U.S. media reported today that on Saturday, Trump told journalists at the White House that, given America's dominant position in artificial intelligence (AI), the United States should not pursue collaboration with China in this technology. "I’d rather not integrate," he said, "because we’re far ahead in this field… When you’re leading, you don’t open the door to the other side."
Commentary: Trump’s logic is straightforward: wherever the U.S. holds a clear advantage, cooperation with China will be avoided; only when America lacks superiority—or has a need for China—will it consider opening the door to collaboration. In his view, the U.S. leads decisively in AI, making technological integration unnecessary and potentially harmful, as it would assist a competitor in catching up. Under this transactional framework of “America First,” there is no room for mutual benefit—only calculations based on relative power. This is the reality of Sino-U.S. cooperation, as seen through his lens.
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