Banks vow to follow government guidance, as they did on Russia, if Beijing invades Taiwan. But some said the US had to compete with big Chinese banks, which have grown in size in recent years

The proposed legislation would impose penalties on countries that increase their imports of Russian oil, provoking tensions with India and China, The Economic Times said.

The move by the Federal Communications Commission follows action in recent years against Huawei and a range of other Chinese telecom firms

The island's highly valuable chip factories were spared thanks to quakes occurring in areas away from chip foundries, plus modern design safety features, according to TrendForce

"Our relations with these countries will be moved to a much different position with this step. Of course [membership], that's the target," Turkey president Tayyip Erdogan said.

The German carmaker cited geopolitical tensions between China and the US, and Beijing’s zero-Covid policy as key to its decision

The chiefs of Boeing Defense, Space, and Security, and Raytheon Technologies, will be hit with sanctions after the latest US-Taiwan arms sale, China says

US President issued an order on Thursday directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to focus on microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biotech and quantum computing.

The Taiwan Policy Act includes $4.5bn in security assistance for Taiwan and backs its inclusion in international organisations

The US is considering sanctions against China to try to deter it from invading Taiwan, while Taipei has lobbied the European Union to do the same

From next month US companies that export chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced chips with sub-14nn processes will require a government licence

Chinese hackers have been allowed to collect unprecedented amounts of information on US citizens, claimed writer Gordon G Chang