As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?
4 years, 5 months ago

As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s bans on two popular Chinese social media apps — TikTok and WeChat — are the latest moves in an escalating U.S.-China rift, and point to a future where technology and innovation are increasingly walled behind political barriers. China’s so-called Great Firewall has allowed Chinese internet powerhouses like e-commerce giant Alibaba, social media company Baidu and WeChat owner Tencent, which makes most of its money from online games and entertainment in China, to amass hundreds of millions of users — in some cases over a billion. “A U.S. ban of on WeChat would deepen the split between the United States and China on a human level by removing the de facto channel of communication for the Chinese diaspora,” said Gorman. “I think we’ll only see even further attempts by the U.S. to ban or prohibit Chinese products, services and investment,” said Andy Mok, senior research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing.

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America v China: Who controls Asia’s internet?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

America v China: Who controls Asia’s internet?

Live Mint  

Nusajaya Tech Park looks like any other construction project. Among big cloud firms, China controls all of the cloud-computing clusters in Thailand and the Philippines, despite the fact that America views both as “major non-NATO allies”. Instead there are four choke points: “internet exchange points”, which let internet firms cut costs by routing traffic down the hallway rather than across …

AI and semiconductors: China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology
1 month, 1 week ago

AI and semiconductors: China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong/Washington CNN — The Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of fresh export controls on US-made semiconductors that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and artificial …

US unleashes another crackdown on China’s chip industry
1 month, 1 week ago

US unleashes another crackdown on China’s chip industry

Al Jazeera  

The move is President Joe Biden’s administration’s last large-scale effort to stymie China’s ability to access and produce chips. The United States has launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, among other moves. The latest effort on Monday to hobble Beijing’s chipmaking ambitions also …

Fearing Donald Trump’s sanctions, Chinese AI businesses scramble to stockpile US chips
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fearing Donald Trump’s sanctions, Chinese AI businesses scramble to stockpile US chips

Firstpost  

China’s purchases of American semiconductors soared to $1.11 billion in October, a 60 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Between January and October, chip imports from the US totalled $9.61 billion Trump’s return to the presidency has reignited concerns in China about expanded sanctions targeting its tech industry. Recent customs data reveals that China’s purchases of …

Real danger for US is not underestimating China but the wrong path it takes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Real danger for US is not underestimating China but the wrong path it takes

China Daily  

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently warned that underestimating China's technological progress is "dangerous." However, he overlooks the real "danger": this sense of crisis in the US has been turning into trade protectionism and tech blockades, replacing healthy open competition. A contradiction is evident here - while the US keeps amplifying China's technological progress as a "threat," how can someone still …

US tech blockade on China counterproductive, self-defeating
2 months, 1 week ago

US tech blockade on China counterproductive, self-defeating

China Daily  

Visitors take pictures at the booth of Intel during the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services at China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2023. The U.S. government announced new regulations on Monday that restrict investments in China's semiconductor, AI and quantum technology sectors, effective from January next year. This move coincided with an …

Is China all set to overtake US in advanced technologies?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Is China all set to overtake US in advanced technologies?

Firstpost  

For a long time, the US has enjoyed its role as the sole superpower, but now, taking its position for granted, it has gone into slumber, with China poised to make a significant shift in global power dynamics Many recent studies indicate that China leads US in global competition for some key emerging technologies. China leads US in key emerging …

Chip coercion further undermines trust in what US says: China Daily editorial
8 months ago

Chip coercion further undermines trust in what US says: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Employees work on a chip production line of a tech company in Shishi, Fujian province. In yet another act of "economic coercion" targeting Chinese companies, the US has revoked export licenses that allowed tech giants such as Qualcomm and Intel to supply chips to Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei, which Washington has already put on a trade restriction "entity list" …

Trouble for Apple: More Chinese government offices and state-backed businesses are banning the iPhone
1 year ago

Trouble for Apple: More Chinese government offices and state-backed businesses are banning the iPhone

Firstpost  

Apple is increasingly finding itself in a rather problematic situation. Months after being banned by certain departments of the Chinese government, Apple’s iPhone was again banned by a number of government offices and state-backed businesses, who have asked employees to use local Numerous Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have recently implemented a directive prohibiting employees from bringing iPhones and …

