9 h. ago Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

Export controls may have been the economic weapon of choice in 2025, but the Dutch minister at the centre of the Nexperia crisis has admitted he was blindsided by Beijing when it blocked the company’s chips from leaving China. His concession raises fresh questions over how much planning went into the decision to reach for a Cold War-era law to intervene in the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker in September, a move that triggered a supply chain shock in the global automotive...

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10 h. ago US lawmakers move to block Trump from easing China chip curbs

US lawmakers move to block Trump from easing China chip curbs  Asia Financial

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12 h. ago As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

With the technology race between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, intensifying even though a trade truce was reached in late October, analysts say the prospects of China achieving self-sufficiency in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) are positive, despite American efforts to maintain leads in those fields. “If any country can do it [achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors], it’s China, owing to its vast resources and pool of engineering talent,”...

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13 h. ago Moore Threads, named 'China's Nvidia', soars 425% in blockbuster debut

Moore Threads, named 'China's Nvidia', soars 425% in blockbuster debut  Euronews.com

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18 h. ago Former Head Of Nvidia In China Is A Billionaire Thanks To Blockbuster IPO

Former Head Of Nvidia In China Is A Billionaire Thanks To Blockbuster IPO  Forbes

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28 h. ago Senators Seek to Block Nvidia From Selling Top AI Chips to China

Senators Seek to Block Nvidia From Selling Top AI Chips to China  Bloomberg.com

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28 h. ago FirstFT: US bipartisan bill seeks to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

FirstFT: US bipartisan bill seeks to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China  Financial Times

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28 h. ago House Passes Bills to Block China’s Influence in America’s Schools

House Passes Bills to Block China’s Influence in America’s Schools  Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)

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30 h. ago Bipartisan bill aims to block Nvidia’s advanced chip sales to China

Bipartisan bill aims to block Nvidia’s advanced chip sales to China - FT  Investing.com

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30 h. ago US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China  Financial Times

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6 d. ago China Urges US to End Blockade and Interference Against Cuba and Venezuela

China Urges US to End Blockade and Interference Against Cuba and Venezuela  Orinoco Tribune

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7 d. ago Chinese scientists create super stable building block for quantum computers

Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei and his team have created a “quantum Lego block” that refuses to fall apart – even when shaken. Using a programmable quantum processor named Zuchongzhi 2, Pan’s team has simulated an exotic new state of matter where quantum effects are locked into the corners of a material, according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Friday. These corner states are protected by the deep laws of topology – a kind of quantum armour against errors and...

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8 d. ago Death toll remains at 55 as Hong Kong fire in all blocks under control: John Lee

Death toll remains at 55 as Hong Kong fire in all blocks under control: John Lee  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Senator Heinrich’s Bill To Block Illicit Vapes & Tobacco Products From China Becomes Law

Senator Heinrich’s Bill To Block Illicit Vapes & Tobacco Products From China Becomes Law  Los Alamos Daily Post

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2 w. ago Japan anime, entertainment stocks drop on report of China blocking film releases

Japan anime, entertainment stocks drop on report of China blocking film releases  Investing.com

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2 w. ago TikTok wins delay on order blocking China data access during appeal

TikTok wins delay on order blocking China data access during appeal  PPC Land

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2 w. ago Fame for China food vendor who resembles Japan animator, offers free meals to needy

A wonton street shop owner in China has become a local celebrity for looking like the Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Yin Zhenggen, 76, who has been nicknamed the Hayao Miyazaki of Nanjing because he bears a striking resemblance to the filmmaker. His shop is also like one that appears in Miyazaki’s fairy tales; it provides free food for people in need. Yin and his wife, Wang Chunlan, have been running the shop in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, for the past four...

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3 w. ago Demon Slayer movie opens in China, presale hits record as foreign anime

Demon Slayer movie opens in China, presale hits record as foreign anime  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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3 w. ago Amazon, Microsoft back efforts to block Nvidia sales to China

Amazon, Microsoft back efforts to block Nvidia sales to China- WSJ  Investing.com

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3 w. ago China planning to block U.S. military contractors from rare earth imports: Report

China planning to block U.S. military contractors from rare earth imports: Report  Washington Times

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