Chinese firms have stepped up their purchases of materials needed to make chips and electronics from US suppliers ahead of the new year

The US President-elect says a pause would give his administration time to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue

“The only way to beat China is to stay ahead of them," US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview

The claim comes at a time when US security agencies and officials have accused Chinese hackers of infiltrating multiple US telecom providers and stealing huge amounts of data

Nvidia has asked its big distributors, including Super Micro and Dell, to conduct spot checks of their customers in Southeast Asia

If the US Supreme Court does not rule in TikTok's favour, the short video app could find an unlikely saviour in president-elect Donald Trump

Shares of the company— Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) — jumped 4.35% after its removal from the list

Scrutiny on TP-Link comes at a time when American officials are investigating a sweeping ‘cyber-espionage’ campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon

The short video app is believed to have played an important role in Trump’s victory, boosting his performance among young voters

Trump’s transition team is recommending to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China

Diplomatic precedent suggests that Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20

China's anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia comes just two weeks after it said it would support the American chipmaker's efforts ’to take root’ in the country