Taiwan Plays its Chips Card
Helping other countries build up their own semiconductor supply chains is a calculated gamble. Can sacrificing some economic advantage enhance Taiwan’s own security?
From Pen-and-Paper to AI in Two Generations
Millions of Chinese factory owners have been bequeathed a difficult inheritance. AI offers a way to modernize their parents’ low-margin businesses, but only if they...
Company in the News: Geely
The Chinese carmaker is aiming to conquer Europe through a new joint venture with Ford.
Nvidia’s China Partners and the PLA
Around a fifth of the Chinese companies that Nvidia lists as partners have also won bids to supply China’s defense industry, including the People’s Liberation...
The Sun Sets for Chinese Solar in the U.S.
Major Chinese solar companies are in a rush to reverse big investments as American firms look to build homegrown supply chains.
Alan Estevez on Why Export Controls Work
The former BIS chief argues that export controls preventing China from buying the best chips and chipmaking equipment are achieving their goals.
Liz Cannon on How the U.S. Government Considers Chinese Tech
The former Commerce Department official explains why the U.S. government is concerned about Chinese cars and why she resigned earlier this year.
Amid A Global Memory Chip Supply Crunch, Is China the Answer?
A worldwide shortage of vital memory chips could tempt the likes of Apple and Dell to buy more from Chinese suppliers, but they will have...
Nicolas Niarchos on the Global Impact of the Rare Earths Race
The author and journalist talks about the on-the-ground effects in countries from the DR Congo to Indonesia of the push to secure resources for the...
China’s Connected Vehicles Widen the U.S.-Canada Disconnect
A Chinese EV maker that is expanding in Canada has ties to a U.S.-sanctioned surveillance company, illustrating the data and security risks connected vehicles pose.
Canada’s Xinjiang Controversy
A Canadian lawmaker’s comments on Xinjiang has put a spotlight on the country’s shaky commitment to banning forced labor imports.
The Magnet Makers
A start-up in North Carolina wants to break China’s grip on rare earth magnets.