6 h. ago U.S. considers export curbs on China for goods made with U.S. software

U.S. considers export curbs on China for goods made with U.S. software  TechInformed

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7 h. ago US considers new software export curbs on China, threatening global tech supply chains

US considers new software export curbs on China, threatening global tech supply chains  Computerworld

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7 h. ago Trump considering China export ban on items made with or containing U.S. software — sweeping restriction to hit hard in response to Beijing’s rare earth embargo in major trade war escalation

Trump considering China export ban on items made with or containing U.S. software — sweeping restriction to hit hard in response to Beijing’s rare earth embargo in major trade war escalation  Tom's Hardware

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12 h. ago Watch US Mulls Broad Software Curbs on China | The China Show 10/23/2025

Watch US Mulls Broad Software Curbs on China | The China Show 10/23/2025  Bloomberg.com

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12 h. ago More curbs on China? Trump admin mulls restrictions on ‘any and all critical software’: Report

More curbs on China? Trump admin mulls restrictions on ‘any and all critical software’: Report  Times of India

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16 h. ago Watch US Considers Software Curbs on China, White House Says

Watch US Considers Software Curbs on China, White House Says  Bloomberg

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18 h. ago US clamp on critical software could cripple Hong Kong aviation, experts warn

Hong Kong’s aviation industry will suffer greatly if the United States slaps export curbs on American-made critical software to the city, experts have warned. The sector relied heavily on this technology, making it nearly impossible to find alternative solutions, they said. US President Donald Trump earlier threatened to curb the export of “any and all critical software” to China amid escalating trade tensions between the two superpowers. Trump’s threat to impose restrictions followed Beijing’s...

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23 h. ago Trade dispute: How the US is positioning software restrictions against China

Trade dispute: How the US is positioning software restrictions against China  Table.Briefings

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25 h. ago US Considers Broad Software Curbs on China, White House Says

US Considers Broad Software Curbs on China, White House Says  Bloomberg.com

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25 h. ago Trump Administration weighs restricting US software exports to retaliate against China’s rare earth limits: Report

Trump Administration weighs restricting US software exports to retaliate against China’s rare earth limits: Report  Mint

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26 h. ago US Considering Curbs on Exports to China Made With US Software, Sources Say

US Considering Curbs on Exports to China Made With US Software, Sources Say  GV Wire

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26 h. ago Exclusive: US considering curbs on exports to China made with US software, sources say

Exclusive: US considering curbs on exports to China made with US software, sources say  Reuters

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6 d. ago China shuns US software for documents, Tim Cook boosts iPhone Air: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Images of hull sections suggest progress on China’s fourth aircraft carrier China appears to be making progress on its fourth aircraft carrier at a shipyard in the country’s northeast, according to satellite images, another key part...

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8 d. ago China's Sicarrier unit unveils new chip design software, media reports

China's Sicarrier unit unveils new chip design software, media reports  Reuters

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8 d. ago Huawei supplier SiCarrier’s subsidiary launches new EDA software

A subsidiary of SiCarrier – a semiconductor equipment maker backed by the Shenzhen municipal government and a supplier to Huawei Technologies – has released proprietary electronic design automation (EDA) software, bolstering China’s broader push towards self-reliance in chipmaking. Qiyunfang, the SiCarrier unit, on Wednesday launched two EDA products – one for schematic capture and another for printed circuit board (PCB) design – at the three-day WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2025 in...

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8 d. ago Chinese chip equipment supplier SiCarrier’s subsidiary launches new EDA software

A subsidiary of SiCarrier – a semiconductor equipment maker backed by the Shenzhen municipal government and works with Huawei Technologies – has released proprietary electronic design automation (EDA) software, bolstering China’s broader push towards technology self-reliance. Qiyunfang, the SiCarrier unit, on Wednesday launched two EDA products – one for schematic capture and another for printed circuit board (PCB) design – at the three-day WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2025 in Shenzhen...

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1 week 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 Software Firm’s Stock Surges on Government Use of Product

China Software Firm’s Stock Surges on Government Use of Product  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago US trade envoy Jamieson Greer calls China’s new rare earths curb a ‘power grab’

The outlook for US-China relations appeared to hit another snag on Sunday when the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that China had rebuffed an attempt to communicate, even as US President Donald Trump appeared to downplay the ongoing trade differences. This follows Trump’s threat on Friday to impose an extra 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods starting November 1 and to curb the export of “any and all critical software”, a doubling down on his China trade policy a day after...

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1 week ago Trump strikes back at China with a 100% tariff and critical software ban — major escalation retaliates for China's rare earth restrictions

Trump strikes back at China with a 100% tariff and critical software ban — major escalation retaliates for China's rare earth restrictions  Tom's Hardware

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