https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/500915/feed The US and China are competing for supremacy in the suite of advanced technologies that will affect the means of future economic production. US efforts to curtail China's access to American technology are threatening to unravel decades of globalisation and interdependent supply chains and raising the risk of a confrontation that has been likened to a new cold war. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Nayan Seth Nayan Seth An American student considering studying in China attended a briefing with a senior FBI official at a Washington think tank last month to address her concerns about whether such an experience could jeopardise her prospects for a career in the federal government. The official’s message: travelling to China would not automatically disqualify her. She welcomed the clarification but said she wasn’t “completely reassured”. “I’m still wondering if it’s a good idea to go,” said the student, who... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:56:18 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Alibaba has won a preliminary court order blocking a US restriction that drove away its Washington lobbyists, after a federal judge found the Chinese technology giant was likely to succeed in challenging the measure on free-speech grounds. US District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled on Monday that the government had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the restriction, which effectively forces lobbying firms to choose between representing Alibaba and clients seeking Pentagon... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:08:18 +0000 Vincent Chow,Chong Ming Lee Vincent Chow,Chong Ming Lee Open-weight models, China-US tensions, Taiwan – just a few of the more than dozen references to China-related risks cited in Anthropic’s much-anticipated listing prospectus, which was finally released on Monday after months of speculation. Mostly concentrated within the 93-page “risk factors” section of the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the disclosures reveal how the Silicon Valley start-up assesses the commercial threats posed by China and its artificial intelligence... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372329/how-china-risk-factors-loom-over-anthropics-hotly-anticipated-ipo-filing https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372329/how-china-risk-factors-loom-over-anthropics-hotly-anticipated-ipo-filing Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China is pitching open-source artificial intelligence and a greater voice for the Global South as cornerstones for future tech regulations, ramping up efforts to challenge US dominance in setting rules for the rapidly evolving sector. The push was laid out in Global Governance: Xiong’an Vision, a consensus document released on Sunday at the close of a three-day forum in Xiong’an New Area, a “city of the future” west of Beijing established under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s directive. The event... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372285/beijing-pushes-un-led-governance-artificial-intelligence-global-forum https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372285/beijing-pushes-un-led-governance-artificial-intelligence-global-forum Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:34:13 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee Chinese AI video-generation models have surpassed leading US rivals in visual quality, but several fall behind in safety precautions, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong. ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Pro took top spot in a ranking of 12 leading artificial intelligence video-generation models, scoring 3.84 out of 5 for visual quality. It outperformed Google DeepMind’s Veo 3.1, which scored 3.47, and OpenAI’s Sora 2 Pro, on 3.27, in a study led by Zhenhui Jack Jiang, professor of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372107/chinese-video-ai-models-beat-us-rivals-visual-quality-lag-safeguards-hku-study https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372107/chinese-video-ai-models-beat-us-rivals-visual-quality-lag-safeguards-hku-study Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:07 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu China’s expanding semiconductor industry is fuelling anxiety in South Korea, where a new report from PwC has warned local chipmakers to defend profitability as Chinese rivals scale up production and strengthen market share. Samil PwC, the South Korean member firm of the global consultancy, said in a report made public on Monday that Chinese competition would likely heat up first in the areas of conventional memory, mature-node manufacturing, and packaging and testing. To stay ahead, Samil PwC... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3372138/south-korea-urged-guard-chip-profitability-chinas-cxmt-and-ymtc-gain-market-share https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3372138/south-korea-urged-guard-chip-profitability-chinas-cxmt-and-ymtc-gain-market-share Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:09 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee Are China’s increasingly powerful open-weight AI models a cybersecurity threat, or could restricting them ultimately make the internet less secure? The dilemma has become a growing concern as Chinese developers including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – continue to challenge their American rivals by releasing models that anyone can download, modify and deploy. The growing impact of advanced AI on global cybersecurity has also forced governments... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371961/weapon-or-armour-contentious-debate-over-chinas-open-weight-ai https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371961/weapon-or-armour-contentious-debate-over-chinas-open-weight-ai Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:00:12 +0000 Minxiao Chang,Chong Ming Lee Minxiao Chang,Chong Ming Lee Chinese technology giants are dangling annual pay packages approaching 1 million yuan (US$149,739) to attract artificial intelligence engineers who can turn AI models into commercial applications. Companies including ByteDance, Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding are stepping up recruitment and training of the so-called forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), who work directly with customers to develop and integrate AI applications into business operations. Demand for such professionals has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371925/chinas-tech-giants-are-paying-1-million-yuan-new-kind-ai-engineer https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371925/chinas-tech-giants-are-paying-1-million-yuan-new-kind-ai-engineer Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:00:20 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu China’s access to artificial intelligence computing power will double next year, but US-designed chips will account for about 65 per cent of that capacity, an indication of its continued reliance on foreign hardware, according to new research. Total compute available to Chinese entities was expected to expand in 2027 from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million “H100-equivalents” – a metric benchmarked against Nvidia’s data-centre graphics processing units, according to a report by the Washington-based... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371929/chinas-ai-compute-surge-heavily-reliant-us-chips-offshore-cloud-access-report https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371929/chinas-ai-compute-surge-heavily-reliant-us-chips-offshore-cloud-access-report Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:00:11 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and a former Australian prime minister, described US-China strategic competition as full-on and multidimensional at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics event on Friday. “There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar. “It’s across the world,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371990/us-china-strategic-competition-keep-escalating-world-watches-rudd-says https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371990/us-china-strategic-competition-keep-escalating-world-watches-rudd-says Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:29:03 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Chinese artificial intelligence chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 147.7 per cent surge in third-quarter profit on Friday, as the country’s aggressive push to replace Nvidia chips continues to fuel high growth among local chipmakers. The Shanghai-listed chipmaker generated 1.4 billion yuan (US$210 million) in net profit for the three months ended September 30, up from 566.6 million yuan during the same period last year. Revenue reached 3.5 billion yuan, an increase of 104.5 per cent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371959/cambricons-third-quarter-profit-surges-148-us210m-amid-push-replace-nvidia-chips https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371959/cambricons-third-quarter-profit-surges-148-us210m-amid-push-replace-nvidia-chips Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:03:10 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Chinese artificial intelligence model developers DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed export registration procedures and proceeded with open-source releases and overseas licensing activities, according to Chinese state media, days after Beijing moved to tighten oversight on AI tech transfers. Yuyuan Tantian, an influential social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, reported on Thursday evening that the two AI companies had completed the required registrations after Beijing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3371880/deepseek-minimax-secure-open-source-licenses-days-after-new-china-export-rules-state-media https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3371880/deepseek-minimax-secure-open-source-licenses-days-after-new-china-export-rules-state-media Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:25 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington policy landscape with the purchase of a US$17.5 million building that will give it a permanent spot alongside other US capital think tanks dating back more than a century, striving for influence. The 70-year-old institution, founded by the grandson of oil mogul John D. Rockefeller, has focused more on public policy in recent years, in addition to its traditional focus on arts, culture and education, under... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371837/asia-society-announces-new-permanent-home-historic-washington-building https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371837/asia-society-announces-new-permanent-home-historic-washington-building Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:05:58 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Deepening “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence model start-up DeepSeek is helping Chinese tech champion Huawei Technologies catch up with Nvidia’s chip hardware and software ecosystem in a scenario that could mean Jensen Huang’s “nightmare is starting to come true”, according to a new report. DeepSeek’s latest software releases, on top of its increased experimentation with Huawei’s powerful Ascend 950PR chips, reveal that the technological gap with the US is closing, as the two firms... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371806/jensens-nightmare-huawei-deepseek-narrow-ai-chip-ecosystem-gap-nvidia-report https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371806/jensens-nightmare-huawei-deepseek-narrow-ai-chip-ecosystem-gap-nvidia-report Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:14 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin Just two weeks before the US midterm elections, Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said he did not believe America would maintain its lead over China in frontier AI indefinitely, describing restrictions on advanced chips as Washington’s key leverage. “I don’t believe for one second that we’re going to maintain a lead over Chinese frontier models forever. But we should for as long as we can,” said Himes at a Brookings Institution event in Washington. “And the one... