Bill to ban sale of key AI chipmaking equipment to China introduced in House

The MATCH Act would tighten existing restrictions on a critical choke point for the AI industry, banning exports of certain ...

China’s bid to host High Seas Treaty secretariat raises global stakes

A debate has begun over where to locate the High Seas Treaty's treaty's secretariat, a once-technical decision that has taken ...

China’s State Airlines Are Aviation’s Unlikely Losers From War

Chinese airlines flooding Europe with flights that bypass the Middle East should be among the Iran war’s few beneficiaries.

China expands digital yuan programme with 12 new bank operators

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China's central bank has expanded its digital yuan programme by adding a dozen additional banks ...
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China is planning to land people on the Moon — and might beat the United States to it

The United States has been vocal about wanting to beat China back to the surface of the Moon. In February, NASA administrator ...

As arms agreements fray, China secretly expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure

When three villagers from China’s Sichuan province wrote to local officials in 2022 asking why the government was ...

Three niche commodity prices are surging. What they show about China's grip on supply chains

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power ...

China's detentions of Panama-flagged vessels raise concerns, Rubio says

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by China that followed a Panamanian court ruling raise ...