As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them
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FILE - Visitors tour the exhibition booths operated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, center right, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, center left, and other leaders pose for a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool, File)
FILE - A night view of the capital Astana, Kazakhstan, with the Presidential Palace seen in the center, on Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
FILE - China's President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, May 14, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - People walk by an advertisement billboard promoting the 2024 The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai China, on July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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FILE - Visitors tour the exhibition booths operated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
