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US and 8 Allies Sign San Francisco Declaration Creating Joint Registry of AI Tech to Protect From China

Summary

The US and eight allies — India, the UK, South Korea, the UAE, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the European Commission — signed the San Francisco Declaration on November 15, creating a joint registry of AI technologies and supply chains vulnerable to Chinese interference, per the FT. The pact lands days before Trump meets Xi at APEC and covers semiconductors, energy infrastructure, critical minerals, and components needed to build advanced AI.