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Thursday 14 August 2025
India, China signal diplomatic thaw as US tariff pressure mounts
India and China are edging toward a diplomatic thaw, just weeks after US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50%. New Delhi and Beijing are rolling out trade,...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
China orders Alibaba, ByteDance to stop buying Nvidia H20 chips as tech tensions escalate
China's growing mistrust of Nvidia's H20 GPU is spilling into open confrontation, with regulators ordering leading internet firms, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to suspend orders...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
China's chip equipment spending surges in 1H25, defying global downturn
China's semiconductor industry posted CNY455 billion (approx. US$63.3 billion) in total investment during the first half of 2025, down 9.8% from a year earlier, according to a new...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Tariffs up, but China still commands the EV battery high ground
US President Donald Trump is imposing steep tariffs on Chinese lithium batteries to limit Beijing's market dominance, but soaring short-term demand from the electric vehicle (EV)...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Inside Beijing's quiet campaign to sideline Nvidia's H20 AI chips

China has told domestic companies to steer clear of Nvidia's H20 processors, particularly for government and national security projects,...

Tuesday 12 August 2025
2025 World Robot Conference sees record humanoid robot participation
The 2025 World Robot Conference kicked off in Beijing, China, on August 8, running for five days and showcasing more than 50 humanoid robot manufacturers. The event features the largest...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Trump grants last-minute 90-day tariff truce with China, averting holiday season price surge
According to CNBC and Reuters, citing White House officials, US President Donald Trump on August 11 granted a 90-day extension to the tariff truce with China, averting...
Monday 11 August 2025
Chipone circles back to STAR Market IPO after unraveling—and a CNY30B rebound

Chipone Technology (Beijing) Co., Limited, a top-tier Chinese display chipmaker valued at CNY30 billion (US$4.2 billion), has restarted...

Monday 11 August 2025
China's Qihoo 360 retools cybersecurity with AI agent swarms to meet 'machine vs. machine' threat

The 13th Internet Security Conference (ISC.AI 2025) kicked off on August 6 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Co-hosted...

Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese companies investigated for illegal poaching of Taiwanese tech talent
The Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is investigating 16 Chinese companies, including major firms such as Victory Giant Technology, Huntkey, and GoerTek, for allegedly...
Friday 8 August 2025
Beijing's grand chip merger vision falters over clashing interests

Beijing's push to restructure its fragmented semiconductor industry is running into sharp resistance. While the effort aims to strengthen...

Thursday 7 August 2025
China draws red lines on US chip tracking with Nvidia meeting
As the US and China look for any sort of leverage in a prolonged trade fight, Beijing sees an opportunity to win over the world by taking a stand against the Trump administration's...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Beijing's device upgrade drive revives chip cycle hopes
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will release the fourth round of its consumer goods trade-in subsidy in October, allocating CNY68 billion (US$9.45 billion)...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Beijing Court rejects Innoscience's appeal in patent dispute with EPC
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a company specializing in gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, announced on August 6 that the Beijing Intellectual Property Court dismissed...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Beijing's crackdown on BYD could reshape China's EV hierarchy

BYD, long China's undisputed leader in new energy vehicles (NEV), recently hit an unexpected bump in the road, one that may reshape the...