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.
Has Trump Shelved The Uyghur Forced Labor Law?
Enforcement of the bipartisan law appeared to be slowing prior to a recent change in Customs methodology.
The Critical Raw Materials Gap
European democracies, threatened by Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, are embarking on historic changes in their defense posture. But...
Digging into Congo
In an excerpt from his new book, Nicolas Niarchos examines how China and the Democratic Republic of Congo negotiated an infrastructure-for-commodities agreement involving two large...