Commentary / World Nov 20, 2020
Chinese tech companies need to disappear for a while
by Tim Culpan
For China’s technology companies, two months of a lame-duck Trump administration could turn out to be as damaging as the first 46.
Commentary / World Nov 4, 2020
In China, big tech isn't the enemy. It's the strategy.
by Tim Culpan
China is redoubling efforts to wean itself off foreign companies, with the result likely to be a cohort of domestic giants and a slow freeze-out of overseas competitors.
World / Crime & Legal Oct 30, 2020
Canadian judge backs Huawei CFO but won't dismiss extradition case
A judge has blocked an attempt by Canada's attorney general to get parts of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's arguments dismissed in the case to extradite her to the United States, according to a ruling released on Thursday. However, the judge sided with the ...
Commentary / World Oct 22, 2020
Huawei’s rivals should be happy they’re not American
by Alex Webb
American tech giants have enjoyed incomparable growth over the past decade. But when it comes to network equipment, there’s an advantage to geopolitical neutrality.
National Oct 16, 2020
Japan told U.S. it won't bar China from telecom networks, report says
Tokyo has said it will take its own steps to respond in cases where there is concern over security issues, according to a newspaper report.
Commentary / World Sep 29, 2020
SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats
by Tim Culpan
U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.
Commentary / World Sep 23, 2020
Blacklisting U.S. tech would highlight China’s own weakness
by Tim Culpan
Pulling the trigger on such a threat could end up proving that the importance of the world’s most populous country as a global buyer may be smaller than many imagine.
Business / Tech Sep 8, 2020
China unveils global data security initiative, citing 'bullying' by some nations
China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when "individual countries" were "bullying" others and "hunting" companies. The announcement, by State Councillor Wang Yi, comes a month after ...
Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Sep 8, 2020
Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift
by Kirsty Needham
The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 26, 2020
Canada urges China to free jailed Canadians and commute death sentences
Canada has urged China to release two high-profile Canadian detainees and grant clemency to several other Canadians sentenced to death by Chinese courts, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Rome on Tuesday ...
Business / Tech Aug 18, 2020
U.S. tightening restrictions on Huawei access to technology and chips
The Trump administration announced on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co., aimed at cracking down on its access to commercially available chips. The U.S. Commerce Department actions will expand restrictions announced in May aimed at preventing the Chinese telecommunications giant from ...
Business / Corporate Aug 8, 2020
Huawei to stop making high-end Kirin 9000 smartphone chips due to U.S. sanctions
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said production of its most advanced smartphone chips would stop in September due to U.S. sanctions, causing a "huge loss". Huawei — the world's biggest producer of telecoms networking equipment — has become a pivotal issue in the geopolitical standoff between ...