45 h. ago Taiwan's $250B Deal and China's H200 Ban Reshape the AI Arms Race

Taiwan's $250B Deal and China's H200 Ban Reshape the AI Arms Race  The Tech Buzz

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63 h. ago Hong Kong police hunt trio after HK$838,000 watch disappears from hotel room

A 21‑year‑old Hong Kong woman’s Van Cleef & Arpels watch worth HK$838,000 (US$107,000) has gone missing from the city’s oldest luxury hotel after she invited three men to her room for drinks in the early hours of Thursday. Police said staff at The Peninsula Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui filed a report at 10.55am that day after the guest claimed her Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux timepiece had been stolen. The case has been classified as theft. Investigators said the woman rented a room at the hotel...

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3 d. ago Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China  Tom's Hardware

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4 d. ago Is India fuelling an arms race in Asia or closing a deterrence gap?

In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the region will depend less on such announcements and more on actual outcomes. To some observers, especially after India’s four-day clash with Pakistan during what the former called “Operation Sindoor” last May, the surge appears to mark the start of a regional arms race. That interpretation is...

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5 d. ago China Begins Loading Fuel At Two New Hualong One Nuclear Plants

China Begins Loading Fuel At Two New Hualong One Nuclear Plants  NucNet

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9 d. ago China expected to approve H200 imports in early 2026, report claims — tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance reportedly ready to order over 200,000 Nvidia chips each if green

China expected to approve H200 imports in early 2026, report claims — tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance reportedly ready to order over 200,000 Nvidia chips each if green-lit by Beijing  Tom's Hardware

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1 week ago Korean peninsula arms race is heating up. How will China react in 2026?

As the new year unfolds, China finds itself grappling with strategic pressures fuelled by two US treaty allies at its doorstep – Japan and South Korea. In the second of a two-part series, Seong Hyeon Choi looks at how competing pressures in the Korean peninsula may complicate China’s security calculus. Read the first part here. In 2025, there was a major shift in China’s security environment relating to the Korean peninsula, as the North grew more open in its push for nuclear weapons and the...

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1 week ago How will China react in 2026 as Korean peninsula arms race heats up?

How will China react in 2026 as Korean peninsula arms race heats up?  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2

When Donald Trump alluded to the Group of Two before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October, his choice of phrase was widely seen as Washington’s acceptance of Beijing as its peer. Diplomatic observers said the US leader’s terminology at the time was ill-suited for Beijing’s strategic calculus. And following America’s military operation in Venezuela, China would appear more likely to reject any talk of a G2, they added. Analysts also said Beijing would seize on the...

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1 week ago US attack on Venezuela ‘death certificate’ for UN, will trigger global arms race: analyst

The American attack on Venezuela on Saturday could further undermine international institutions and accelerate a global arms race, analysts warned, with one likening Washington’s actions to issuing a “death certificate” for the United Nations. On Saturday, in a surprise precision operation, the US military struck Venezuela and captured its leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were later placed in detention in New York. President Donald Trump later said the US would run the South American...

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2 w. ago China’s Laser Leap: Beijing Is Quietly Winning the Next Arms Race

China’s Laser Leap: Beijing Is Quietly Winning the Next Arms Race  The National Interest

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3 w. ago China Aims to Establish Military Base in Bangladesh, US Report Claims

China Aims to Establish Military Base in Bangladesh, US Report Claims  Maritime Fairtrade

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3 w. ago Arunachal claims among Beijing’s core interests: Pentagon report

Arunachal claims among Beijing’s core interests: Pentagon report  The Indian Express

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3 w. ago News EU poised for robust 'pushback' against China’s trade dominance

News EU poised for robust 'pushback' against China’s trade dominance  The Loadstar

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3 w. ago China denies report of 100 ICBMs in border silos, urges U.S. cuts

China denies report of 100 ICBMs in border silos, urges U.S. cuts  upi.com

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3 w. ago Pentagon's 'LEAKED' Report Claims China Loaded 100+ ICBMs As Beijing Rejects Arms Race Charges

Pentagon's 'LEAKED' Report Claims China Loaded 100+ ICBMs As Beijing Rejects Arms Race Charges  Times of India

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3 w. ago Alibaba’s DingTalk rolls out Agent OS as it bets bigger on AI agents

DingTalk, the workplace collaboration app developed by Alibaba Group Holding, has unveiled a dedicated operating system and new enterprise hardware as it steps up its push into AI agents amid an intensifying arms race among China’s tech giants. At an event in Hangzhou on Tuesday, the Alibaba unit launched Agent OS, an operating system designed specifically for AI agents, alongside DingTalk Real, a hardware suite that serves as a physical terminal for running those agents. Alibaba owns the South...

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3 w. ago Pentagon Confirms China Deployed Over 100 ICBMs in New Silo Network

Pentagon Confirms China Deployed Over 100 ICBMs in New Silo Network  Technology Org

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3 w. ago Nvidia hopes to ship first H200 GPUs to China by February, report claims

Nvidia hopes to ship first H200 GPUs to China by February, report claims  SiliconANGLE

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3 w. ago China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, says Pentagon

China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, says Pentagon  The Japan Times

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