 
 
							US senators will consider alternative strategies for control of social media platforms and data, rather than rush to pass a bill that would force the sale of TikTok in the US. With Beijing opposed to the bill, a legal challenge also looks likely
 
 
							European officials are investigating social media platforms' compliance on illegal content amid concern on deepfake news and AI risks, and harmful products
 
 
							China's computer-driven hedge funds have been forced to boost risk management and change practices to adhere to state demands for fair play
 
 
							In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it
 
 
							A major airline in China has warned passengers not to throw coins into plane engines after an incident on Hainan Island last week
 
 
							At least five Chinese carmakers are building factories or already producing electric vehicles in other countries around the world, despite friction with local automakers and the threat of tariffs and other reactions
 
 
							Trump’s 2019 order came after years of warnings from US intelligence, and media, on how China was using bribery and threats to obtain support from developing countries in geopolitical disputes
 
 
							Chinese officials accuse the US of 'gangster thinking' after bill receives bipartisan support when put to a vote in the US House on Wednesday. But it is not yet known how the Senate will proceed
 
 
							Raimondo, on a tour to push investment in states in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, says the US is looking to diversify sources of chip production
 
 
							The space startup still claimed the failed launch was "a big step forward" because the rocket had autonomously aborted the flight, as programmed
 
 
							FBI and intelligence chiefs say Chinese ownership of the app is a worry; some lawmakers think the bill will be approved, but the Senate's position is unclear
 
 
							Shares of China's no-2 developer bounced after it said the impact of a downgrade on its access to funding was "controllable", but doubts remain on its survival