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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump deals Chinese high-tech firms a heavy blow—for now

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

A Huawei executive is at the center of a diplomatic firestorm after being arrested in Canada. Credit: Brücke-Osteuropa via Wikimedia Commons.

Unlike Trump, US lawmakers aren’t going easy on Chinese telecoms

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading