China is the world's top graphite exporter and refines more than 90% of the world's graphite into the material used in virtually all EV batteries

A report from US investment giant Jefferies said this week Huawei had usurped Apple as the smartphone-maker with the biggest share of China's market

Chinese foundries that would earlier use only a small amount of equipment from domestic firms, now want "as few foreign machines as feasible"

Analysts say BRI’s shift from investment intensive projects like dams to high-tech ones comes amid Xi's push to export Chinese ideas about governance

The move will likely be announced at a summit with the US, which had asked Brussels to move against Chinese steel producers

In order to meet the demands of the rapidly developing AI industry, Beijing also plans to improve computational infrastructure in western China

The Belgian security service is monitoring Alibaba’s operations, with scrutiny on software systems that collate sensitive data and the need for the group to share information with Chinese authorities

Several app developers have taken to social media to voice concerns over Apple's decision, fearing the tech giant may further tighten rules to fully comply with China's tightening regulations

Rejecting a US report from last week outlining an alleged global disinformation campaign funded by Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry said the report itself was false information

Foreign firms have been particularly concerned about stepping over the line while dealing with Chinese regulators, amid Beijing’s crackdowns on due diligence and consultancy firms

While the planned diplomatic exchanges are aimed, in part, at restoring ties, Xi is also said to be hoping they will slow down Washington’s trade and tech war targeting Beijing

The warning came on the heels of a Washington briefing which said Chinese state-linked hackers had stolen 60,000 emails from 10 State Department accounts