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Cyber experts said the Pinduoduo app has features similar to malicious software with "the ability to spy on its users" and gain access to "a higher level of access to data than it's supposed to"
Japan joined the US chip war against China on Friday, announcing restrictions on exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Bank delays 2022 results, saying auditors told it they were unable to complete their audit and sign off on their earnings report until they can contact Bao, the top shareholder
The firm said it was now "out of crisis mode” following years of painful US curbs and sanctions that blitzed its telecoms business
The Cyberspace Administration of China said the move was aimed at protecting supply chains and national security
Musk met Li Qiang in 2019 when he was party secretary in Shanghai. Sources say Tesla is grappling with issues such as delays to its plans to double production capacity at its factory in that city.
Japan wants to stop its advanced technology being used for military purposes and does not have a specific country in mind, the country's trade minister said
"Do we really want to emulate Chinese speech bans?" US Republican Senator Rand Paul said responding to calls for unanimous consent for a TikTok ban bill
China's long-term battle to reduce the dollar's dominance in world trade took two steps forward this week, with the first LNG trade in yuan, plus Brazil agreeing to trade via local currencies
China and Brazil have struck a deal to trade in their own currencies instead of the US dollar, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, in another hit to US economic influence
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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