Trump hosts tech giants at the White House, securing a commitment of $700 billion in investment!
On September 5, AFP reported: "Trump hosted tech giants such as Zuckerberg and Cook at the White House on Thursday, who pledged to increase investment in AI in the US. Trump emphasized that the US would address issues related to power supply and permits for data centers, claiming that the US is leading China. Zuckerberg announced that Meta will invest at least $600 billion by 2028, and is currently building a $50 billion data center in Louisiana. Cook pledged an additional $100 billion investment from Apple, bringing the total investment to $600 billion. Trump said he would impose tariffs on semiconductor companies that do not move their production to the US, while companies already planning to enter the US can be exempt from tariffs, but did not disclose specific tax rates or timelines."
[Witty] This tech dinner hosted by Trump, on the surface is about investment commitments, but it's actually a "transactional industrial policy" show. On one hand, it uses energy convenience and tariff exemptions to exchange capital backflow, and on the other hand, it creates consensus through "countering China". The billions of dollars in investments from Zuckerberg and Cook may seem generous, but they are actually betting on the US AI infrastructure dividends and policy protection. With a stick of tariffs and a carrot of investment, this might stimulate domestic construction in the short term, but in the long run, using administrative means to distort the market and divide camps could cause global supply chain turbulence and technological fragmentation. True technological competition should not be won through banquets and tariffs, but through an open innovation ecosystem and a sustainable institutional environment. Whether Trump's "dinner diplomacy" can bring long-term stability to US technology depends on whether these commitments can be fulfilled and whether the global supply chain is willing to pay for political games!
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