U.S. President Joe Biden Forges Tech Deals in Vietnam, Denies Cold War With China #bidenchina #bidenvietnam #chinaus #uschina #vietnamchina

India's Tech Opportunity In US-China Chip Rivalry - IMPRI Impact And Policy Research Institute

Srikanth Kondapalli The US-China technology Cold War and China’s quest to expand indigenous capacity and self-reliance, as the US denies seeks to deny China hi-tech components for military use, are all shaping recent dynamics. The US restrictions on semiconductor components and technologies to China is a gathering storm, with retaliation and counter-retaliation measures spilling over into the…

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Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions

BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a second and final day of critical meetings with senior Chinese officials Monday, as the two sides expressed willingness to talk but showed little inclination to bend on hardened positions that have sent tensions soaring. Blinken met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi for about three hours, according to a U.S. official, but it is still not…

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China Digging a Massive Hole Deep into the Earth’s Crust

A team of Chinese scientists has started work drilling a six-mile deep hole in the Earth’s crust, digging down to rocks dating back 145million years. The project aims to learn more about the planet’s internal structure and test underground drilling techniques while searching for new oil and gas deposits in the country’s Xinjiang region. At its deepest – 10,000m – the shaft will drill through ten layers of Earth, reaching the cretaceous system, laid down at a time when dinosaurs ruled and temperate rainforests grew close to the poles. Speaking to Xinhua News Agency, PetroChina’s Lyu Xiaogang said: ‘Drilling the borehole has two purposes – for scientific exploration and for finding oil and gas. Through drilling this borehole, we will strengthen [our] technology reserve for ultra-deep drilling, and build more ultra-deep drilling equipment.’ According to Xinhua News, the equipment used will weigh more than 2,000 tonnes altogether. Sun Jinsheng, a scientist at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said: ‘The construction difficulty of the drilling project can be compared to a big truck driving on two thin steel cables.’A statement by state-owned oil refiner Sinopec said the goal is to complete the borehole in 100 days, drilling through an ‘underground Mount Everest’ – although the world’s tallest mountain is around 1,000m shorter than the depth of the hole. A translation read: ‘Sinopec aims to launch ultra-deep exploration projects and push the limits of depth through innovation-driven development of deep marine geological theory and exploration technologies.’ The project is part of a long-term goal set out by President Xi Jinping in 2021. Addressing the nation’s leading scientist, he called for greater exploration in deep space, the deep sea, deep Earth and deep blue – meaning computer science. However, if completed, the hole still won’t be the world’s deepest. That title is claimed by the Russian Kola Superdeep Borehole, at 12,262m. Completed in 1989, it took 20 years of drilling.

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Blinken talks rocky US-China relations with new Chinese foreign minister

Blinken talks rocky US-China relations with new Chinese foreign minister

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over the phone and discussed the US-China relationship. Washington,UPDATED: Jan 2, 2023 09:19 IST US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Henri Coanda airport, in Bucarest, Romania, on November 29, 2022, ahead of a NATO meeting. (Reuters photo) By Reuters: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke…

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MediaTek CEO Sees 'Incremental' Move Away From Taiwan Amid US-China Tensions

MediaTek CEO Sees ‘Incremental’ Move Away From Taiwan Amid US-China Tensions

Tensions between China and the United States are pushing some manufacturer companies to talk about moving some of their supply chain away from Taiwan as well, although it’s “incremental,” the head of Taiwan’s most important smartphone chip design firm told Reuters over the weekend. Some of the “very large (equipment manufacturers) will require their chip suppliers to have multiple sources, like…

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China's Wang Yi Says Direction of U.S.-China Ties in Danger of Going 'Astray' | World News

China’s Wang Yi Says Direction of U.S.-China Ties in Danger of Going ‘Astray’ | World News

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on Saturday that the direction of U.S.-China relations was in danger of being further led “astray” due to a problem with the United States’ perception of China. “Many people believe that the United States is suffering from an increasingly serious bout of ‘Chinaphobia’,” Wang was quoted as saying in a…

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Chinese defense minister on U.S.-China tensions, Taiwan

Chinese defense minister on U.S.-China tensions, Taiwan

SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the U.S. of “smearing” Beijing and said Washington is trying to “hijack” countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Wei Fenghe, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said the burden of improving the troubled U.S.-China ties lies on Washington. “We request the U.S. side to stop smearing and containing China. Stop interfering in China’s internal…

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US-China chip war: Japan plans to restrict some equipment exports

The measures, which are planned to take effect in July, follow similar moves by the US and the Netherlands. #USChina #chip #war #Japan #plans #restrict #equipment #exports

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US-China chip war: Netherlands moves to restrict some exports

The measures will affect Dutch firm ASML, which is a key part of the global microchip supply chain. #USChina #chip #war #Netherlands #moves #restrict #exports

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How ChatGPT has intensified fears of a U.S.-China AI arms race#ChatGPT #intensified #fears #USChina #arms #race

Last month, as the tech industry was buzzing about ChatGPT, the research arm of the Defense Department put out an artificial intelligence announcement of its own: An AI bot had successfully flown an F-16 fighter jet in the skies above Southern California.  The news got relatively little attention, but it revealed an overlooked truth: The race to develop the next generation of AI isn’t just…

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Distrust deepens over US-China balloon row

It’s not only widened the rift between the two, but also threatens to polarise the global community. #Distrust #deepens #USChina #balloon #row

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Distrust deepens over US-China balloon row

It’s not only widened the rift between the two, but also threatens to polarise the global community. #Distrust #deepens #USChina #balloon #row

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US-China chip war: ASML says China employee stole data

Leading chip equipment maker ASML says it reported the breach to Netherlands and US authorities. #USChina #chip #war #ASML #China #employee #stole #data

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