13 h. ago German foreign minister to press China on semiconductors on Beijing trip

German foreign minister to press China on semiconductors on Beijing trip  Reuters

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15 h. ago China Future Tech webinar | Behind Nexperia crisis and China

The recent intervention by the Dutch government to seize control of Nexperia, citing the rarely-used “Goods Availability Act”, last invoked during the Cold War, has ignited a significant escalation in tensions with Beijing. This exceptional move sparked immediate retaliation from Beijing, which imposed export controls on Nexperia’s China operations, escalating the global tech decoupling crisis. To get to the heart of the matter, SCMP is hosting the webinar “Behind the Nexperia crisis and...

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36 h. ago China wants US semiconductor companies to submit sensitive data as part of probe — 'anti

China wants US semiconductor companies to submit sensitive data as part of probe — 'anti-dumping' investigation requests sales and profit data  Tom's Hardware

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40 h. ago China Seeks Sensitive Data From US Firms in Semiconductor Probe

China Seeks Sensitive Data From US Firms in Semiconductor Probe  Bloomberg

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46 h. ago Doing ‘fantastic job’: Australian PM defends envoy Rudd amid Trump’s dislike

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia’s ambassador in Washington as doing a “fantastic job”, describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as “lighthearted”. Australia’s main conservative opposition party has called for Rudd, a former Labor prime minister, to be sacked after Trump made the comments at a press briefing in Washington on Monday. Asked by an Australian reporter about Rudd’s past criticism of the president on social media, and told...

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6 d. ago China’s secret weapon in chip battle with US: intense city rivalry

China’s megacities are moving in tandem to draw capital to semiconductor research and development, as Beijing accelerates its chip self-sufficiency drive in the face of tightening US export controls. Major technology hubs including Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou – and even lesser-known players like Hubei province – have all launched major chip industry investment projects in the past few months, with regions competing to emerge as powerhouses in the strategically vital sector, according to...

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6 d. ago Micron to cease server memory chips business in China after ban, sources say

Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server memory chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, according to two people briefed on the decision. Micron was the first US chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing – a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washington aimed at impeding tech progress by China’s semiconductor industry. Since then, both Nvidia and Intel have...

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7 d. ago Nexperia’s China plant workers fear being caught in dispute crossfire

Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared normal even as staff were aware of the power struggle between Nexperia’s Dutch management and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, over control of...

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7 d. ago Shenzhen semiconductor expo shows China’s progress in tech self

Chinese semiconductor companies, part of the more than 600 exhibitors at an industry event in Shenzhen this week, unveiled an array of advanced products that appear to bolster the country’s broad push towards tech self-reliance. At the three-day WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2025, which concludes on Friday, Shenzhen municipal government-backed SiCarrier, which is known to work with Huawei Technologies, drew much attention when the chip equipment maker presented more than a dozen...

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8 d. ago Chip supply at risk in fight over Nexperia, unit of China’s Wingtech

Nexperia, the European semiconductor subsidiary of Chinese electronics part maker Wingtech, is caught in the crossfire of the US-China tech war and faces an uncertain future amid restrictions from both the Chinese and Dutch governments, according to analysts. The Dutch government has taken over Nexperia, a move that provoked strong opposition from its Chinese owner Wingtech, the Chinese government and players in China’s semiconductor supply chain. They have vowed to fight for control of the...

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9 d. ago China vows to support Wingtech in Dutch national security battle over Nexperia

China has voiced support for local electronics parts supplier Wingtech as it battles authorities in the Netherlands over control of its European semiconductor unit. The state-backed China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) said in a statement on Tuesday that it “firmly supports” CSIA member Wingtech in defending its rights, a day after the Chinese company said its European subsidiary Nexperia, which it acquired in 2019, was under temporary external management following an order from the...

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1 week ago Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment

Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer left the island on Monday for exile in the US at the request of the US government, Cuban and American authorities confirmed. The director of bilateral relations for the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Alejandro Garcia, told Associated Press that Ferrer, 55, departed before noon from his hometown Santiago in eastern Cuba en route to Florida. “He leaves the country due to a request made by the US government to the Cuban government, which [Ferrer] is in...

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2 w. ago China's stricter rare earth export rules could create cracks across semiconductor supply chain (TSM:NYSE)

China's stricter rare earth export rules could create cracks across semiconductor supply chain (TSM:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha

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2 w. ago China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users

China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users  Reuters

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2 w. ago China hits out at report that says it used US universities to boost military

China hit out on Thursday at a US congressional report that accused it of exploiting American higher education institutions for military research. The foreign ministry said China had lodged “stern representations” with the US over the “malicious actions” of the select committee that produced the report. Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for the ministry, told a regular press briefing that the House China committee had long attacked and smeared China for political purposes and had “no credibility...

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2 w. ago Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on October 9, 2025

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on October 9, 2025  fmprc.gov.cn

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2 w. ago Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the right...

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2 w. ago China Slaps Fresh Rare Earth Export Restrictions With Focus On Military, Semiconductors

China Slaps Fresh Rare Earth Export Restrictions With Focus On Military, Semiconductors  MSN

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2 w. ago China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users

China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users By Reuters

China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users By Reuters  Investing.com

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