US deploys Tech Corps to counter China's AI expansion in developing markets

Levi Li, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei Monday 23 February 2026 0

Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the President's advisor. Credit: AFP

The Trump administration plans to overhaul the 60-year-old Peace Corps to support US artificial intelligence (AI) exports and counter China's expanding AI presence in developing markets. The initiative, branded...

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