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US-China tech war seen heating up regardless of whether Trump or Harris wins

In short, the battle to keep U.S. money and technology from boosting China's military and artificial intelligence capabilities is bound to escalate under either Harris or Trump.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. / REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 The U.S.-China tech war is all but certain to heat up no matter whether Republican Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris wins the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with the Democrat likely to come out with targeted new rules and Trump a blunter approach.

New efforts to slow the flow of less-sophisticated Chinese chips, smart cars and other imports into the U.S. are expected, alongside more curbs on chipmaking tools and highly-prized AI chips headed to China, according to former officials from the Biden and Trump administrations, industry experts and people close to the campaigns.

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