Ernie bot responded in a similar manner to questions about China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and the treatment of Uyghur Muslims

"Ernie Bot is not a tool of confrontation between China and the United States," said Baidu CEO Robin Li.

"There's no question in my mind that, in the chip sector, globalisation is dead," TSMC’s retired founder Morris Chang said

"If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," a TikTok spokesperson said, responding to the US threat

China's securities regulator has questioned why the battery maker needs so much capital after it raised $6.56 billion in a domestic share placement last year

The world's largest contract electronics maker forecast significant growth in computing, cloud and networking and component products

The island's defence ministry said China was increasingly "adopting an actual war approach and shifting from training to combat preparation"

Several Hong Kong-listed companies, mostly Chinese pharmaceutical firms, disclosed their exposure to Silicon Valley Bank over the weekend

The development follows the Dutch government’s announcement that it would restrict exports of critical chipmaking technology to protect national security

For Chinese customers, the restrictions would mean “that their ability to pursue leading-edge nodes development will be significantly curtailed," Citi analyst Amit Harchandani said

The legislation led to laws that give India's Karnataka state “one of the most flexible working regimes in India,” according to a report by the Financial Times

The Netherlands considers it necessary on national security grounds to get this technology into oversight with the greatest of speed, the Dutch trade minister said