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"We aren't going anywhere."

"The Supreme Court is unlikely to strike down the law."

"[W]e have no intention to ban TikTok."

“This legislation is a clear violation of the first amendment rights of the 170 million Americans on TikTok.”

"TikTok might still subsist in some form in the U.S. market."

"Half of Americans think it’s very or somewhat unlikely that TikTok will be banned in the U.S."

A vote for Trump will "save Tik Tok in America"

"So bottom line, it looks like this court [SCOTUS] is ready to rule against TikTok."

"My prediction, from listening to Supreme Court oral arguments, is that a majority of the court, at least, will uphold the law."

"[T]he court is most likely to nonetheless allow that regulation [banning TikTok]."

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"I argue that war is unlikely to occur due to the deep economic ties underlying the great power politics between the two countries."

"War with either [Russia or China] is neither inevitable nor imminent."

"As things currently stand, the US is not prepared to fight and win a war with China over Taiwan."

"A war between the US and China today is no more inevitable than was war between the rising US and the declining United Kingdom a century ago."

"[T]he tension between the United States and China will grow, and competition will intensify; it is inevitable. War, however, is not."

"War is a risk, but it is not inevitable."

"The risk of a military conflict is very serious."

"The smallest misstep by either side [Taipei and Beijing] could ignite a U.S.-China war."

"China is preparing for a war and specifically for a war with the United States."

"The most proximate potential timeframe for war is in the next two years."

"My gut tells me we [the US] will fight [with China] in 2025."

Will There Be a US-China War?

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"China's nominal gross domestic product is unlikely to surpass that of the U.S. in the next few decades."

"This idea of China becoming the world's biggest economy may not happen, actually."

"China probably won't ever overtake the US economy on a sustained basis."

"The likelihood of the prediction that China's GDP will one day overtake that of the U.S. is declining."

"If China grows by a more moderate 4% over the long term, its GDP will exceed that of the US eight years later, in 2046."

"China is forecast to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy by around 2035."

"China will overtake the US as the world's top economy in about 2035 with a high probability."

"[T]he size of China's economy in USD terms will overtake the US in 2028."

"China will overtake the United States to become the world's biggest economy in 2028."

Will China's GDP Overtake the US, And If So When?

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Nestor Maslej

Ruth Porat

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Clement Delangue

Zhou Hongyi

Joseph Tsai

Huey-Meei Chang

Craig S. Smith

Jeffrey Ding

Ray Perrault

Susana Martinez

Niall Ferguson

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"I think, today, [China is] probably two years behind the top [AI] models [from the US]."

"Where China sits [in AI], I think, is very far behind the US."

"The United States is in a strong position to win the essential [AI] race with China."

"China will dominate AI."

"The combination with China's self-made chips + AI infrastructure stack will put China ahead of the US."

China would "undoubtedly come out on top [in the US-China AI race]."

"[I]t seems like the United States is really far ahead [when it comes to generative AI]."

"China will lead the world in AI development."

In 2025, "China will start to lead the AI race (as a consequence of leading the open-source AI race)."

Will China Surpass the US in AI?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday approving a TikTok deal that would transfer majority ownership to American investors, with ByteDance retaining less than 20% ownership while Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX investment fund control roughly 45%.</span

Daily Wire

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday approving a TikTok deal that would transfer majority ownership to American investors, with ByteDance retaining less than 20% ownership while Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX investment fund control roughly 45%.

Vice President JD Vance announced the new joint venture company overseeing TikTok's US operations would be valued at $14 billion, significantly lower than ByteDance's overall valuation estimated at around $330 billion by analysts.</span

New York Post

Vice President JD Vance announced the new joint venture company overseeing TikTok's US operations would be valued at $14 billion, significantly lower than ByteDance's overall valuation estimated at around $330 billion by analysts.

Trump stated he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping who approved the deal, though no ByteDance representatives attended the signing and the company has not publicly acknowledged the transaction is taking place.</span

The New York Times

Trump stated he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping who approved the deal, though no ByteDance representatives attended the signing and the company has not publicly acknowledged the transaction is taking place.

The deal aims to comply with federal legislation passed by Congress in 2024 requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's US operations or face a ban due to national security and data privacy concerns over the app's Chinese ownership.</span

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The deal aims to comply with federal legislation passed by Congress in 2024 requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's US operations or face a ban due to national security and data privacy concerns over the app's Chinese ownership.

Oracle will oversee security operations and provide cloud computing services for the new TikTok US entity, with American investors gaining control of the app's recommendation algorithm that serves content to 170 million US users.</span

Oracle will oversee security operations and provide cloud computing services for the new TikTok US entity, with American investors gaining control of the app's recommendation algorithm that serves content to 170 million US users.

The executive order extends the divestiture deadline to 120 days and prevents Department of Justice enforcement of the national security law until December 16, allowing time to finalize implementation agreements for the transaction.</span

The executive order extends the divestiture deadline to 120 days and prevents Department of Justice enforcement of the national security law until December 16, allowing time to finalize implementation agreements for the transaction.

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