths and wider technology supply chains since the US leader’s May visit to Beijing When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. uncertain

countries → find → stability

In the fourth part of this series, Sylvia Ma looks at the economic and technological levers available to both in their protracted rivalry. asserted

Ma → look → rivalry

For years, Huawei Technologies has served as a central battleground in the contest between the world’s two largest economies. asserted

Technologies → serve → economies

As Washington tightens restrictions, the Chinese tech giant continues to find new ways forward – to the point that “becoming Nvidia” is now an internal goal. asserted

becoming → tighten → Nvidia

it → announce → computer

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