Korean engineers accused of using Samsung chip tech to make 20nm memory chips at a plant in southern China. The $3.2bn case has led to calls for tougher penalties for theft of 'critical tech'

"I think to make the case that this is about national security is getting harder and harder" said Christophe Fouquet

China was the only country to increase its year-on-year chip equipment purchases, with other major buyers like Taiwan, South Korea and the US all spending less

China has emerged as a significant buyer of ASML’s products — accounting for nearly half of its sales — in the first quarter of the year

China has increased its lead in 64 critical technologies, while India is emerging as a key centre of global research innovation, a new report says

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said The Hague was weighing up the consequences of more export restrictions on its leading tech outfit

The patents represent a small fraction of China's global patents, but could jeopardise the renewal of a 45-year-old science and technology pact between Beijing and Washington

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China was 'not playing by the same rules' as the rest of the world. He is also considering similar levies on imports of chips and solar cells

Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance are splurging on AI processors and infrastructure to meet strong demand for large-language models and data centres

American firms producing electric vehicles to electric utility equipment largely want higher China tariffs to be reduced, delayed or abandoned altogether

China calls on US to 'halt its misguided actions', after 42 firms are added to export blacklist, and news emerges National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will fly to Beijing

Several institutes backed by Beijing — including some that are sanctioned by the US — are exploiting loopholes in existing export controls to access advanced AI tech