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The latest U.S. chip export controls: Q&A with Rhodium’s Reva Goujon
Newly announced controls close some loopholes, and align U.S. efforts with restrictions published by the Netherlands and Japan in the past year.
Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear Taliban buying Huawei surveillance tech
Facial-recognition analytics that China uses to oppress the marginalized peoples of Xinjiang could soon spread through Central Asia.
U.S. restriction on Chinese use of open-source microchip tech would be hard to enforce
RISC-V architecture that connects hardware and software could boost China’s chips sector and shrink the market for American-made chips.
Huawei’s made-in-China smartphone has Washington scratching its head
The Mate 60 Pro launched to great fanfare in August. Its seven-nanometer processor and other homegrown parts show that some Chinese investments in domestic technology firms have paid off.
Huawei’s latest smartphone defies U.S. export restrictions
Huawei’s new Mate 60 Pro smartphone includes a high-performance processor that U.S. measures were supposed to preclude. But industry analysts say it will be difficult for China to continue innovating its way to making even more advanced chips.
This is the state of play at Huawei under sanctions
The giant telecommunications equipment maker is counting on China’s growing indigenous microchip industry to support an ambitious attempt at diversification into new lines of business shielded from U.S. export controls.
PAID OFF: Congress says it’s cracking down on Chinese lobbying. The truth is more complicated
New legislation would change the rules around how Chinese companies disclose their lobbying activity, but it might not reduce the amounts they spend on buying influence in the U.S.
Baidu launches Ernie Bot amid ChatGPT hype
Cost concerns, U.S. technology export controls, and Chinese government censorship are just some of the factors that will determine the fate of China’s own fleet of chatbots to rival ChatGPT.
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
Editor’s note for January 31, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Carmaker Geely acquires Meizu, one of China’s oldest smartphone brands
China’s hard-charging auto manufacturer Geely stunned the car world when it bought Volvo in 2010. Now it has taken over struggling consumer electronics brand Meizu, which it hopes will give it an operating system for its cars.
U.S., U.K., and Australia hit Hikvision, Dahua, and other Chinese tech firms with new restrictions
A range of Chinese tech security and telecom companies has just been sanctioned by regulators in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, including Hikvision and Dahua. It seems a sign of things to come.
China’s loss-making cloud companies search for a silver lining
With a saturated market in a challenging macroeconomic environment, Alibaba Cloud and its competitors are desperately seeking new ways to grow.
U.S. crackdown on sensitive technology leaks ensnares more Chinese nationals — and Huawei, yet again
Washington disclosed charges against more than a dozen Chinese nationals in three separate espionage cases, including two people who allegedly offered bribes for insider information on the lawsuit against Huawei.
Winter is coming for Huawei’s car business
Huawei’s CEO last week warned that winter is coming, and Huawei needs to focus on revenue and profit. But the company’s car business is burning through money, and now Huawei needs to make a crucial decision.
Chinese luxury electric cars are truly world class, and there’s a new one
China’s electric vehicles are competing directly with the best foreign cars, and a new company with an extraordinary pedigree has entered the market.
A thief crying “stop thief!” — phrase of the week
China’s Foreign Ministry has a long history of using colorful language to tell off it foreign critics. Today’s wolf warrior diplomats and spokespeople are continuing the tradition.
U.S. and China trade barbs over Huawei in Angola
Zhao Lijian rebuked a recent warning from the United States to Angola and other African governments not to use equipment made by Huawei.
Yeah nothing much happening — Editor’s Note for Friday, April 15, 2022
A note for The China Project newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: the same level of suffering in Shanghai’s lockdown, big companies warn of the consequences of COVID curbs, and minimum wage in China.
How private Chinese companies are winning in Africa
Africa-China economic relations are dominated by state-to-state interactions, but Chinese private companies are making a unique impact on the continent’s economic transformation. Here’s how.