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371692/top-democrat-says-chip-restrictions-are-key-lever-us-ai-edge-over-china https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371692/top-democrat-says-chip-restrictions-are-key-lever-us-ai-edge-over-china Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:36:57 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The US government’s latest ban on Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek could have a chilling effect on the wider American business community and deter companies from adopting low-cost Chinese AI models, industry experts say. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the Chinese AI model from their IT systems, according to a directive signed in July and published on Monday. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371649/washingtons-deepseek-ban-may-deter-us-firms-adopting-chinese-ai-models-experts https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371649/washingtons-deepseek-ban-may-deter-us-firms-adopting-chinese-ai-models-experts Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma Former Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has warned that failed artificial intelligence investments could trigger financial turbulence and urged preparations to mitigate risks amid concerns over a potential bust of the AI investment bubble. “Consider[ing]... such a large amount of the investment going to the AI facility; if a part of it goes to failure, it causes financial turbulence, and this may create a crisis,” Zhou said during a panel discussion at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371612/former-pboc-governor-warns-potential-crisis-ai-investment-urging-preparation https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371612/former-pboc-governor-warns-potential-crisis-ai-investment-urging-preparation Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to take the stage in Berlin on Wednesday, as the world’s most valuable company faces heightened investor scrutiny over whether the massive artificial intelligence spending boom – the engine behind the chipmaker’s meteoric growth – can deliver long-term returns. The conference agenda focuses on sovereign AI, industrial automation and operational infrastructure – key sectors where Nvidia hopes to drive demand beyond the handful of US tech giants currently dominating... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371604/can-nvidia-ceo-deliver-keynote-speech-berlin-his-firm-faces-investor-scrutiny-over-ai https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371604/can-nvidia-ceo-deliver-keynote-speech-berlin-his-firm-faces-investor-scrutiny-over-ai Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:07:51 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has fully open-sourced an internally developed framework designed to run AI models efficiently, as a senior researcher at the company described the growing divide between open-source and closed-source AI as a battle between “light and darkness”. The company on Tuesday released DeepInfer, an inference framework tailored to support its DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model on both Nvidia’s SM100 Blackwell graphics processing units (GPUs) and Huawei... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371592/deepseek-open-sources-new-tool-slash-ai-costs-fight-against-closed-source-rivals https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371592/deepseek-open-sources-new-tool-slash-ai-costs-fight-against-closed-source-rivals Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:03:27 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow The growing popularity of Chinese artificial intelligence models has emerged as a key risk factor for Anthropic ahead of its blockbuster initial public offering, according to US research firm Hedgeye Risk Management. “It’s all about Chinese competition when analysing Anthropic,” said Felix Wang, managing director and global tech sector head at Hedgeye. “Many of my clients are asking the same question.” The assessment comes as Anthropic faces renewed investor jitters over whether its massive AI... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371504/why-anthropic-has-major-china-problem-ahead-its-blockbuster-ipo https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371504/why-anthropic-has-major-china-problem-ahead-its-blockbuster-ipo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Zhang Tong Lucy Quaggin,Zhang Tong The United States is lulling itself into a “sense of false security” over its military rivalry with China, according to a Republican senator who called for more spending on modern warfare systems and closer cooperation with allies. Speaking at the Hudson Institute after a recent trip to Japan and South Korea, Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania senator and West Point graduate, claimed up to 90 per cent of US defence spending funded decades-old equipment and technologies. “We convince ourselves; we... