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Tuesday 11 March 2025
China lawmaker proposes anonymous semiconductor purchases to evade US export controls
A Chinese lawmaker has proposed allowing blacklisted domestic firms to secretly procure foreign semiconductor technology and components, circumventing US export controls. The proposal...
Monday 10 March 2025
China RISC-V push gains traction, Western rivals stay cautious
China's push for RISC-V has returned to the spotlight, with Alibaba's XuanTie launching its first server-grade CPU, the C930, in March 2025. Meanwhile, reports suggest Beijing is...
Monday 10 March 2025
Race into the future: China expedites humanoid robotics with Beijing's 1st robot half-marathon
China will host the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon on April 13, 2025, as part of the Beijing Yizhuang Half-Marathon. For the first time, humanoid robots will officially...
Thursday 6 March 2025
US tightens screws ahead of China's Two Sessions; can Beijing's tech pioneers break the siege?
The US has imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese imports just ahead of China's annual Two Sessions meetings, heightening economic and geopolitical tensions. The move underscores Washington's...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Alibaba's DAMO Academy gears up to launch its first server-grade RISC-V CPU in March 2025
Alibaba's DAMO Academy has introduced its first server-grade RISC-V processor, the C930, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Announced at the XuanTie RISC-V...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
China hits back Trump's tariffs with new duties, blacklists 15 US firms
China has escalated its trade dispute with the US, imposing up to 15% tariffs on select American agricultural imports in response to the Trump administration's latest tariff hikes...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Trade war strain: US tariffs and domestic woes fuel China's record deficit
China's annual "Two Sessions" kicked off with the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), where policymakers laid...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
China reignites tech sector to drive economic growth and counter US sanctions
Facing economic headwinds and escalating trade tensions, China is refocusing on its tech sector, with President Xi Jinping recently convening a rare symposium with high-tech entrepreneurs...
Monday 3 March 2025
IBM shuts down China research operations, impacting 1,800 R&D jobs
IBM China Investment Company Limited (IBMV) and its subsidiaries shut down on March 1, impacting over 1,800 R&D and testing staff in Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, and other sites...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Unitree shakes up robotics market with aggressive pricing; takes on Boston Dynamics
Unitree Robotics, the Hangzhou-based startup behind the YangBOT performance at CCTV's New Year's Gala, is making waves in the robotics industry. Founder Xingxing Wang was recently...
Thursday 20 February 2025
DeepSeek competition forces Baidu to reverse AI strategy
A recent summit for private entrepreneurs in Beijing, attended by tech leaders including Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Huawei founder Zhengfei Ren, has drawn attention to the notable...
Thursday 20 February 2025
SMIC expands Beijing fab as capital spending holds steady in 2025
SMIC is advancing the second phase of its Beijing wafer fab, set to break ground in early 2025. The project, expected to be the city's largest logic IC foundry, comes with a total...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
China shifts strategy on US tech rivalry: industry leaders responds to Xi's call
In Beijing's early spring of 2025, the Chinese government reconvened its first meeting with private enterprises in nearly six years, with technology taking center stage.
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Xi voices support for Jack Ma, China private sector chiefs
Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting with Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and other prominent entrepreneurs on Monday, signaling Beijing's endorsement for a long-marginalized...
Friday 14 February 2025
Alibaba won't solve all of Apple's China problems: Catherine Thorbecke
Apple Inc.'s China business kicked off the Year of the Snake inauspiciously.