5 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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8 d. ago China's Ministry of Commerce vows to 'fight to the end' as hawks rise before 4th plenum

China's Ministry of Commerce vows to 'fight to the end' as hawks rise before 4th plenum  digitimes

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9 d. ago Sending a message: Beijing issues documents without Word format amid US tensions

China’s expansion of its rare earth export controls appeared to mark another escalation in the US-China trade war last week. But the announcements were also significant in another way: unusually, the documents could not be opened using American word processing software. For the first time, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a slew of documents that could be directly accessed only through WPS Office – China’s answer to Microsoft Office – as Beijing continues its tech self-reliance...

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1 week ago China’s new rare earth controls will hit global chip supply chain, analysts say

China’s latest export controls on rare earths are expected to have a direct impact on the global semiconductor supply chain, complicating the production of AI and memory chips from major US and South Korean suppliers, according to analysts. On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed a raft of new export controls on rare earth materials critical for the chip manufacturing process. It imposed restrictions on the export of technologies related to rare earth production, such as mining,...

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1 week ago Beijing targets consultancy that does teardown reports on Huawei chips

The Chinese government has put a Canadian semiconductor consultancy, which is known for its reverse-engineering analysis of chips to track their source, on a trade blacklist in a sign of a widening tech war with the West. Ottawa-based TechInsights was added to the “unreliable entity list” published by China’s Ministry of Commerce and banned from doing business with the country. Chinese individuals and organisations have been told not to “transmit data or provide sensitive information” to the...

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1 week ago China’s rare earth clampdown deepens EU anxiety on industry and Ukraine support

The European Union is “worried” by China’s move to tighten restrictions on rare earth minerals, with senior figures saying the controls will compound the deterioration in trade relations that have only “worsened” since a leaders’ summit in July. On Thursday, China’s commerce ministry announced a sweeping “upgrade” of rare earth licensing requirements that have been in place since April, which will cover the export of technologies used to process the minerals. The move also tightens licensing...

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1 week ago China commerce ministry announces export control on some rare earth equipment, materials

China commerce ministry announces export control on some rare earth equipment, materials  investingLive

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1 week ago China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs

Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. Fourteen entities, mostly headquartered in the United States, were added to Beijing’s unreliable entity list on Thursday, banning them from trade and investment in China, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. Among the companies on the list is...

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1 week ago China commerce ministry adds 14 foreign entities to unreliable entity list

China commerce ministry adds 14 foreign entities to unreliable entity list  Reuters

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1 week ago China's Commerce Ministry tightens rules on rare earths exports

China's Commerce Ministry tightens rules on rare earths exports  investingLive

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3 w. ago China’s trade probes into Mexico seen as ‘clear warning’ not to bow to US pressure

As China and the United States approach the next phase of trade talks, Beijing has launched anti-dumping and trade barrier probes into Mexico after the Latin American country proposed higher tariffs on Chinese goods. Analysts said the move signalled a warning from Beijing, as Mexico’s planned duties – affecting a range of countries, but sparing the US and Canada – are widely seen as an attempt to curry favour with Washington. On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce launched an anti-dumping...

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