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371555/china-close-matching-us-spending-new-way-war-republican-senator-warns https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371555/china-close-matching-us-spending-new-way-war-republican-senator-warns Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:12:30 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Just days after announcing his departure from Moonshot AI, teen Chinese artificial intelligence prodigy Nathan Chen Guangyu seems to have found his next destination. On Tuesday, Arfur Grok, a widely-watched anonymous social media account that tracks AI talent movements in the US, posted that the former Moonshot AI researcher was joining Discovery Loop, an AI start-up founded by four former Google senior researchers including former chief scientist Jeff Dean. Launched just two months ago, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371542/what-discovery-loop-chinese-teen-ai-prodigy-nathan-chens-rumoured-next-destination https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371542/what-discovery-loop-chinese-teen-ai-prodigy-nathan-chens-rumoured-next-destination Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:11 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China has set up a new state-owned enterprise dedicated to managing the country’s massive data resources, a significant move designed to turbocharge the nation’s artificial intelligence industry and bolster its digital economy. The National Data Group Co – based in China’s “city of the future”, Xiongan New Area in northern Hebei province – is tasked with “developing and utilising data resources, unlocking the value of data elements, serving AI development and fostering a data industry... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3371540/china-creates-state-owned-firm-xiongan-develop-nations-ai-data-resources https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3371540/china-creates-state-owned-firm-xiongan-develop-nations-ai-data-resources Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:23:29 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has seen more than 6 billion chips shipped based on its XuanTie RISC-V architecture, marking a milestone as the tech giant doubles down on the open standard in artificial intelligence and automotive systems. Meng Jianyi, chief scientist at Damo Academy, announced the figure on Monday at the annual RISC-V Summit China in Shenzhen. The achievement comes as Chinese companies seek to play a greater role in the global RISC-V ecosystem, an... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371402/alibabas-risc-v-ip-powers-over-6-billion-shipped-chips-tech-giant-targets-ai-autos https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371402/alibabas-risc-v-ip-powers-over-6-billion-shipped-chips-tech-giant-targets-ai-autos Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:30:10 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong The US State Department announced on Monday that it was imposing sweeping sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) on five Chinese entities suspected of stealing trade secrets from American companies. The targets include Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, founded by former Google software engineer Ding Linwei, venture capital firm MiraclePlus and three related entities. Ding was convicted of seven counts of trade secret theft in January. A federal judge subsequently... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371434/us-sanctions-5-chinese-entities-over-ex-google-engineers-ai-trade-secrets-theft https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371434/us-sanctions-5-chinese-entities-over-ex-google-engineers-ai-trade-secrets-theft Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:36:07 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth The US and China are racing to secure concrete investment deals ahead of their leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen next month, even as both sides engage in a contest over leverage in extending their broad trade agreement. Multiple sources told the South China Morning Post that intense negotiations would continue in coming weeks, with Washington and Beijing still facing hurdles to finalising a complex package of institutional frameworks and economic agreements. The sources, who spoke on condition of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371413/us-china-negotiators-race-nail-down-concrete-deals-shenzhen-apec-looms https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371413/us-china-negotiators-race-nail-down-concrete-deals-shenzhen-apec-looms Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:00:06 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin Citing national security concerns, the US government has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and any third-party services developed using the Chinese artificial intelligence model from their information systems. In a notice made public on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security also barred agencies from acquiring DeepSeek products and services, including those developed by affiliated entities. The notice said that using the company’s products “may result in the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371431/us-orders-deepseek-removed-federal-systems-citing-national-security-risks https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371431/us-orders-deepseek-removed-federal-systems-citing-national-security-risks Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:49:10 +0000 Wang Huiyao Wang Huiyao In New York last month, US-China talks on artificial intelligence opened up a path of cooperation. This was affirmed by the Xi-Trump summit in Washington where both presidents agreed to establish a formal AI dialogue and hotline. With the next AI meeting set to happen in November, it is imperative that both countries further cooperation. The AI ecosystem is in flux. American tech companies are draining their coffers as they commit vast sums to chips, data centres and energy before the revenue... