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Tech Tension

China and the US are locked in a quantum leap race

January 7, 2025January 6, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Latest frontier for Beijing and Washington borders on the edge of science fiction and quantum physics

Categories Tech Tension Tags China, Holy Grail, News, Quantum Computing, United States Leave a comment

Security clock is ticking amid TikTok fears

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023 by Benjamin Dowling

Privacy concerns fueled the move by the US to roll out a ban on government employees using the social media app

Categories Tech Tension Tags Big Data, ByteDance, China, News, Security Risk, The Conversation, TikTok Leave a comment

Fab 4 aims to take super chips off China’s menu

August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Tension in the Indo-Pacific triggers a semiconductor battle for the future of high-tech across the globe

Categories Tech Tension Tags "Fab 4 Alliance", China, Japan, News, South Korea, Taiwan, Technology, TSMC, United States Leave a comment

China and the US battle for high-tech supremacy

July 7, 2022June 14, 2022 by Niky Brugnatelli
A tech network on a red Chinese national flag.

Rivalry in the semiconductor industry is a significant point of tension between Beijing and Washington

Categories Tech Tension Tags China, ChinaFactor, Chip Sector, East Asia Forum, High-Tech Ambitions, News, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Tesla spying? China would shut us down, says Musk

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Elon Musk speaking at a conference with the Tesla brand name in the background. He is the driving force behind the company.

Media report claims Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from its bases, citing security concerns over its cameras

Categories Tech Tension Tags China, Close Links, Defense Bases, Elon Musk, News, Tesla Leave a comment

Regulators zoom in to put China’s Big Tech under pressure

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a flow of blue data. Big Tech has revolutionized e-commerce in China.

Major e-commerce groups face tougher regulations amid Beijing’s crackdown on ‘monopoly’ charges

Categories Tech Tension Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Baidu, Big Tech, China, E-Commerce, News, Regulations, Tencent Leave a comment

Tech titans Alibaba and Tencent facing US investment ban

May 1, 2021January 8, 2021 by China Factor Staff

China’s ‘big two’ are in the crosshairs of Washington as the US expands its blacklist

Categories Tech Tension Tags Alibaba, Alipay, Ant, Beijing, QQ Wallet, Tencent, Washington, WeChat Pay Leave a comment

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