Chinese AI developers reportedly carried hard drives with a vast amount of data to a computing centre in Malaysia with top US chips to build an AI model they later took home, a new report says

China says the move would 'sell out the island's interests' and that it was aimed at 'currying favour' with the Donald Trump administration in the US

Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans warned that China was ‘intensifying’ efforts — statements that got a seething response from Beijing

US Trade Rep says China was slow to restore access to rare-earth minerals, while Beijing was unhappy about new export controls and other moves imposed by the White House

Synopsys - one of three US firms that dominate the electronic design automation software market in China - has halted services in the country because of the new restrictions

The latest restrictions affect electronic design software and chemicals for semiconductors, butane and ethane, machine tools, and aviation equipment

Analysts say his trade goals can probably be achieved via sector-specific tariffs or other levies; but International Trade Court ruling creates uncertainty for business and trade negotiations

Sources say the GPU will be part of the group's latest generation Blackwell AI processors, but sold at a reduced price.

CEO has shown ways his company aims to maintain its dominance, but analyst says its tie-ups with Foxconn are likely to be closely watched by Beijing and Washington

With US-China ties strained by tariffs and threats of lawsuits, a senior regulatory official has said his agency will help tech firms that want to list abroad get efficient and predictable treatment

Beijing says it will invoke its anti-sanctions law against any individual or organisation that adheres to a recent US warning about Huawei's Ascend chips

Huang praised Trump's approach to AI and said by reversing US curbs, the president showed he understands US firms are not the only providers of such technology