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China buys inferior AI chips

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China’s technology companies are struggling to reduce reliance on Nvidia, buying less-advanced chips to meet surging demand for artificial-intelligence computing.

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Europe Must Look Beyond the US and China to Solve Its Productivity Problem

Given America and China's lead in AI and other cutting-edge innovations, it is not surprising that much of the European economic policy debate revolves around the need to emulate and catch up with these two technological superpowers. In fact, neither the US nor China offers a relevant or attractive model for Europe.

Europe Must Look Beyond the US and China to Solve Its Productivity Problem
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by Branko Milanovic

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by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

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Some thoughts for @wsj.com : "I’m tempted to believe #China will do its utmost not to be classified as a developed economy."

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Why China Doesn’t Want to Join the Ranks of the World’s Developed Countries
The nation is nearing high-income status, a clash with its image as a champion of the Global South.
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October 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM

Reposted by Adam S. Posen

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by Branko Milanovic

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brankomilan.bsky.social
In other words, our attention should be focused on the growth rates of the relatively poor and populous countries.
October 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM

by Emily Mendenhall

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Bulelani Jili writes today in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social about tech alliances. Most governments do not want strict alignment with either the US or China, he argues. Instead, they want options to draw on multiple technologies in ways that serve their own needs.

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Why US Warnings About Chinese Technology Fall Short - Science Politics
Most governments do not want strict alignment with either the US or China. Instead, they want options to draw on multiple technologies in ways that serve their own needs.
sciencepolitics.org
October 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM

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Reposted by Simon Lester

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Reading between the lines:

All sounds very airy fairy in current climate, but optics of this deal surely a huge boon to China. Can show the world that it values WTO & system. Can negotiate a deal with a big power. So it's a PR win that soothes ties with major trade partner
October 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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