President Trump’s tariffs could inadvertently deliver  a “massive gift” to China by allowing it to catch up in the AI race and court new partners globally, Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at center-right think tank R Street Institute,

President Trump is again moving to prevent China from dominating critical technologies, including controls on semi-conductors.

The Hang Seng Tech Index has shed more than $350 billion in market value since a March high, though it has gained about 9 per cent over the past three sessions