KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 -- Malaysia's announcement and quick retraction of plans to deploy Huawei AI technology has highlighted the intensifying technological rivalry between the United States and China.

According to Bloomberg, the Malaysian government initially declared it would implement 3,000 Huawei Ascend GPU-powered AI servers nationwide by 2026, positioning itself as the first country to adopt this technology at a national scale.

This move would have represented a significant win for Chinese tech influence in Southeast Asia at a time when the US is actively working to contain China's global AI expansion.

However, the White House responded swiftly to the news, with US President Donald Trump's top AI adviser David Sacks using the anno...