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Chinese researchers suggest lasers to counter Musk's Starlink satellites

Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as a potent threat: Elon Musk's armada of Starlink communications satellites. Chinese government and military scientists, concerned about Starlink's potential use by adversaries in a military confrontation and for spying, have published dozens of papers in public journals that explore ways to hunt and destroy Musk's satellites, an Associated Press review found. Chinese researchers believe that Starlink a vast constellation of low-orbit satellites that deliver cheap, fast and ubiquitous connectivity even in remote areas poses a high risk to the Chinese government and its strategic interests. That fear has mostly been driven by the company's close ties to the US intelligence and defence establishment, as well as its growing global footprint.

Trump ends $800 duty-free rule, targeting China's e-commerce industry

US President Donald Trump ends the $800 duty-free exemption on imports from August 29, targeting Chinese e-commerce like Shein and Temu

China launches global AI body to rival US in $4.8 trillion tech race

No nameplate for the US was seen by Bloomberg News. The US Embassy in Beijing declined to comment on any official presence

China, US extend tariff pause after Stockholm trade dialogue concludes

Talks in Stockholm lead to agreement on maintaining existing tariffs; discussions also covered market access, fentanyl, tech exports, and possible Trump-Xi summit

Top Chinese, US officials huddle in Sweden for 2nd day of tariff talks

Chinese and US trade officials arrived for a second day of meetings in the Swedish capital Tuesday to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have skewed the pivotal commercial ties between the world's two largest economies. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng made no public comments to reporters after the first day of talks that lasted nearly five hours behind closed doors at the Swedish prime minister's office Monday. Before the talks resumed Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met with Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer over breakfast. The United States has struck deals over tariffs with some of its key trading partners including Britain, Japan and the European Union since President Donald Trump announced Liberation Day tariffs against dozens of countries in April. China remains perhaps the biggest unresolved case. The Chinese have been very pragmatic," Greer said in comments posted on social media by his office la

Tech curbs? Not today: Trump courts China with chip diplomacy

Donald Trump paused planned curbs on Nvidia's H20 chip exports to China, prioritising trade ties and a Xi Jinping summit despite warnings from security experts and ex-officials

Chinese smartphone prices drop 45% in US as export volumes crash in June

Chinese smartphone exports to the US plunged 71% in June, despite a 45% drop in average prices amid tariff tensions

Trump warns US firms against setting up units in China, hiring from India

Donald Trump slams US tech giants for outsourcing to China, India; says AI orders mark end of 'radical globalism' and vows to bring tech jobs back to US workers

China leads the AI race as US struggles on energy, warns AI firm Anthropic

Anthropic, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup, has urged Washington to cut down 'red tape' surrounding the power infrastructure development to stay competitive with China

China trip 'not too distant', says Trump amid easing trade tensions

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trip to China might be not too distant, raising prospects that the leaders of the world's two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war. Trump made the remarks while hosting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House, where he praised the fantastic military relationship with Manila as the U.S. looks to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Yet, Trump still said the U.S. is getting along with China very well. We have a very good relationship." He added that Beijing has resumed shipping to the U.S. record numbers of much-needed rare earth magnets, which are used in iPhones and other high-tech products like electric vehicles. Widely speculated about since Trump returned to the White House, a summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would be expected to stabilize even for a short while a difficult relationship defined by mistrust and ...

Why has China barred Wells Fargo banker from leaving the country?

The Chinese foreign ministry did not specify what charges under which Wells Fargo MD Mao Chenyue has been restricted from leaving the country

China spy agency accuses foreign agents of smuggling rare earth materials

China leveraged its dominance in producing these metals and rare earth magnets in trade war with the US, which relies on Chinese supply to make a wide range of products including electric vehicles

State dept layoffs affect Trump priorities like intelligence, energy, China

One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage US energy interests abroad. And a third was an expert on strategic competition with China. They are just some of the more than 1,300 State Department employees fired last week, eliminating hundreds of years of institutional knowledge and experience. The move has stunned America's diplomatic workforce, not only as their careers abruptly end but as they wonder who if anyone will fill in on what they call critical work to keep the US safe and competitive on the world stage. Many of the positions and offices abolished Friday under Secretary of State Marco Rubio's dramatic reorganisation plan overlap with priorities President Donald Trump has laid out for his second term, such as combating visa fraud and countering China. Other cuts could have wide impact on everyday life, including processing Americans' passport applications. Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are .

China may start imposing death penalty for fentanyl trafficking: Trump

Trump said that the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug

Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

The head of Nvidia downplayed his role in getting the US government to lift a ban on selling an advanced computer chip in China and said it will take time to ramp up production once orders for the AI-processor come in. CEO Jensen Huang, speaking Wednesday in the Chinese capital Beijing, was upbeat about the prospects for the H20 chip, which was designed to meet US restrictions on technology exports to China but nonetheless blocked in April. He met US President Donald Trump before his trip and his company announced this week it had received assurances that sales to China would be approved. I don't think I changed his mind, Huang told a cluster of journalists, many of whom asked for his autograph or to take selfies with him. A carefully organised press conference at a luxury hotel descended into a crowd scene when Huang arrived in his trademark leather jacket and started taking questions randomly in his characteristic casual style. Export controls and tariffs were something companie

Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew

Views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved in many countries worldwide, while those of the US and President Donald Trump have deteriorated, according to a new survey of about two dozen countries by the Pew Research Centre. Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020. The results are a drastic departure from those in the past several years when the US and its leader then-President Joe Biden enjoyed more favourable international views than China and its president. In its latest survey of 24 countries, Pew found that the US was viewed more favourably than China in eight countries, China was viewed more favourably in seven, and the two were viewed about equally in the remainder. Pew did not provide definitive explanations for the shifts, but Laura Silver, associate director of research, said it's possible that views of a country may change when those of another superpower shift. "As the US

China's exports regain momentum in June as Trump tariff deadline nears

China's rare earths exports rose 32 per cent in June from May, according to customs data, suggesting that recent agreements to ease the flow of these critical metals may be showing results

Rubio, Wang call for dialogue and cooperation amid US-China tensions

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed Friday to explore areas of potential cooperation between Washington and Beijing, and stressed the importance of managing differences, following their first in-person meeting as they wrapped up a two-day regional security forum in Malaysia. Rubio and Wang met Friday on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, regional forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as tensions between the two global powers continue to rise over trade, security, and China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine. Look, we're two big, powerful countries, and there are always going to be issues that we disagree on, Rubio told reporters after the meeting. "I think there's some areas of potential cooperation. I thought it was very constructive, positive meeting and a lot of work to do. Both sides need to build better communications and trust, he said. Rubio also indicated that a potential visit to China by US Presid

Republicans urge universities to cut ties with Chinese scholarship scheme

House Republicans are urging seven US universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a nefarious mechanism to steal technology for the Chinese government. In letters to Dartmouth College, the University of Notre Dame and five other universities, leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party raise concerns about the schools' partnerships with the China Scholarship Council, a study abroad program funded by China. The program sponsors hundreds of Chinese graduate students every year at US universities. After graduating, they're required to return to China for two years. In the letters sent Tuesday, Republicans described it as a threat to national security. CSC purports to be a joint scholarship program between US and Chinese institutions; however, in reality it is a CCP-managed technology transfer effort that exploits US institutions and directly supports China's military and scientific growth, wrote Republican Representative John

China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals

China, initially singled out with tariffs exceeding 100 per cent, has until August 12 to reach an agreement with the White House to keep Trump from reinstating additional import curbs