Huawei and ZTE "national security threats" to the United States
Officially declared
The United States has formally declared telecom giants Huawei and ZTE "national security threats".
Zoom accused of buttering up the Chinese government
Don't mention Tiananmen Square
Zoom Video Communications is in hot water after it temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of US-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown.
ARM split in China over dirty deeds
Has Allen Wu been fired?
ARM has clashed publicly with its Chinese operation over the antics of the group's Chinese CEO. ARM UK insists Allen Wu has been fired for failing to disclose conflicts of interest, but he says he is still in charge.
China develops million mile batteries
Wait for US Big Oil to try and kill the idea
Chinese outfit Contemporary Amperex Technology has developed a power pack that lasts more than a million miles -- an industry landmark and a potential boon for automakers trying to sway drivers to their EV models.
Chinese smartphone makers looking away from US
US dependence is too risky
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo is increasing its its efforts to develop its own smartphone CPUs believing that US gear is too risky to have in your supply chain.
China throws money at chip foundries
US has forced its hand
China's state-backed funds pumped $2.25 billion into a Semiconductor Manufacturing International wafer plant to support advanced-chip making.
China smartphone shipments increase
But not Apple
While we know that Apple's smartphone sales in China are pretty flat, it seems that runs against Android sales which are growing rather nicely.
Chinese boffins come up with fuel free jet propulsion
We thought you were not supposed to put an ion in a microwave
A team of boffins at the Institute of Technological Sciences at Wuhan University have demonstrated a prototype device that uses microwave air plasmas for jet propulsion instead of ordinary aircraft fuel.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 might be sending data to China
Xiaomi denies it
Cybersecurity researcher Gabi Cirlig discovered that his Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 smartphone was watching much of what he was doing and sending that data to remote servers hosted by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, which were ostensibly rented by Xiaomi.
Top Tory fears China taking UK’s Imagination
We have so little of it lately
A high profile member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has urged the government to take all necessary steps to prevent a Chinese firm from taking control of Imagination Technologies.