ZYTHI WORLD ANALYSIS

  The fight for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be divorced from the global competition for cutting-edge semiconductors, the critical hardware behind advanced AI models. The United States and China, the world's two largest economies, have been locked in a high-stakes "chip war" for decades with each trying to achieve technological superiority. During President Donald Trump's second term, initiated in January 2025, the war has developed new turns, marked by a combination of pragmatic deal-making, enhanced controls, and realignment of global alliances. The article discusses the ways in which the US-China chip war is proceeding under Trump, highlighting the recent developments, their meaning for AI innovation, and the broader geopolitical implications. The Stakes: Why Chips Matter for AI The focal point of the US-China race in technology is the semiconductor sector, precisely the advanced chips—such as Nvidia's A100, H100, and Blackwell GPUs—employed...