Containing China's technology ecosystem will remain a US policy priority
1 year, 1 month ago

Containing China's technology ecosystem will remain a US policy priority

Live Mint  

The most significant achievement of last week’s meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping was that it took place. The post-meeting readout by the White House conceded little, saying that the meeting was “candid and constructive" and set the tone at the outset by noting that the US president “emphasized that the United States and China are in competition, noting …

China says it has not banned purchase, use of iPhones, foreign phone brands
1 year, 3 months ago

China says it has not banned purchase, use of iPhones, foreign phone brands

The Hindu  

China has not issued a ban on the purchase and use of foreign phone brands, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in response to media reports that said some government agencies and firms had told staff to stop using Apple's iPhones at work. "China has not issued laws, regulations or policy documents that prohibit the purchase and use of …

Some Chinese government employees banned from using Apple devices: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Some Chinese government employees banned from using Apple devices: Report

The Hindu  

September 07, 2023 12:22 pm | Updated 01:37 pm IST Some Chinese government bodies have banned their employees from using Apple’s iPhone and other foreign devices for work purposes, reported Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. The extent of the policy is not yet clear, but it reportedly applied to some central government agencies where employees were told …

Cooperation or competition? China's security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat
1 year, 6 months ago

Cooperation or competition? China's security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With Sino-U.S. frictions at a boiling point, Secretary of …

Cooperation or competition? China’s security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat
1 year, 6 months ago

Cooperation or competition? China’s security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat

Associated Press  

BEIJING — After years of breakneck growth, China’s security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments. With Sino-U.S. frictions at a boiling point, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing this week to …

The US escalates chips war With China
1 year, 8 months ago

The US escalates chips war With China

Hindustan Times  

Global geopolitics is in a state of intense flux. These controls will affect “the flow of high-end semiconductors and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment to Beijing.” The wave of United States sanctions began in 2019 as a nascent effort by the Trump Administration to limit the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei’s growing footprint in multiple regions across the globe. With the competition picking up …

Tech companies continue to abandon China. Here’s why its good news for India, Mexico and Vietnam
1 year, 9 months ago

Tech companies continue to abandon China. Here’s why its good news for India, Mexico and Vietnam

Firstpost  

Tech companies across the world have come to realise that the business model of production in China and exporting abroad can be a precarious and unsustainable proposition. Also read: Apple continues to ditch China: Foxconn leases new site in Vietnam for new Apple factory Apple’s China +1 policy is being adopted everywhere Apple, one of the biggest tech companies operating …

China on its path to become technology superpower: Report. What this means
1 year, 10 months ago

China on its path to become technology superpower: Report. What this means

Live Mint  

China and United States seem to be leading a warring camp of the East and the west respectively. According to the report published by Australian Strategic Policy Institute at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, China is on its path to establish monopoly in more than one area of technology. “Our research reveals that China has built the foundations to position …

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky
1 year, 10 months ago

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky

Al Jazeera  

Chinese firms including Baidu and Alibaba are racing to roll out versions of the chatbots taking the tech world by storm. China’s Ministry of Science and Technology said last week it would push for the integration of AI across Chinese industry, while cities including Beijing have also announced plans to back developers. “The most general-purpose technology we have, artificial intelligence, …

US blocks export license renewals for China’s Huawei
1 year, 11 months ago

US blocks export license renewals for China’s Huawei

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government accused Washington on Tuesday of pursuing “technology hegemony,” as the United States has begun stepping up pressure on tech giant Huawei by blocking access to American suppliers. “We do not comment on conversations with or deliberations about specific companies.” The move to halt licenses for Huawei comes after GOP Rep. Mike McCaul, chairman of the House …

US puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist
2 years ago

US puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.S. Department of Commerce is adding 36 Chinese high-tech companies, including makers of aviation equipment, chemicals and computer chips, to an export controls blacklist, citing concerns over national security, U.S. interests and human rights. Yangtze Memory Technology Co., a computer chip maker based in the central city of Wuhan, and its Japan unit were included in the …

