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The Coming Tech War With China
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Feb 6, 2018 | 21:15 GMT
![Jia Jia, a lifelike robot created by Chinese engineers, demonstrates at least one of her facial expressions at a conference in Shanghai on Jan. 9, 2017.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/china-robot.jpg?itok=4aeTTBxF)
Humanoid robot Jia Jia, created by a team of engineers from the University of Science and Technology of China, is seen after a presentation at a conference in Shanghai on Jan. 9, 2017. Jia Jia can hold a simple conversation and make specific facial expressions when asked, and her creator believes the eerily lifelike robot heralds a future of cyborg labor in China.
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Highlights
- China's growing technological prowess will be a source of increasing worry for the United States.
- Artificial intelligence will be a critical area of competition between the two countries because it has applications in military as well as civilian life — and will likely revolutionize both.
- Because of China's sheer size, its tech sector could give Silicon Valley a run for its money in terms of market share if it even comes close to producing the same technologies.
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