Hu Weiwu, founder of Chinese chip design firm Loongson, said the country has no control under the existing industrial information technology system His call for increased technology self-reliance …
Monthly Archives For October 2022
China Covid: The politics driving the hellish lockdowns
China – and even the world – was hoping for a hint of relaxation. But Mr Xi, who is set to be handed a historic third term to lead the Party, said that the government…
Biden Just Clobbered China’s Chip Industry
The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” Chris Miller, a history professor at Tufts University, describes the geographic sprawl of the semiconductor supply chain: The fragility of this …
Could a $1 bubble tea brand from China be poised to take over the world?
Mixue Bingcheng Co. Ltd. (MXBC), a Chinese ice cream and tea franchise that sells $1 bubble teas, has outgrown its rivals and become the top bubble tea brand in China. MXBC, which is represented by…
Did China “Destroy” Globalization?
Globalization arrived as a giant paradoxical force that created enormous wealth (particularly for those with stock portfolios), brought millions of developing-world citizens out of poverty, but in the …
New US sanctions see semiconductor suppliers halt business with China to ‘protect U.S. national security’
US-based equipment suppliers have to cease all business with Chinese semiconductor companies. The move forces Chinese chip m …
Adidas lowers financial outlook again amid continued China, inventory issues
Adidas said if it excluded China, its third quarter revenues in all other regions would have grown in the double digits.
‘I fear I may be silenced’: Hongkonger assaulted in Chinese consulate in Manchester denies Beijing’s version of events
The pro-Hong Kong independence protester who was filmed being beaten inside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester has rejected Beijing’s version of how the incident unfolded, saying the attack was …
FirstFT: China could invade Taiwan next year, US Navy chief warns
The debate in the US about when China might invade Taiwan has intensified since Admiral Philip Davidson, then-head of Indo-Pacific Command, told Congress last year that the Chines …
Beijing’s economy grows gloomy amid strict covid norms, affects social stability
As Chinese leader Xi has put a premium on national security and politics its side effects are seen in terms of slowing economic growth and employment in the co …
Six Chinese nationals charged with harassing, trying to coerce US resident to return to China
Two Chinese nationals in the U.S. and four others who live in China were charged in a scheme to harass a U.S. resident to return to his homeland.
The chips are getting high: US gets its act together in denying China technology
The rise of China in tech and global strategic leadership sweepstakes in the last two decades has, in fact, been a motivated one and not in the most transparent manner.
Oil rises on China possibly easing COVID curbs
Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday on news China is considering easing COVID-19 quarantine measures for visitors, boosting hopes for increased energy demand in the world’s top oil importer.