US bans Chinese telecom devices, citing ‘national security’
2 years, 1 month ago

US bans Chinese telecom devices, citing ‘national security’

Al Jazeera  

US Federal Communications Commission decision includes devices from Huawei, ZTE and other manufacturers. The United States Federal Communications Commission has announced it is banning telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from prominent Chinese brands, including Huawei and ZTE, citing an “unacceptable risk to national security”. “Our unanimous decision represents the first time in the FCC’s history that we have voted to …

Op-Ed: What Silicon Valley must sacrifice to curb China’s exploitation of U.S. tech
2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: What Silicon Valley must sacrifice to curb China’s exploitation of U.S. tech

LA Times  

Previous U.S. administrations have targeted specific Chinese companies accused of supporting China’s defense modernization or violating human rights. The Biden administration considers further advances in Chinese semiconductor technology — or the artificial intelligence applications that advanced chips enable — counter to U.S. national interests. The U.S. had tried to stop certain Chinese firms with military links from accessing advanced chips, …

How Biden is blocking China's access to chip technology
2 years, 3 months ago

How Biden is blocking China's access to chip technology

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration published a sweeping set of export controls on Friday, including a measure to cut China off from certain semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world with U.S. equipment, vastly expanding its reach in its bid to slow Beijing's technological and military advances. If effective, they could hobble China's chip manufacturing industry by forcing American and foreign companies …

How the U.S. will decide who to punish with China tech curbs
2 years, 3 months ago

How the U.S. will decide who to punish with China tech curbs

The Hindu  

Deciding who gets hurt by sweeping new U.S. curbs on selling technology to China will come down in part to what constitutes a "supercomputer," experts told Reuters. Shares of chip equipment makers drooped, but industry experts said a new U.S. definition of a supercomputer could be pivotal to the new rules' impact on China. But experts wondered whether Chinese tech …

New Restrictions in Order as US Takes Aim at China’s Semiconductor Industry Ambitions: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

New Restrictions in Order as US Takes Aim at China’s Semiconductor Industry Ambitions: Report

News 18  

The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to contain China’s ability to make cutting-edge circuitry by preparing export controls which will further impact its semiconductor sector. China’s semiconductor industry growth could face a stumbling block as the US, South Korea and European countries could enforce joint export restrictions as they hold a near-monopoly over production and sales of key …

How US Sanctions Hurt Russian Tech And What Technologies Will Be Affected
2 years, 10 months ago

How US Sanctions Hurt Russian Tech And What Technologies Will Be Affected

News 18  

– The United States on Thursday restricted exports to Russia of a broad set of US-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with US technology, following the invasion of Ukraine. The new rules also force companies making tech products overseas with US tools to seek a US license before shipping to Russia. For example, the Semiconductor Industry Association, which …

US intel warns China could dominate advanced technologies
3 years, 2 months ago

US intel warns China could dominate advanced technologies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials issued new warnings Friday about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and possible dominance over health care and other essential sectors in America. Beijing has repeatedly accused Washington of fear-mongering about its intentions and attacked U.S. intelligence for its assessments of China, …

US intel warns China could dominate AI, gain military edge
3 years, 2 months ago

US intel warns China could dominate AI, gain military edge

Al Jazeera  

Beijing’s ambitions in advanced technologies could give it an upper hand in healthcare and other vital sectors in the United States, the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center said on Friday. United States officials issued new warnings Friday about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and …

How U.S. plans to counter China’s influence in technology
3 years, 8 months ago

How U.S. plans to counter China’s influence in technology

The Hindu  

China’s growing influence in science and technology is a thorn in the flesh for the U.S. The legislative proposal seeking to counter China’s tech dominance will allocate about $110 billion toward technology research. Apart from the proposed bill, Republican Senator John Cornyn said lawmakers are also likely to vote on approving at least $37 billion to fund programmes to boost …

China-US trade: Beijing urges Washington to remove tariffs
3 years, 10 months ago

