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The iFlytek Factor: How China's AI Deal Just Changed the US-Venezuela Standoff

How Venezuela Just Gave China an AI Beachhead

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Russ Wilcox
Sep 04, 2025
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Three US Navy destroyers patrol the Caribbean.

Four thousand American personnel stand ready.

Meanwhile, in Caracas, a Chinese AI company just signed a deal that reveals how Beijing wins without firing a shot.

On July 5, 2025, while Western media slept, Venezuela and China's iFlytek* formalized an agreement for "el desarrollo conjunto de tecnologías de IA s…

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