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- Xie Feng, the Chinese ambassador to the US, said Washington isn't playing fair in its tech race with China.
- Restrictions on China are like forcing it to wear outdated swimwear while the US wears Speedos, he said.
- The tech war between the world's two largest economies has been intensifying.
It's no secret the US and China are locked in a strategic rivalry — from geopolitical influence to tech — but the competition is now entering bizarre territory.
We know that because a reference to Speedos, the purveyor of tight swim briefs, just got thrown into the fray.