China-US trade: Beijing urges Washington to remove tariffs

Al Jazeera  

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has called on the administration of United States President Joe Biden to work with Beijing to reopen dialogue between the two countries and to remove tariffs and sanctions, steps that would go towards restoring a bilateral relationship damaged under the presidency of Donald Trump. Wang, a Chinese state councillor and foreign minister, said the Trump …

To Beat China on Tech, Biden Will Have to Learn from It
3 years, 11 months ago

To Beat China on Tech, Biden Will Have to Learn from It

Wired  

After four years of Donald Trump in the White House, it is hard to imagine that life for China’s technology companies can get much worse. His administration used nearly every weapon at America’s disposal to pummel Chinese tech companies—such as semiconductor giant SMIC and smartphone maker Xiaomi—with executive orders blocking access to American markets, technology, and investment. President Biden is …

China leaders vow to create self-reliant 'technology power'
4 years, 2 months ago

China leaders vow to create self-reliant 'technology power'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s leaders vowed Thursday to …

China Could Boycott Apple if US Govt Bans WeChat, Foreign Ministry Warns
4 years, 4 months ago

China Could Boycott Apple if US Govt Bans WeChat, Foreign Ministry Warns

News 18  

Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China’s foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday, as the clock ticks down on a US order to block the popular social app. But foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted Friday that “If WeChat is banned, then there will be no reason why Chinese shall keep iPhone and apple products”. Zhao …

Trump’s WeChat ban could prevent US companies from doing business in China
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s WeChat ban could prevent US companies from doing business in China

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — PresidentDonald Trump’s threat to ban WeChat has already upset millions of users in America who depend on the app as a lifeline to family and friends in China. Its website says Tencent uses data “in strict accordance with applicable laws and regulations.” The order clearly targets usage of the app stateside, but its broad wording …

Why Trump’s WeChat ban could hurt Hollywood’s ties to China
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Trump’s WeChat ban could hurt Hollywood’s ties to China

LA Times  

Eden Chen, chief executive of Culver City-based Pragma and Manhattan Beach-based Fishermen Labs, in his L.A. home office. Unlike the U.S., in China, it’s more common to communicate with businesses through WeChat instead of email, because many Chinese people don’t own computers and get the internet through their cellphones, Zhang said. “I can’t even think of an app off the …

Apple's Business in China Could be Impacted by $28 Billion in China if US Stays WeChat Ban: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple's Business in China Could be Impacted by $28 Billion in China if US Stays WeChat Ban: Report

News 18  

The US ban on WeChat, a messaging, social media, and electronic payment application owned by the Chinese company Tencent Holdings Ltd, can impact Apple business up to worth $28 billion, a report said on Monday. "The WeChat ban could impact up to $28 billion in iPhone/iPad sales in China as well as related impacts to Service revenue," reports Seeking Alpha. …

Breakthroughs need commercial branding: China Daily editorial
4 years, 4 months ago

Breakthroughs need commercial branding: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Huawei 5G Innovation and Experience Center in London, Britain, Jan 28, 2020. That Huawei, the highly internationalized Chinese enterprise leading the global 5G telecommunications race, now finds much of its overseas business on the line because of a reliance on exogenous technologies highlights the potential risks arising from the lack of indigenous technologies in a harsh international climate. China Electronics …

How Trump’s war on WeChat could upend the global tech industry
4 years, 4 months ago

How Trump’s war on WeChat could upend the global tech industry

CNN  

CNN Business — President Trump’s executive order last week banning TikTok if it doesn’t find a buyer by next month potentially threatened to upend a vibrant social network and the broader social media marketplace. By targeting a Tencent property, the Trump administration may put a “serious damper on Tencent’s global expansion ambitions,” Sundararajan said. Beyond that, the Trump administration’s moves …

WeChat Ban on Apple App Store Could Result in 30% Drop in iPhone Shipments in China: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

WeChat Ban on Apple App Store Could Result in 30% Drop in iPhone Shipments in China: Report

News 18  

US President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the popular messaging app WeChat from the Apple App Store could lead to 25-30 per cent drop in iPhone shipments in the Chinese market, famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted. "Because WeChat has become a daily necessity in China, integrating functions such as messaging, payment, e-commerce, social networking, news reading, and productivity, …

