A customer works at AGI Bar in Beijing's in Zhongguancun district on August 9, 2026. Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in Beijing's tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek for free. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-US-technology-AI-business, FOCUS by Luna Lin and Thomas Urbain