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Several institutes backed by Beijing — including some that are sanctioned by the US — are exploiting loopholes in existing export controls to access advanced AI tech
Over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots designed to work in factories and warehouses at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week
The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other
Huawei, which slumped for several years after being hit with US sanctions, has managed to regain its dominant position in the Chinese smartphone market...
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World Now Sees China, Xi More Favourably Than US, Trump14 May 2025
For the first time, more countries hold a positive view of China than of the United States. Perception of the US, meanwhile, is now as bad as that of Russia, new survey finds...
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China’s CATL Looking to Raise $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing12 May 2025
If the battery-maker's listing goes through as it plans, it would be the largest globally so far for the year...
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Shein, Temu Go Aggressive on Europe Expansion as US Tariffs Hit06 May 2025
The two fast-fashion platforms have boosted their spending on digital ads in Europe in April, with a major focus on France and the United Kingdom...
China's most successful carmaker is eyeing major growth from plants it is building in Europe and South America, and hopes to have half its sales overseas by 2030...
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China Follows US Playbook in Rare Earth Crackdown; Tesla Hit23 Apr 2025
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war...
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Concern Grows Around Firing of Ethnic Chinese Scientist in US01 Apr 2025
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
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Share Sale by China’s Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn, Boosts Its EV Plans25 Mar 2025
Popular support saw a share sale by the Chinese company ramped up and ended with the firm raising $5.5 billion, it said on Tuesday....
Deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars, involving a vast number of advanced AI chips, plus data centres in US, were unveiled in the Middle East this week, despite long-held fears about Gulf nations ties to China...
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Trump Tells Apple CEO ‘I Don’t Want You Building in India’15 May 2025
President pushes Tim Cook to build iPhone plants in the US; says Delhi offered to drop tariffs on US exports in their push for a trade deal...
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Rogue Communication Devices Found in Chinese Solar Inverters14 May 2025
US senators have introduced a bill to stop batteries being purchased from six Chinese companies, amid concern domestic power grids could be destabilised, after rogue devices were found in Chinese solar power inverters...
The Rockefeller Foundation's Coal to Clean Credits Initiative aims to use carbon finance to help close coal plants earlier than scheduled and replace them with renewable power...
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China Claims Win in First Ever Race Between Humans And Robots21 Apr 2025
Chinese state-media were seen carrying glowing praise of the country’s tech progress, as humanoids raced against humans for the first time in Beijing...
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Honda to Shift Most Mexico, Canada Car Production to US – Nikkei15 Apr 2025
Japan's second-biggest automaker by sales plans to increase US vehicle production by as much as 30% over two to three years, a new report says...
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