2 h. ago US stops South African school from transferring NATO military technology to China

US stops South African school from transferring NATO military technology to China  Business Insider Africa

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23 h. ago Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech

“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech policy towards China. The approach, designed to fence off sensitive US technologies from China, was most commonly associated with export controls that, among others, restricted Chinese firms’ access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, the critical inputs for developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Beijing is now fighting back by taking a leaf out of that playbook. For...

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31 h. ago China Won’t Save Iran’s Regime – But Chinese Surveillance Technology Might

China Won’t Save Iran’s Regime – But Chinese Surveillance Technology Might  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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59 h. ago CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO APPLY AI TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE TCM SUPPLY CHAIN

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO APPLY AI TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE TCM SUPPLY CHAIN  Yahoo Finance

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61 h. ago How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency

Beijing has revealed how its graft busters are investigating bribes paid in hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies by tracking the ways in which corrupt officials have been spending the proceeds. A documentary shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday highlighted the case of Yao Qian, the former director of the digital currency institute at the People’s Bank of China. Investigators became suspicious when Yao bought a villa in Beijing for more than 20 million yuan (around US$2.9 million) under the...

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66 h. ago China says Carney’s Beijing visit key to rebooting ties By Reuters

China says Carney’s Beijing visit key to rebooting ties By Reuters  Investing.com

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69 h. ago Chinese military says it is developing over 10 quantum warfare weapons

China’s military says it is using quantum technology to gather high-value military intelligence from public cyberspace. The People’s Liberation Army said more than 10 experimental quantum cyber warfare tools were “under development”, many of which were being “tested in front-line missions”, according to the official newspaper Science and Technology Daily. The project is being led by a supercomputing laboratory at the National University of Defence Technology, according to the report, with a...

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3 d. ago Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break

China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday during the Lunar New Year break. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday said the group – operator of namesake platform Trip.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip, Qunar and Dutch site Travix – abused its “dominant market position” and engaged in “monopolistic practices”. The...

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3 d. ago Beijing opens antitrust investigation into Trip.com before Lunar New Year break

Beijing opens antitrust investigation into Trip.com before Lunar New Year break  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Why the US may find Iran’s air defence system harder to break than Venezuela’s

A bit more than a week after the United States abducted former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Caracas, US President Donald Trump is threatening military action against Iran, which is seeing a massive wave of anti-government protests. Yet a strike aimed at taking out the Iranian leadership could prove harder, given that Iran’s more sophisticated air defence system is also reported to be integrating China’s most advanced exported technology. On Tuesday, Trump wrote on his social...

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3 d. ago China healthtech stocks surge on Beijing’s cloud integration push By Investing.com

China healthtech stocks surge on Beijing’s cloud integration push By Investing.com  Investing.com South Africa

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3 d. ago China healthtech stocks surge on Beijing’s cloud integration push

China healthtech stocks surge on Beijing’s cloud integration push  Investing.com

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4 d. ago Carney off to China, Qatar and Davos to court investment, mend fences with Beijing

Carney off to China, Qatar and Davos to court investment, mend fences with Beijing  CityNews Halifax

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4 d. ago Will the US’ onshoring strategy remove China’s chokehold on REEs?

Will the US’ onshoring strategy remove China’s chokehold on REEs?  Mining Technology

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4 d. ago China could close technology gap with US despite chip constraints

China could close technology gap with US despite chip constraints  New Electronics

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4 d. ago Chinese rocket shares slump after warnings on ‘irrational’ rally

Shares of Chinese companies tied to commercial rocket production tumbled after they cautioned that a recent rally had outpaced underlying fundamentals. Hunan Aerospace Huanyu Communication Technology plunged as much as 20 per cent on Tuesday, while China Spacesat dropped as much as 10 per cent before rebounding. Goldwind Science & Technology, which has a stake in rocket start-up LandSpace Technology, fell more than 13 per cent. China Aerospace Times Electronics Technology, CICT Mobile...

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4 d. ago Chip designer GigaDevice surges 45% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s self

Mainland chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor jumped more than 45 per cent on its first trading day in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Beijing-based firm’s debut catered to investor appetite for tech companies amid China’s push for self-reliance. The firm’s shares started trading at HK$235, versus the offer price of HK$162. Its shares closed between HK$224.20 and HK$226.80 on the grey market on Monday evening, helping some investors cash in gains of about 40 per cent before the official debut,...

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4 d. ago Chip designer GigaDevice jumps 37% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s self

Mainland chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor jumped more than 37 per cent on its first trading day in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Beijing-based firm’s debut catered to investor appetite for tech companies amid China’s push for self-reliance. The firm’s shares surged 45 per cent to HK$235 at the start of trading, versus the offer price of HK$162, before ending the day up 37.5 per cent at HK$222.80. The close valued the company at around HK$155.2 billion (US$19.9 billion). Its Shanghai-listed...

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5 d. ago Europe and China’s feud over Nexperia chip technology reaches a tipping point

Europe and China’s feud over Nexperia chip technology reaches a tipping point  Automotive News

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5 d. ago Hong Kong stocks edge higher on tech gains and stabilising China inflation data

Hong Kong stocks edged higher on Monday, lifted by gains in technology shares and stabilising China inflation data. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.9 per cent to 26,456.22 at the noon break, while the Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 2.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index advanced 0.4 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.7 per cent. Chinese delivery giant Meituan led the tech share gains by rallying 7.3 per cent to HK$105.70. Kuaishou Technology, a short-video platform operator,...

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