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Diane Brady

Why the U.S.-China thaw is harder than it looks

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Good morning. My Scottish cousin extolled the virtues of his Chinese-made handset while visiting me in New York this weekend, arguing that my Apple iPhone can’t compete when it comes to on-device AI agents and integration. Maybe he’s right. It’s hard for me to know as U.S. carriers don’t sell or support most Chinese brands. U.S. consumers have been shielded from much of the innovation coming out of China. They can’t buy a car made by BYD, the world’s most popular EV maker with its bestselling Seagull starting at around $8,000. They can’t buy Chinese-made humanoid robots and pets or experience the seamless brand integration on a super app like WeChat.

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