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The “top secret project” is aimed at realising Beijing’s ambitions of becoming self-reliant in critical semiconductor technology
Washington has asked Seoul to encourage Samsung and SK Hynix to hold back from boosting China sales if Micron is banned as a result of an ongoing investigation
The move by the Taiwanese contractor is the latest by firms in Apple’s supply chain which sees them avoiding ties to China
Dutch lithography giant ASML and the California-based Lam Research say strong demand for less-advanced chips, like those used in EVs, show China will still be a key customer this year
Treasury Secretary says the US seeks "constructive and fair" economic ties with China and urges cooperation on global debt crises, climate change and ending the war in Ukraine
The Chinese tech giant was cut off from software core to the company's operations by several successive rounds of US trade sanctions
The Apple CEO is in India to inaugurate the US tech giant’s first retail stores in the world's biggest smartphone market after China
Tech firm sold the drives to Huawei between August 2020 and Sept 2021 despite an August 2020 rule banning certain foreign items made with US technology to the company
Beijing is using its cyber capabilities to achieve strategic geopolitical goals and conduct global spying campaigns, the GCHQ director said
New satellite images reveal that construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on China’s fifth station in the southern polar region
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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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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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