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3370909/us-china-ai-talks-must-ensure-safety-both-tech-and-business https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3370909/us-china-ai-talks-must-ensure-safety-both-tech-and-business Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:30:05 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier Asian-Americans are laser-focused on the economy and healthcare costs and increasingly disenchanted with US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party leading into the highly consequential November 3 midterm elections, according to a survey released on Monday. While the general trend among Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) mirrors the broader US electorate, the minority community’s views are frequently more pronounced, seen in part because they have been the object of more raids,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3371430/asian-americans-trust-trump-fading-economic-woes-increase-survey-finds https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/politics/article/3371430/asian-americans-trust-trump-fading-economic-woes-increase-survey-finds Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:26:43 +0000 Teresa Elena Frontado Teresa Elena Frontado US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was open to a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to China next month, with nuclear weapons on the agenda. “We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearisation,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before travelling to Kansas. “If President Xi wants to have it, I’d have it.” Trump said the proposed meeting was his suggestion and linked it to his November... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371428/trump-says-hes-open-xi-putin-meeting-china-nuclear-talks https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3371428/trump-says-hes-open-xi-putin-meeting-china-nuclear-talks Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:20:55 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a state-owned contractor from China in the south of the country. Teams from the National Migration Institute, working with police and intelligence officers, interviewed 86 Chinese citizens at 54 shops in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa’s twin city and main commercial district, and told 25 of them to report for further document checks. Migration... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371425/honduras-targets-chinese-shops-and-state-builder-president-sits-taiwan-pledge https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371425/honduras-targets-chinese-shops-and-state-builder-president-sits-taiwan-pledge Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:43:05 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng China has updated its export rules on drones and industrial equipment, tightening restrictions on some parts and capabilities while easing requirements for less sensitive models. The changes could simplify overseas sales of consumer drones but increase compliance costs and delivery times for industrial models, analysts said. Announced on Monday by the Ministry of Commerce and other authorities, the changes added critical drone components, including high-performance brushless motors, and certain... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371415/china-updates-drone-export-rules-less-red-tape-some-tougher-restrictions-others https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371415/china-updates-drone-export-rules-less-red-tape-some-tougher-restrictions-others Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:00:25 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma Washington and Beijing should put aside their mutual distrust to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence, much as the United States and Soviet Union cooperated on nuclear arms control during the Cold War, a former US Treasury secretary has urged. Robert Rubin, who served as US Treasury secretary under former president Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1999, cited the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between Washington and Moscow decades ago as an example of two superpowers working... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371382/us-china-should-learn-cold-war-era-arms-control-tackle-ai-risks-ex-us-official https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3371382/us-china-should-learn-cold-war-era-arms-control-tackle-ai-risks-ex-us-official Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0000 Zhu Wenqian Zhu Wenqian The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved 18 actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which could channel tens of billions of yuan into the A-share market, as it seeks to strengthen investor confidence and market resilience. Speaking on Monday in Beijing at the opening ceremony of the Financial Street Forum, one of China’s top national-level economic conferences, CSRC chairman Wu Qing also pledged to crack down on market irregularities as the regulator pushes to manage... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/markets/article/3371410/china-plans-18-active-etfs-regulator-seeks-shore-stock-market https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/markets/article/3371410/china-plans-18-active-etfs-regulator-seeks-shore-stock-market Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:51:38 +0000 Iris Deng,Howard Liu Iris Deng,Howard Liu Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) saw its shares fall more than 8 per cent in early Monday trading, despite forecasts of strong profits and plans for a share buy-back amid a global sector-wide market rout. CXMT shares dropped 7.8 per cent on Monday to close at 41.52 yuan. The company’s stock surged to a peak of 61.8 yuan in August – up as much as 614 per cent from its initial public offering price of 8.66 yuan in July – before paring back gains. The market reaction... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371314/cxmt-forecasts-us198-billion-3-quarters-net-income-pledges-share-buy-back https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371314/cxmt-forecasts-us198-billion-3-quarters-net-income-pledges-share-buy-back Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:30:08 +0000 Iris Deng,Vincent Chow Iris Deng,Vincent Chow China’s proposed export bans and controls of artificial intelligence technologies aim to tighten Beijing’s grip in the strategically vital sector, casting a cloud over the commercial prospects of domestic model developers in the global AI race, analysts say. The new measures come as concerns mount globally over the risks of advanced AI systems, following a string of recent cyberattacks, while also underscoring AI’s growing national security importance for both Beijing and Washington. Zhang Yi,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371247/chinas-proposed-ai-tech-export-bans-may-create-short-term-costs-long-term-gains-analysts https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371247/chinas-proposed-ai-tech-export-bans-may-create-short-term-costs-long-term-gains-analysts Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:11 +0000 Han Li,Ling Xin,Zhang Tong Han Li,Ling Xin,Zhang Tong A US congressional committee has released details of investigations into dozens of researchers, many of them Chinese-American, revealing the scale of government scrutiny sweeping academia over alleged links to China. The documents – running to hundreds of pages – were released alongside a separate report by the House Select Committee on China. Titled “How to Stop China’s Theft of Taxpayer-Funded Research”, the report pushes back against arguments by universities and academic groups that tighter... