'Stop calling Xi a great gentleman': Schumer calls on Trump to block sale of US AI Chips to China

I see. It. OK, good morning, everybody, and it is no good afternoon everybody and thank you for being here. I want to thank Senators Warren, Kim, and Slotkin, not just for being here, but for their steadfast leadership on this issue. Well, today, as Trump wines and dines President Xi at the White House, he has a choice to make. Once again bend the knee to the CCP or to stand up to she. And defend our national security and keep US ahead of China on AI. That's why today we are calling on Trump to stand up for the nation's security by once and for all blocking China's access to our AI chips and manufacturing equipment. President Trump must draw a hard line. Do not weaken America's export controls. Do not give China greater access to the advanced chips and chip-making equipment it needs to close the gap. With the United States. Why? Because Trump is currently giving away our greatest advantage in the AI race by green lighting the sale of advanced AI chips to China. China's always been desperate. To get our AI chips. That they have set up elaborate ways they have set up elaborate ways to smuggle them. Something the Trump administration has failed to stop and has only made easier for them to acquire. As we've been waiting for years. As we've been warning for years rather, Trump cannot let the CCP get its hands on our most advanced chips and the manufacturing equipment needed to produce them. Trump could take action today. To make this happen, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to update and strengthen our export controls.