21 h. ago Strategic Tensions and Talent Flows: China’s Reverse Brain Drain and UIBE’s Exit from Israel

Strategic Tensions and Talent Flows: China’s Reverse Brain Drain and UIBE’s Exit from Israel  Modern Diplomacy

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69 h. ago Trump administration faces backlash over Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China

Witnesses and lawmakers at a foreign affairs hearing blasted the Trump administration’s approval for the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China and called for it to reverse the decision, as the White House’s top technology adviser defended the move in the administration’s first public testimony discussing the latest export control measures. Allowing China to buy Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chip is a “wrong path” that would “supercharge” Beijing’s military modernisation and damage the US’...

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5 d. ago Japan’s top diplomat heads to Philippines with South China Sea top of mind

Japan’s top diplomat is heading to the Philippines this week for talks expected to focus on maritime tensions in the South China Sea and Tokyo’s strategic role in the region. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s stop in Manila on Thursday is part of a nine-day diplomatic tour of the Middle East and Asia that began last Saturday, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Qatar and India. His talks with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro are expected to review...

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5 d. ago US and China Flip the Global Script as Capital Flows Reverse

US and China Flip the Global Script as Capital Flows Reverse  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago Beijing mulls intervention in Meta’s deal to buy Manus amid AI ‘brain drain’ fears

Chinese authorities are considering whether to step in over Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Manus – an artificial intellligence agent developer with Chinese roots – amid concerns the deal could breach technology export controls and encourage more start-ups to relocate offshore, according to two sources. One of the sources said officials, including at the Ministry of Commerce, were looking into the transaction and that the review could lead to action. The other said the chances of intervention...

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1 week ago Beijing mulls intervention in Meta’s Manus deal amid AI ‘brain drain’ fears

Beijing mulls intervention in Meta’s Manus deal amid AI ‘brain drain’ fears  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse

China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse  Fox News

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last month China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028

China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028  Tom's Hardware

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