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Saturday 7 November 2026
US-China trade truce gains breathing room as BIS extends 50% Affiliates Rule suspension into 2027
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has extended the suspension of its 50% Affiliates Rule until January 10, 2027, from the previous November 9, 2026...
Friday 6 November 2026
Stockpiled in Hong Kong: Beijing limits Nvidia H200 imports as domestic silicon push accelerates
A significant backlog of advanced GPUs has accumulated in Hong Kong, according to Reuters, highlighting the widening rift between US export controls and Beijing's drive for...
Friday 6 November 2026
Why US midterm sweep could cost China's AI exports more than it gains
A slower US build-out of AI infrastructure after the Democratic Party's midterm sweep could cost China more economically than it gains strategically, Bloomberg Economics said, because...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Beijing restricts equity listings amid market slump as YMTC pauses its stock market debut
Beijing has instructed top securities firms and investment banks to pause initial public offerings and restrict large-scale share sales by major shareholders. Reporting by The...
Thursday 5 November 2026
US pressure on overseas AI compute squeezes Chinese tenants and Southeast Asian data centers as Beijing pushes domestic chips
Chinese AI developers are losing a key route to advanced US chips, renting them in data centers outside China, as Washington and US companies stretch American controls over compute...
Friday 30 October 2026
China AI stock bubble bursts as STAR 50 plunges 40%, erasing billions in market value
Chinese AI, robotics, and semiconductor stocks have suffered a steep sell-off in less than four months, casting a shadow over Beijing's push to achieve global technology leadership...
Sunday 25 October 2026
China clears DeepSeek, MiniMax for overseas AI deployment
DeepSeek and MiniMax have received approval to deploy their artificial intelligence models overseas, according to a post published October 22 by China Central Television’s Yuyuantantan...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
China launches state-owned data group as market-facing arm of its AI infrastructure push
China has established a new state-owned enterprise, National Data Group, headquartered in Xiong'an, Hebei province. Ding Xuexiang, a vice-premier of the State Council, attended its...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
US sanctions five Chinese entities over trade secret theft tied to ex-Google engineer
The US imposed sanctions on five Chinese entities tied to ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding for theft of trade secrets. The action follows his conviction for stealing confidential AI...
Monday 19 October 2026
China's 420GWh storage boom enters a quality reset as Beijing reins in overcompetition
The rapid advancement of energy-storage technologies in China is enabling the country to capture a formidable share of the global market, with the domestic industry continuing to post...
Monday 19 October 2026
ByteDance Seed launches AI safety team, global recruitment drive
ByteDance's AI research unit Seed has established an Alignment & Preparedness department and is recruiting 10 researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, and San Jose, California, to focus...
Thursday 15 October 2026
EU seeks China deal to lift ASML supplier sanctions amid rare-earth crisis
The European Union (EU) is negotiating with China to lift sanctions on Sindlhauser Materials GmbH, a small German business that is part of ASML's supply chain, according to people...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Analysis: China's EV rebate cut pushes exporters from volume to value
China's planned cut to export tax rebates for new energy vehicles could ripple through global auto markets, intensifying pressure on low-cost exporters while reshaping trade tensions...
Monday 12 October 2026
EU caps annual HEV imports at 350,000 to curb trade deficit with China
The European Union plans to cap imports of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) at 350,000 units per year, with safeguard measures potentially taking effect as early as December 1, 2026...