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The escalating trade conflicts between the two superpowers are sending shockwaves across the world.
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Wednesday 4 October 2023
Dalio likens US chip curbs on China to 1940s oil ban on Japan
Washington's restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports to China are similar to the petroleum ban it imposed against Japan prior to the outbreak of war in 1941, according to Ray...
Thursday 31 August 2023
China accuses US of targeting electronics sector with trade measures
China's data shows that global electronics trade remains threatened by trade measures, with China being the target of Western countries and India. Signs are pointing towards potentially...
Friday 25 August 2023
The real reason why China is falling behind as the US' third largest exporter
The cumulative trade statistics from January to May this year released by the US Department of Commerce made the news around the globe in July. Mexico has surpassed China and become...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
China welcomes US removal of 27 Chinese entities from Unverified List
Before the scheduled trip of US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to China from August 27–30, the US removed 27 Chinese companies and institutions from the "Unverified List"...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
US lifts restrictions on some China firms ahead of Raimondo trip
The US lifted restrictions on 27 Chinese companies and organizations, a sign Washington is extending an apparent olive branch ahead of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's planned trip...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Commerce secretary Raimondo plans August China trip as tensions over tech controls simmer
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is planning to visit China in late August, according to people familiar with the matter, part of the Biden administration's effort to reduce tensions...
Monday 31 July 2023
Biden to sign order curbing US tech investments in China by mid-August
President Joe Biden is planning to sign an executive order to limit critical US technology investments in China by mid-August, according to people familiar with the internal delibe...
Friday 14 July 2023
I saw "de-globalization" at Semicon China
TSMC founder Morris Chang on July 4 delivered a keynote speech titled "Redefining Globalization," presenting his views on the current geopolitics and posing a question to the audience,...
Friday 14 July 2023
With protectionism intensifying in China, how should Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain respond?
Amid the ongoing US-China trade war, Chinese communication system giants such as Huawei and ZTE have taken a low-key approach on the international stage, but back in their home country,...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
The next battlefield of the US-China tech war: generative AI
From semiconductors to AI, what industry will the Biden Administration target next for its technology export restrictions on China?
Thursday 8 June 2023
Europeans reluctant to de-risk from 'partner' China, survey says
Most Europeans consider China a key economic partner despite seeing limits to the relationship, according to a survey that comes as the bloc tries to find a safe way to engage with...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Taiwan exports to China drop by 30%
Taiwan's exports to China (including Hong Kong) were only US$34.3 billion from January to March 2023, a 30.6% decrease from the same period the previous year, according to Taiwan's...
Friday 21 April 2023
Huawei cuts itself off from reliance on foreign ERP systems
After two decades during which Huawei counted on Oracle and its suppliers for software for daily business operations, the US-sanctioned Chinese company announced it successfully cut...
Thursday 6 April 2023
US-Japan alliance to do 'great harm' to China's chip ambitions
Japan's decision to join the US and Netherlands in restricting exports of chipmaking gear to China is giving the allies powerful new weapons to deploy in the escalating technology...
Thursday 30 March 2023
Analysis: China is forming new geopolitical blocs to accelerate the Great Decoupling
If the Great Power competition between China and the US is a game of Go, China's recent moves demonstrate its effort in assembling a coalition to counter-surround the US semiconductor...