The U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement has been extended...Excluding advanced technologies such as AI and semiconductors

Source: Yonhap News

Ahead of the launch of the second U.S. administration of Donald Trump, the U.S. and China have extended the Science and Technology Agreement (STA), which expired in August, for five years after labor pains.

China's Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 13th that the two representatives signed a protocol on the revision and extension of the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, and that the agreement will be extended for five years starting on August 27 this year.

However, if you look at the U.S. announcement on the same day, it added a clue that "the revised agreement applies only to basic research and does not promote the development of critical and emerging technologies."

The international journal Nature explained that areas potentially important to national security, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, were excluded from the agreement.

This agreement was the first bilateral agreement signed together during diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China in 1979 and was renewed every five years and served as the basis for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

However, since Trump's first term in office was extended by five years in 2018, the U.S.-China strategic competition has intensified, sparking controversy over whether it will survive in the U.S., and it was suspended to August 27 after two temporary six-month extensions.