Xiaomi and eight other Chinese companies added to US military blacklist, as outgoing US administration throws final punches
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US Administration Revokes Huawei Export Licences
Outgoing US administration revokes some tech export licences to Huawei and plans to deny others, in final moves against Chinese telecoms giant
President Trump Blacklists Eight Chinese Apps
Executive order signed by US President bans transactions with eight Chinese software applications including Ant’s Alipay payment app
Alibaba’s Founder Jack Ma Absence Triggers Concern
Where is Jack? Concern mounts over Alibaba’s Jack Ma, after Chinese regulatory clampdown on his business empire following outburst
NYSE To Delist Chinese Telecoms Companies
New York Stock Exchange moves to suspend trading in China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom Hong Kong amidst ongoing US-China trade tensions
Apple Deletes 39,000 Games From Chinese App Store
Mass purge of unlicensed gaming apps on Apple’s Chinese app store, ahead of local law requiring publishers to obtain licence
Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities
China’s answer to Amazon – Alibaba – faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere
US Adds Dozens Of Chinese Firms To Trade Blacklist
Outgoing US administration adds chipmaker SMIC and drone giant DJI to national security blacklist, increasing pressure on country’s tech industry
China Bans 105 Apps, Including TripAdvisor From US
Tech clampdown sees Beijing banning 105 apps, as it seeks to remove pornography, prostitution, gambling and violent content
Chinese Researchers Claim Quantum Supremacy Breakthrough
Chinese photon-based quantum computer carries out experiment that would take supercomputer billions of years, following Google breakthrough last year
US Adds Chinese Chip Giant To Military Blacklist
US government adds Chinese chip giant SMIC to military blacklist, as administration accelerates anti-China policy ahead of changeover next month
China Refuses To Apologise For Fake Aussie Solider Photo
Bitter relations spill into the open after China refuses to apologise to Australia for foreign ministry spokesman tweeting fake photo
Huawei Founder Calls Honor Sale A ‘Clean Break’
Sell-off of Honor consumer brand should allow newly independent company to ‘very quickly’ resume production formerly hobbled by US sanctions, says Ren Zhengfei
Foxconn Moves Some Apple Production To Vietnam
Foxconn is reportedly moving the manufacturing of some iPads and Macbooks out of China to Vietnam, at the request of Apple itself
India Bans Another 43 Mobile Apps In China Confrontation
Fresh tranche of mobile apps (most of them Chinese) have been banned by the Indian government amid ongoing dispute with Beijing
Huawei Sells Honor Smartphone Unit To Chinese Consortium
Chinese networking giant Huawei sells budget-focused Honor smartphone division to consortium of agents and dealers to keep brand alive
US Offers Reprieve In TikTok Legal Battle
US Commerce Department delays enforcement of TikTok US ban ‘pending further legal developments’ as China’s ByteDance launches appeal
Italy Blocks Telco From Implementing Huawei 5G Deal
Italian government bars Swisscom’s Italian unit, Fastweb, from following through on 5G deal with Huawei as European countries take tougher line against China
Judge Rejects Government Appeal On US WeChat Ban
US judge rejects government appeal to reverse earlier decision allowing Chinese app WeChat to remain available in US app stores
Huawei Launches Flagship Mate 40 Line Amidst Sanctions
Huawei launches Mate 40 devices with advanced 5-nanometre Kirin 9000 processor, even as new sanctions threaten to cut off its chip supply
China Urges Sweden To Reconsider Its ‘Wrong’ Huawei Ban
Beijing spokesman warns of ‘negative impact’ for China-Sweden trade, after Swedish watchdog bans Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment
European Telecoms Trade Group Warns Against Banning Chinese Vendors
Banning Chinese telecoms equipment vendors for political reasons will increase costs and delay network upgrades, argues pro-competition group
Paying Ransomware Demands May Violate Sanctions, US Treasury Warns
Never pay. Insurers and others are warned by US Treasury Dept that cyberattack payouts to hackers may violate US sanction rules
China Readying Google Antitrust Investigation – Report
Hollow threat? Chinese authorities reportedly preparing antitrust investigation of Google’s Android OS, amid trade tensions
EU Investigates Chinese Fibre Optic Cable Imports
Official investigation to see if imports of fibre optic cables from China are being sold in Europe at artificially low prices
Beijing Unlikely To Sanction Oracle TikTok Deal – Report
Chinese state media warn that despite President Trump’s approval, China is unlikely to sign off on the Oracle, Walmart deal with ByteDance
TikTok US Ban Delayed As Trump Expresses Deal Approval
Trump says he approves of TikTok partnership with Oracle and Wal-Mart ‘in concept’, as judge blocks US download ban on WeChat
ByteDance Majority Stake Puts Oracle-TikTok Deal At Risk – Report
Plan to keep majority stake in TikTok, will hinder White House approval reports suggest, as ByteDance warns China will also need to approve deal
PUBG Cuts Tencent Ties After Indian Ban
Effort to persuade Indian authorities not to ban PUBG Mobile, sees South Korean developer cut ties to Chinese publisher Tencent
SMIC In ‘Complete Shock’ Over US Sanctions Threat
Shares in Chinese chip maker SMIC have plummeted over concerns it will get dragged into US-China tech cold war and put on a trade blacklist