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China’s ByteDance to Add Four Directors to Board – SCMP
China’s ByteDance to Add Four Directors to Board – SCMP

The proposal comes as pressure mounts on ByteDance over TikTok's 'excessive' harvesting of users' data, which could be shared with Chinese authorities.

US Lawmakers Seek Power to Block Investment in China
US Lawmakers Seek Power to Block Investment in China

Democrat leaders are among a bipartisan group who urged Biden to issue an order to "safeguard our national security and supply chain resiliency on outbound investments to foreign adversaries."

China Firms Work on Alternatives to Nvidia Auto Chips – TechCrunch
China Firms Work on Alternatives to Nvidia Auto Chips – TechCrunch

A group of Chinese chip companies is seeking to provide alternatives to advanced chips made by top foreign chip designers such as Nvidia

China Arrests 93 for Laundering Billions in Crypto – Pandaily
Former Chicago Student Convicted of Spying For China – Tribune
Philippines to Deport 40,000 Chinese in Gambling Crackdown
US Lawmakers, TikTok Close in on Data Security Deal
Staff at UK Chip Firm Prefer Dutch/Chinese Owners – Times
Interpol Seeks Arrest of Crypto Developer Do Kwon – TechCrunch
Phone Giants Resist India’s Call for Local Navigation System

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors