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China, the US and that 21st century space race

April 24, 2023April 14, 2023 by Svetla Ben-Itzhak

Funding and a network of partners have left the United States more than a lunar lander ahead of its rival

Categories Final Frontier Tags China, Complex Hegemony, Moon Landings, News, Space Stations, Technology, The Long Read, United States 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 United States face a ‘new reality’

August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 by Sourabh Gupta

Beijing is a different proposition from Moscow during the Cold War as this struggle revolves around economic risks

Categories China-US Rivalry Tags China, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, East Asia Forum, Economy, George Kennan, News, Soviet Union, Technology, United States Leave a comment

China’s spying game sparks high-tech backlash

July 11, 2022July 7, 2022 by China Factor Staff

FBI and MI5 chiefs warn of the threat posed by Beijing after accusing Xi’s government of ‘stealing technology’

Categories Security Risks Tags China, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, Spy Rings, Technology, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

China’s high-tech spies that stay out in the cold

November 12, 2021October 29, 2021 by Ausma Bernot

But Beijing is not alone in exporting ‘authoritarian technology’ in the form of digital surveillance systems

Categories Analysis Tags China, Digital Authoritarianism, Europe, Freedoms, News, Technology, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

Hypersonic weapons blast a hole in China-US rivalry

October 29, 2021October 28, 2021 by Juweihu

Washington fears another ’Sputnik moment’ after Beijing’s controversial missile test

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, Cold War, General Mark Milley, Hypersonic Missiles, News, Sputnik Moment, Technology, United States Leave a comment

Beijing left with a chip on its shoulder in Washington row

September 3, 2021September 2, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Semiconductor sector becomes the new frontline as tension rises between China and the US 

Categories Tech Risk Tags Beijing, Chip War, Communist Party of China, Magnachip, News, Technology, United States, Wise Road Capital Leave a comment

Fiction and friction amid China’s rising Red tide

June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 by Juweihu

Centenary celebrations of the Communist Party will ‘establish a sense of historical legitimacy for future rulers’

Categories Geopolitics Tags American-Sino Rift, Beijing, Communist Party of China, News, Politics, Technology, Western Allies Leave a comment

High-tech and high stakes in China’s intense US rivalry

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Technology has become a key weapon in the stand-off between Beijing and Washington

Categories Geopolitics Tags Alaska Summit, China, Hikvision, News, SMIC, Technology, United States, Xiaomi Leave a comment

Great Tech Wall stands at the center of the US-China Cold War

December 29, 2020September 20, 2020 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a brick wall painted in the American and Chinese flags. Relations between Beijing and Washington are seriously strained.

The digital battle lines have been drawn as Washington and Beijing lock horns in a technological arms race

Categories Tech Row Tags China, New Cold War, Taiwan, Technology, United States Leave a comment

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