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Witnesses warn Congress: China’s AI push and U.S. immigration, trade uncertainty could cost American leadership
Summary
At a House hearing on AI and energy, witnesses warned China’s coordinated investments in computing, data and industrial policy threaten U.S. leadership. They urged Congress to protect research funding, enable high‑skilled immigration and maintain predictable trade and incentive policies.
Experts before the House Energy and Commerce Committee contrasted Chinese industrial strategy and investments with U.S. policy choices and urged urgent action on immigration, research funding and trade clarity to preserve American AI leadership.
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and chair of the Special Competitive Studies Project, described the competition with China as strategic and urgent, saying a Chinese lead in advanced AI could reshape global power dynamics. Schmidt emphasized that America’s advantage…
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