The president has also threatened to impose across-the-board tariffs on Chinese goods. Since higher costs for imports get passed on to consumers, Trump’s tariff threats have sparked concerns of higher prices on everything from smartphones, computers, toys and video game consoles to furniture, clothing and home appliances.

By Andrea Shalal, David Shepardson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday,

I T SOUNDS ODD, but hints keep piling up that President Donald Trump is tempted by a big, beautiful deal with China’s Xi Jinping. That runs counter to campaign-trail vows to hit China with crippling tariffs.

If Americans want their freedom and quality of life to continue well into this century, the status quo with China will not suffice.

DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.

The sudden rise of Chinese AI app DeepSeek has leaders in Washington and Silicon Valley grappling with how to keep the U.S. ahead in the crucial technology.

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.

Global technology stocks tumbled in late January as hype around DeepSeek's innovation snowballed and investors began to digest the implications for its U.S.-based rivals and their hardware suppliers.

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a pair of three-year-old giant pandas made their public debut at the National Zoo.

Eric Schmidt, former CEO and chairman of Google, is co-founder of Schmidt Sciences and chair of the nonpartisan think tank Special Competitive Studies Project. Dhaval Adjodah is co-founder and CEO of MakerMaker.AI.

China’s foreign minister conveyed the message in a phone call, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Trump’s top diplomat.

DeepSeek is called ‘amazing and impressive’ despite working with less-advanced chips.