Global Politics Report Editorial

Trump failing to block China’s access to American AI technology, say senior Senate Democrats

A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday said President Trump is failing to block China from accessing sensitive American technology to accelerate its development of artificial intelligence, ahead of the Chinese leader’s state visit to Washington this week. Trump must close loopholes that China has used to subvert U.S. export bans on sensitive American technology,…

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Congress

Published: Sep. 22, 2026 at 01:20 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill