Tech Competition

South Korea’s data protection watchdog said that DeepSeek transferred data to a Beijing-based ‘affiliate’ of ByteDance.

Low foot traffic and early pack-ups at Chinese trade fair reveal how new US tariffs are putting pressure on Chinese exporters and factory jobs.

After raising tariffs on U.S. products and warning citizens to rethink U.S. travel plans, Beijing accused a U.S. government agency of hacking infrastructure.

China has ‘invested heavily in counter space threats’ over the past two decades, Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

The former foreign minister accused a nonprofit of promoting communism, which is illegal in Malaysia.

The China-nexus entity used web shells to create discrete communication channels or ’tunnels’ between itself and the unnamed telecom company’s machines.

Six Chinese business executives and academics expressed views familiar to contemporaries from more than 80 nations attending an annual conference.

Goals of the unit include reducing U.S. dependency on Chinese telecom products, preventing cyber attacks, and securing a win in tech rivalry with China.

The increasing complexity of China’s military operations makes distinguishing an exercise from an invasion difficult, a space force commander says.

The defendant tried to ship accelerometers, which can be used in military and aerospace applications.

An analyst said the CCP is constantly seeking a new balance between achieving economic development and maintaining communist rule in China.

The Group of Eight—seen as Australia’s Ivy League—has banned the use of the technology, citing the need to protect sensitive research and data.

The ban was made to protect ‘national information security,’ Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai said.

Retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan says military organisations will be attracted by DeepSeek’s reportedly low cost, but there are security issues.

The ban also includes Lemon8, the social media app owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.

Graphika stated that social media accounts linked to Chinese state agencies promoted the notion that DeepSeek could threaten U.S. dominance in AI.

The app provided answers parroting the CCP’s narrative, while ChatGPT gave more detailed and balanced responses to questions.

Observers say the chipmaking equipment export ban is unlikely to change as the Chinese regime continues its human rights violations.

Chinese courts set worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents but without patent owners’ consent.

TikTok still needs to comply with the divest-or-ban law, enacted in April last year and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17.