Beijing tightens its grip on AI firms that try to shed their Chinese ties

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Chinese government scrutiny of AI companies could impact other Chinese start-ups’ strategies for expansion and funding in the United States. (Andy Wong/AP)

SINGAPORE — Facing fierce competition with the United States over artificial intelligence, Chinese authorities are taking stronger steps to try to stop rising AI start-ups from leaving the country to seek capital and markets in the West, according to a dozen people working in the sector inside and outside China.

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