With the change, the Trump administration has also backed away from a signature effort to stay ahead of China in the A.I. race. The U.S. government had been concerned that the Chinese military could use A.I. chips to coordinate attacks and develop weapons and had also wanted to preserve the U.S. lead in developing A.I. systems.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States had struck a trade deal with Indonesia. "Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with their highly respected President.