Beijing has used its sector dominance through export restrictions aimed at retaliating against the Trump administration’s aggressive tariff policy on Chinese imports.
The declaration also highlights U.S. concerns about China’s extensive investment in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which could provide it with a competitive advantage in the 21st-century economy.
“It’s an industrial policy for an economic security coalition, and it’s a game changer because there is no group today where we can convene to discuss the AI economy and how we compete with China in AI,” Helberg said. “By aligning our economic security strategies, we can begin to create cohesion to effectively counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative — which aims to amplify its export-driven model — by preventing China from acquiring ports, major highways, transportation, and logistics corridors.”
Helberg noted that the Trump administration plans to broaden the coalition beyond the initial five countries signing the declaration to include more allies and partners with mineral, technological, and manufacturing resources.
The signing of the declaration launches the administration’s one-day Pax Silica Summit, involving officials from the European Union, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates. The summit will facilitate discussions on collaboration in areas such as advanced manufacturing, mineral refining, and logistics.
“This coalition of countries will represent for the AI age what the G7 represented for the industrial age,” Helberg said. “It commits us to a process of cooperating on aligning our export controls, screening foreign investments, addressing anti-dumping but with a proactive agenda on securing choke points in the global supply chain system.”
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