WeChat removal could hit iPhone sales in China, analyst predicts
4 years, 4 months ago

WeChat removal could hit iPhone sales in China, analyst predicts

Daily Mail  

Chinese iPhone sales could decline up to 30 per cent if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from its App Store, an analyst has predicted. Last quarter, Greater China accounted for about 10 per cent, or around $6 billion, of Apple's total revenue, meaning Trump's ban could backfire by depriving the US economy. The app is owned by China's largest …

Americans Won't Be Able To Use Chinese Apps WeChat, Tiktok From Mid-September As Trump Orders Ban
4 years, 5 months ago

Americans Won't Be Able To Use Chinese Apps WeChat, Tiktok From Mid-September As Trump Orders Ban

ABP News  

Chinese App Ban: In a major announcement leading to escalation of tensions with China, US President Donald Trump banned transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app starting in 45 days. US Bans TikTok For Govt Employees, Google Deletes Over 2500 YouTube Channels With Chinese Links The orders have been issued by …

Trump wants to ban WeChat. What is WeChat?
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump wants to ban WeChat. What is WeChat?

CNN  

New York CNN Business — President Donald Trump wants to ban WeChat, dramatically escalating tensions with China. President Donald Trump issued executive orders late Thursday night that would ban WeChat and TikTok, the short-form video app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, from operating in the United States in 45 days if they are not sold by their parent companies. This data …

US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant Huawei
4 years, 7 months ago

US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant Huawei

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The U.S. government has imposed new restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei’s ability to use American technology, stepping up a conflict with Beijing over industry development and security. “We never intended that loophole to be there.” Huawei Technologies Ltd., China’s first global tech brand and a maker of network equipment and smartphones, is at the center of U.S.-Chinese …

US still eyeing ways to curb sales to Huawei after Trump's chipmaker comments: Report
4 years, 10 months ago

US still eyeing ways to curb sales to Huawei after Trump's chipmaker comments: Report

Firstpost  

US is discussing new restrictions aimed at limiting Huawei’s presence in the global telecommunications market were still in discussion. US government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to China’s Huawei Technologies, despite President Donald Trump’s tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China, according to people familiar with the matter. An interagency meeting was …

Janet Yellen: The US-China trade war isn’t over and a tech fight risks dividing the world
4 years, 11 months ago

Janet Yellen: The US-China trade war isn’t over and a tech fight risks dividing the world

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — The United States’ trade war with China is far from over, according to Janet Yellen, who is warning that unresolved tensions over technology could divide the world and slow the development of artificial intelligence and 5G. The former chair of the Federal Reserve said Monday at the Asian Financial Forum that the “phase one” trade …

China reportedly bans government and public offices from using foreign technology
5 years, 1 month ago

China reportedly bans government and public offices from using foreign technology

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China is reportedly planning to ban all government offices and public institutions from using foreign software and computers in a move that could dent sales by US tech companies and increase tensions at a crucial moment in the trade war. China has laid out broad ambitions to become a global tech champion in just a …

Trump's Latest Salvo Against China Targets AI Firms
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump's Latest Salvo Against China Targets AI Firms

Wired  

The Trump administration Monday banned six Chinese companies that work on artificial intelligence from doing business with US firms, accusing the companies of helping to violate the human rights of Muslims in China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang. “This is part of the broader tech cold war,” says Rebecca Fannin, a technology consultant and author of Tech Titans of China, a …

China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researchers Say
5 years, 4 months ago

China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researchers Say

NPR  

China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researchers Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images Updated on Sept. 19 at 10:23 a.m. "I think that really raises serious questions and challenges for users but also for regulators outside China," says Sarah Cook, a senior research analyst at Freedom House, an independent democracy watchdog. "They're …

Democrats and Republicans find unity in trashing Big Tech
5 years, 5 months ago

Democrats and Republicans find unity in trashing Big Tech

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Two years ago, Facebook changed its mission statement to focus on “bringing the world closer together.” On Tuesday, it appeared to accomplish that lofty goal for the political world, at least, as Republican and Democrat lawmakers united in bipartisan distrust of the social media giant. “Instead of cleaning up your house, now you’re launching into …

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