Chinese leader warned Biden at their summit in San Francisco "that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China but that the timing has not yet been decided"

US lawmakers discussed raising tariffs on Chinese EVs amid reports that Chinese carmakers plan to build factories in Mexico and export cheap vehicles across the border

Wu now leads the overall group as well as its two most important business divisions – cloud and domestic e-commerce

Companies are put on the 'Unverified List' when US export control officers cannot complete on-site visits to find out if they can be trusted to receive US-origin technology and other goods

Chinese companies are asking Malaysian chip packaging firms to assemble chips known as graphics processing units (GPUs) amid concern US export restrictions could be expanded

High interest rates, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have seen share sales by Asia-Pacific companies touch their lowest levels since 2012

Some staff at German consultancy distanced themselves over an audit by the firm that found no forced labour at a Volkswagen joint venture in China's Xinjiang province

Brite Semiconductor is part-owned by blacklisted SMIC and services six Chinese military units but still gets access to US tech and financial support; firm is now planning an IPO in Shanghai

The laptop — dubbed the Qingyun L540 — is powered by the Kirin 9006C chip, which uses 5nm process technology, company brochures and the laptop's web listing shows

Bilateral pacts cover possible investments in rail links, security, plus telecoms and digital data, but analysts said any boost in ties could be more symbolic than real

Big tech firms like Tencent and even smaller and upcoming Chinese AI players are accelerating chip product launches and organising more marketing visits

Two Chinese officials and three companies have been blacklisted by the United States for alleged links to human rights abuses