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/science-technology/article/3371154/new-details-emerge-us-investigations-chinese-american-scientists-over-china-links https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/science-technology/article/3371154/new-details-emerge-us-investigations-chinese-american-scientists-over-china-links Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:16 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Zhang Tong Lucy Quaggin,Zhang Tong A Republican lawmaker is requesting the Pentagon blacklist 58 Chinese universities and 62 technology labs as national security threats, a move Beijing calls Cold War-style overreach and critics warn could freeze US-China scientific collaboration and ultimately undermine American innovation itself. In a letter to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar urged the Pentagon to add several prestigious Chinese institutions – some linked to Nvidia,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371212/china-pushes-back-us-lawmaker-seeks-blacklist-universities-and-tech-labs https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371212/china-pushes-back-us-lawmaker-seeks-blacklist-universities-and-tech-labs Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:21:54 +0000 Alice Li,Howard Liu Alice Li,Howard Liu Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML is expanding into next-generation hybrid bonding, a technique that creates dense electrical connections by directly joining chips or silicon wafers, according to a new report. Major Chinese companies are also adopting the technology to improve chip performance. ASML submitted 27 patent families related to hybrid bonding tools between December 2022 and November 2024, according to a report published by semiconductor and AI supply chain research firm... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371181/asml-eyes-hybrid-bonding-report-finds-chinese-firms-adopt-chip-packaging-technique https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371181/asml-eyes-hybrid-bonding-report-finds-chinese-firms-adopt-chip-packaging-technique Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:30:12 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China on Friday unveiled a draft plan to impose new export bans affecting 14 technologies in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to biotechnology and photovoltaic solar power. The notice – jointly issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology – proposes export bans for a string of AI-related technologies; certain cell and gene therapy technology platforms; and technology for producing certain kinds of solar cell modules. It also lists a further 26... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371149/china-mulls-new-tech-export-bans-covering-ai-biotech-and-solar-power https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371149/china-mulls-new-tech-export-bans-covering-ai-biotech-and-solar-power Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:31:39 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Americans are souring on artificial intelligence, so Washington is trying to convince them the old-fashioned way: by citing, ad nauseam, the China threat. US President Donald Trump, flanked by tech executives at the White House late last month, warned voters that if they rejected data centres, companies would “be forced to go overseas”. He added that “whoever wins superintelligence wins” and that “you’re probably not gonna have a second place”. The implication was that detractors would be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3370992/us-tech-bros-are-coming-asia-and-latin-americas-power-grids https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3370992/us-tech-bros-are-coming-asia-and-latin-americas-power-grids Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:30:06 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow A 17-year-old artificial intelligence researcher formerly with Moonshot AI has announced his departure for the United States, sparking intense speculation about his next move amid heated competition for elite talent between Silicon Valley and China’s tech hubs. Nathan Chen Guangyu wrote on social media on Thursday that he had left the Beijing-based start-up after less than a year, describing his time there as “the best [year] of my life so far”. The announcement caught many industry observers by... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371117/who-nathan-chen-chinese-teen-ai-prodigy-being-courted-silicon-valley https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371117/who-nathan-chen-chinese-teen-ai-prodigy-being-courted-silicon-valley Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:30:13 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Solana, which operates one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies, has cancelled a high-profile event in Shanghai at the last minute as local police appeared on site, according to social media posts, just a day after the firm touted the opening of a fancy new office in the city. Solana was slated to host its Solana Accelerate China event in Shanghai on Friday morning, part of a week-long event across major cities in mainland China. Shortly before the event kicked off, however, the company said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/cryptocurrency/article/3371083/china-has-banned-crypto-business-so-why-solana-opening-splashy-shanghai-office https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/cryptocurrency/article/3371083/china-has-banned-crypto-business-so-why-solana-opening-splashy-shanghai-office Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:00:07 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US investigates 9 universities over alleged visa fraud, with focus on China The Trump administration launched an investigation into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with officials raising concerns about Chinese scholars and the Chinese government. Read the full story... