
Chinese anti-Apple sentiment rising
And the government has not weighed in yet
US Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump’s trade war is having a knock-on effect on the fruity cargo cult Apple.

Trump bans US tech in Huawei products
Trade blacklist
President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has added China’s Huawei to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the telecom giant to do business with US companies.

China blocks Wikipedia
The outfit which makes famous people disappear has been disappeared
The online encyclopaedia staffed by those who get off on saying that people who are more notable them are not significant has ironically found itself on the wrong end of Chinese censorship.

Chinese spooks using NSA hacking tools
Thanks for the development work guys
Chinese spooks nicked National Security Agency hacking tools and repurposed them in 2016 to attack American allies and private companies in Europe and Asia.

Foxconn boss wants to broker peace between China and Taiwan
There are zoos on both sides of the ocean for us to run
Terry Gou, the Foxconn boss, who once described his job as being a head zookeeper, thinks he can end the conflict between China and Taiwan.

Intel cuts forecast
Things not looking too good in China
Chipzilla slashed its full-year revenue forecast and missed analysts’ expectations for first-quarter sales.

The West is Huawei with the fairies
Opinion: 5G is an accident waiting to happen
I first encountered Huawei in, I think, the 2000s, when I was still editing the INQuirer. It was showing off some network infrastructure kit – new to the game, it was a contender. But now it is way more than a contender, it's made big strides in the technology field.

US spooks claim Huawei is funded by Chinese intelligence
Still no proof
US intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security.

China’s IC foundries sitting idle
And more capacity is expected to make matters worse
The Chinese IC foundry is suffering from a bad case of idle capacity, and things are expected to get worse when more 12- and 8-inch fabs are set to come online.

China smartphone sales fall
Along with hope for Apple
Any hope that overpriced smartphones will make any impact in China have been dashed.