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From Nvidia to Micron: Major China-linked espionage cases under scrutiny

Nvidia's probe into alleged Chinese intelligence targeting of CEO Jensen Huang puts the spotlight on past cases involving honeytrapping, political influence, trade secret theft and cyber espionage

China extends suspension of new rare earth controls until January 10

Beijing extended the suspension of export controls on certain rare earths, industrial diamonds and lithium battery technology as it negotiates a broader trade deal with Washington

Chinese newspaper dismisses Nvidia CEO Huang spy claim, warns on ties

The Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, said American outlets, in particular the New York Times, were 'going crazy' with speculative stories

China extends suspension of 24% tariff on US imports for two months

Beijing will keep its additional 24% tariffs on US goods suspended for another two months while retaining a 10% duty

What Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in email as board launches probe

Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence agency

Beijing opposes US sanctions on two Chinese firms, vows to hit back

Beijing accused Washington of imposing discriminatory restrictions on Chinese firms and urged it to reverse the measures, after the US expanded sanctions targeting foreign businesses linked to Cuba

China says discussions underway on Xi, Trump and Putin trilateral meeting

Beijing has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said at a press briefing this week in Beijing that China "is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting between the three heads of state." Nothing is set, but the three-leader gathering would take place this month on the sidelines of a regional summit in Shenzhen. If it happens, it would be historic. Experts, however, say the three leaders are unlikely to discuss anything substantive because their interests are at odds, but they would gather for a photo, with China carefully choreographing the meeting. "I think it will happen. The question is the format and the content," said Sun Yun, director of the China programme at the Stimson Center. "China wants the image but not the costs." Beijing is the host of this year's leaders summit of the ..

Best of Opinion: From closing window to overshoot, climate action retreats

Today's columns examine climate overshoot and AI's environmental costs, Netanyahu's electoral position in Israel, US midterm implications for oil prices and China's property crisis

US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to phone numbers

The US Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that ‌it will vote on November 19 on ​a proposal to ban China Mobile, China ​Telecom and China Unicom and other IP-enabled service providers

US proposes rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, others

The US Treasury Department proposed a rule on Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other "countries of concern". The US government has been working for years to deny China and other adversaries investments that could help them boost their military power. That programme began in 2023 when then-President Joe Biden signed an executive order putting restrictions on outbound US investments in sectors such as semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence going into China. Treasury later established the Outbound Investment Security Programme. In December 2025, Congress passed a law that codified and expanded the programme to target more technologies and more foreign countries, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The inclusion of Russia in the proposed rule has come days after President Donald Trump waived sanctions on Russia following a diesel deal with Presid

China opposes US sanctions on five firms linked to ex-Google engineer

Beijing on Tuesday expressed "firm opposition" to the Trump administration's sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft. The move "severely harms the legitimate rights and interests" of Chinese businesses, the country's commerce ministry said in a statement. "The nature of this act is egregious. China firms opposes this." The ministry also urged the US to "correct its erroneous practice" and said Beijing would take "necessary measures", without specifying them. It came a day after the US State Department imposed sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to Linwei Ding, who founded Shanghai Zhisuan Technology. The department said he had touted his experience with Google and claimed his company could replicate the American tech giant's super intelligence infrastructure technology. The start-up incubation programme MiraclePlus, which was sanctioned along with Zhisuan, gave seed capital in exchange for an ownersh

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

China hit back Tuesday at a US ban on Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek's products for federal civilian agencies, highlighting friction in the two AI powers' heated technology race. The agencies should remove DeepSeek and its affiliated products, as well as third party products and services developed using DeepSeek, from their IT systems, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice made public on Monday. The department's order, dating back to late July, also blocks civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products and services. DeepSeek is one of China's leading and best-known AI companies and its open-source models are widely available in countries including the United States. They are mostly free to use. The notice in the Federal Register alleges that DeepSeek's models "present multiple threat vectors." It said concerns include that its servers are located in China and that Chinese authorities' could potentially access private company infrastructure and ..

Visa gets approval to prepare for domestic payments business in China

The approval marks an 'important milestone' toward the company serving China's domestic payments market, Visa said in a statement

Middle powers' unconvincing new statecraft

Middle powers are forging technology minilaterals to preserve their autonomy, but can such cooperation really remain independent of US and Chinese influence?

US-China tensions persist despite Trump-Xi summit's rare warmth: Trump aide

Serious differences persist between the US and China despite the recent summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington, which was marked by rare bonhomie, a close Trump aide said. Both sides still have issues that predated Xi's visit last week and would continue working on them, Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close Trump aide and key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, told the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post. "So that's again why it's really important to keep the dialogue going between two countries because both sides admit we've got some serious differences. But the answer is not to retreat. The answer is to stay engaged," Daines said. Daines, who played a key backchannel role ahead of Xi's visit, was responding to US Ambassador to China David Perdue's accusation that Beijing was "weaponising" its dominant position in critical minerals. In an interview with Fox News Sunday on September 27, Perdue made these ...

Best of BS Opinion: What Chinese archives reveal about the 1962 war

Today's opinions examine a possible diplomatic opening before the 1962 India-China war, fears of an AI investment bubble, India's use of hard power and the evolving US-China relationship

Beyond AI: China bets on quantum, chips and fusion in five year tech plan

China's 2026-30 technology strategy puts AI alongside semiconductors, quantum technology, biotechnology, brain-computer interfaces and fusion as Beijing pursues greater technological self-reliance

Trump rejects ambassador's claim he offered US weapons to China's Xi

President Donald Trump disputed that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, contradicting an account from the US ambassador to China. Trump on Monday acted confused when a reporter asked him about Ambassador David Perdue's remarks over the weekend, suggesting the diplomat was confusing China with Taiwan. But then Trump said "maybe it's a good idea" to make such an offer to China. The whiplash over the prospect of arms sales from the US to its ascendant geopolitical rival underlines the Trump administration's often uncoordinated and contradictory approach to China, including Xi's pomp-filled state visit to Washington last week during which Trump appeared to get little in return on key issues. Perdue, speaking to Shannon Bream on Fox News Channel's "Fox News Sunday" days after the summit, didn't specify when the offer was made. But such a proposal, if realised, would upend generations of US policy toward China and Taiwan and expose US ..

US, China release product lists under planned $30 billion tariff deal

The list for goods entering the US contains 77 entries, including fireworks, household products, sporting equipment and toys, according to documents published by both governments