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Chinese tech firms have historically relied on sector leader Nvidia but Washington’s tech curbs have prompted a shift away from the US firm
Chen Shaoji, the founder of DouYu game-streaming site, was taken away by authorities several weeks ago, company sources told a state news outlet
Advances in solar technology and a dramatic fall in prices mean it is economically viable for millions of Europeans in single homes to abandon the electrical grid in coming decades, a new study says
Patent applications filed by Chinese companies have surged in the last five years since the US began its tech curbs campaign
The foray by Ant into financial AI is notable as the company founded by billionaire Jack Ma is China's biggest fintech firm
China is changing its approach to AI amid a slowdown and debt crisis in its real estate sector — which has accounted for nearly a quarter of the country’s economic output
Rumours on multi-platform social media channels also claimed about 20,000 football fields it owns would be taken back by Beijing, the iPhone supplier alleged
Regulators like the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have targeted the crypto sector amid concerns of rampant fraud, and use of digital assets for money laundering and funding of terrorism
In attendance at the summit will be Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon, Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman and Citigroup's Jane Fraser, among others
Talks on Monday are part of a US move to better understand China's outlook and head off a potential three-way arms race between Washington, Beijing and Moscow, US officials say
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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