Tech Competition

A Nature study says Chinese state media are widely included in AI training datasets and may influence how models respond to sensitive political questions.

Clashes over subsidies, market access, and industrial policy underscore deepening economic and strategic divides.

Foreign investors will likely be scared off after Beijing blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of an AI startup based in Singapore, analysts say.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has urged the G7 to urgently diversify to counter China’s dominance in rare earth supplies.

Beijing deployed thousands of police and security officers during the U.S. president’s visit, sealing roads and tightening surveillance.

One protester accused the company of trying to avoid legal compensation obligations by making working conditions intolerable.

Ahead of the Trump–Xi meeting, both nations signaled an openness to dialogue, but analysts say breakthroughs are unlikely.

As Trump prepares to visit Beijing, insiders say growing concerns over Iran and global energy security have moved ahead of trade on the summit agenda.

Congress is pushing to ban Chinese vehicles, warning these ‘rolling data collection devices’ threaten national security and American manufacturing.

Drone sales, transport, and use are banned in the capital, with analysts linking the crackdown to lessons from war and fears within the Party leadership.

The European Union’s revised Cybersecurity Act would exclude Chinese suppliers from the bloc’s networks.

A White House memo accuses Chinese entities of ‘industrial-scale’ AI extraction, vowing to address the threat.

Heavy reliance on imported uranium could challenge Beijing’s nuclear goals as Washington moves to reshape global supply chains.

International cyber agencies warn that everyday routers and smart cameras are being turned into hidden weapons by Chinese state-backed hackers.

A White House memo alleges coordinated efforts to extract U.S. AI technology, marking a sharper, security-driven phase in U.S.–China rivalry.

The secrecy imposed by the regime is intended to mask the true state of China’s technological prowess, which is weak, insiders say.

The U.S. president pointed to a ‘gift from China’ aboard the intercepted ship, as some warn Beijing may be aiding Tehran’s military supply chain.

Strict new controls, including flight bans and real-time surveillance, are slashing sales and exposing tensions between security priorities and growth.

A Taiwanese report indicates that the Chinese regime is seeking to steal core technologies behind the island’s most advanced chips.

The MATCH Act would ban sales and servicing of key lithography machines to China and push allies to adopt similar restrictions.