# As Trump and Xi meet, investors bet on both sides of the AI divide

https://mins.news/en/item/68575

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 09:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/trump-xi-meet-investors-play-both-sides-ai-divide-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab243a0b314680001ff005d

> As China and the United States race to build separate artificial intelligence supply chains, investors are backing both sides: US banks are raising funds for AI startups in China, while Chinese capital is flowing into US technology companies.

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