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U.S. Tech Firms Cozy Up to China Despite Trade Turmoil

  • Intel AI chief pledges support for Chinese tech giant Baidu
  • Apple, IBM make public gestures to warm China relations
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In a packed ballroom in Beijing’s national convention center, the executive from a major technology company laid out ambitious plans for the future of artificial intelligence in China. He explained how customized semiconductors would help power everything from autonomous cars to voice-activated industrial machines.

Only this wasn’t a state-backed enterprise. This was Intel Corp., the largest U.S. chipmaker.