Aug 24 Taiwan charges 9 over illegal AI server exports to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staffers By Associated Press Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States. Continue reading
Aug 21 2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a China-imposed national security law that has effectively crushed the city’s previously… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:15 'The party is in charge of everything,' freed pastor says of China's crackdown on religion By Nick Schifrin China recently took a rare step by releasing a detainee at the United States' request. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was picked up by Chinese authorities last October, one of dozens of Christians targeted by the Chinese Communist Party, which only… Continue watching
Aug 03 Top U.S. admiral says no nation will dominate Indo-Pacific By Associated Press The U.S. Pacific Command chief, Admiral Samuel Paparo, is warning that coercive actions by China and others are challenging regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. Continue reading
Jul 29 U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism. Continue reading
Jul 28 U.S. looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions of dollars, documents say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Many of the proposed programs are designed to "reclaim diplomatic leverage" through investments in areas where the U.S. had previously been spending money but stopped. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:08 Trump reluctant to pressure China after claiming election interference By Liz Landers, Doug Adams In his address about foreign interference in elections, President Trump made sweeping claims about China. But when asked this week whether he would raise the issue directly with Beijing, Trump appeared to downplay his own warning. That’s unfolding as Democrats… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 6:24 Breakthroughs in Chinese AI models threaten U.S. lead in tech race By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Breakthroughs in Chinese AI models are sending shockwaves through Washington and Silicon Valley. Chinese companies are narrowing the AI gap despite vast differences in computing power and resources. It comes as the White House is planning to redirect billions in… Continue watching
Jul 22 Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders By Michelle L. Price, Jim Gomez, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world’s economy and set a precedent that could be repeated elsewhere in the world. Continue reading
Jul 17 Fact-checking Trump's address on China, the 2020 election and what documents show By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump quoted years-old intelligence community documents, including some that had been declassified or partially redacted, without noting a distinction between what China may have planned versus what analysts say it did. Continue reading