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Microsoft is using its genAI capabilities to support the United States in a "tech Cold War" against China. The collaboration between Microsoft and the US government has already resulted in a powerful genAI company in the Middle East cutting ties with China and aligning with the US. While this may seem like a positive outcome, there are concerns about the close relationship between the US and Microsoft, as well as the potential lack of regulation for genAI. The US is aiming to leverage its technological leadership in AI to attract countries away from Chinese tech, with Microsoft's involvement serving as a model for this strategy. However, the future of AI and tech regulation remains uncertain. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the need for the U.S. to have a clearly defined strategic mission in 2008. It notes that during the Cold War, the U.S. role was to stop the expansion of communism but that role is no longer appropriate when the Cold War ended. The threat of China, the war of terrorism and strength of new coalitions are considered the new areas of focus for the development of the new strategic mission. Four kinds of observations that can affect the content of the mission statement are also described.