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370921/blast-simulation-university-probes-robotics-fine-ai-spies-7-us-china-relations-reads https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370921/blast-simulation-university-probes-robotics-fine-ai-spies-7-us-china-relations-reads Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:05 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China and the United States are in regular talks about artificial intelligence (AI) as they seek to firm up plans for an incident “hotline” and develop a formalised dialogue process ahead of a presidential summit next month. The two sides aim to agree on a basic framework for addressing AI incidents before Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen, the South China Morning... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/tech-war/article/3371013/china-us-discuss-ai-chip-stock-rout-hits-asian-markets https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/tech-war/article/3371013/china-us-discuss-ai-chip-stock-rout-hits-asian-markets Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:27:12 +0000 Emma Ma Emma Ma Three weeks into his tenure as the Communist Party secretary of Anhui province, Li Lecheng carried out an on-site inspection at China’s home-grown memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) on Wednesday, pledging to grow integrated circuits (ICs) as an emerging pillar industry. During the visit to the company’s headquarters in the central province’s capital of Hefei, Li urged CXMT to further refine its product portfolio and actively expand into domestic and overseas markets. He... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370970/chinas-cxmt-gets-pledge-support-provincial-party-chief-vows-chip-industry-expansion https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3370970/chinas-cxmt-gets-pledge-support-provincial-party-chief-vows-chip-industry-expansion Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:18:02 +0000 Ann Cao,Howard Liu Ann Cao,Howard Liu A Chinese start-up has unveiled a prototype extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light-source machine – a component often described as the “heart” of advanced lithography systems – marking an early but critical step in Beijing’s drive for self-reliance in chipmaking equipment. At the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, Langdao Silex displayed its self-developed EUV light-source system. Ninety per cent of the machine’s components were localised, with the vast majority of core parts developed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370966/start-unveils-prototype-heart-euv-lithography-amid-china-chipmaking-push https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370966/start-unveils-prototype-heart-euv-lithography-amid-china-chipmaking-push Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:01:54 +0000 Han Li Han Li The world is on the cusp of a “China shock 3.0” driven by exports of artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and robots, which could hit harder than the current wave, a leading economist on China has said. “We are already at the starting point of the China shock 3.0,” Alicia Garcia-Herrero, a senior fellow at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and chief economist for Asia-Pacific at investment bank Natixis, told the South China Morning Post from Taipei after a virtual panel hosted by the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370925/china-shock-30-be-driven-ai-biotech-and-robot-exports-economist-says https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370925/china-shock-30-be-driven-ai-biotech-and-robot-exports-economist-says Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:00:47 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to the market more than double during the previous quarter despite mounting US pressure for tighter export restrictions on less advanced chipmaking machinery. The company’s sales to China surged 109 per cent in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, according to financial results released on Wednesday. That took China’s share of ASML’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370904/asmls-chip-equipment-sales-china-soar-109-despite-us-export-curb-push https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3370904/asmls-chip-equipment-sales-china-soar-109-despite-us-export-curb-push Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The rapid and unbridled development of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to disrupt the US economy in a way that is comparable to the “China shock” that displaced American workers, former US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo warns. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Tuesday, she drew parallels between AI’s potential disruption to American jobs and the past impact of Chinese manufacturing competition on the US labour market. “In America, we’ve seen what... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3370838/ai-risks-could-repeat-china-shock-cost-jobs-former-us-commerce-chief-raimondo-warns https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3370838/ai-risks-could-repeat-china-shock-cost-jobs-former-us-commerce-chief-raimondo-warns Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0000