US regulators are drafting a rule to stop Chinese companies from accessing American AI chips remotely through overseas data centers, closing a gap in existing export controls that restrict direct hardware sales.
Tag: US-China relations
Posted inGeopolitics
China Gave Iran Satellite Imagery Used to Strike US Base in Jordan
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with high-resolution satellite imagery used in the July 17 strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which killed three US soldiers.
Posted inGeopolitics
Xi and Trump Extend Trade Truce at White House, Leaving Taiwan and AI Unresolved
China and the United States extended their bilateral trade truce to January 10, 2027 as Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Washington in over a decade, meeting Trump at the White House.
Posted inGeopolitics
Bessent Calls Pre-Summit Talks Successful as Xi Prepares Washington Visit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described his September 20 meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng as successful, with the US-China trade board operationalised ahead of the September 24 Xi-Trump summit.
Posted inGeopolitics
Bessent and Greer Fly to New York With Rare Earth Warning Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday, with Washington warning that China’s rare earth compliance is ‘not up to par.’
Posted inGeopolitics
China Threatens to Cancel the September 24 Xi-Trump Summit Over $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal
Beijing has warned Washington that the September 24 White House summit will be cancelled if Trump approves a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, confronting him with a stark choice ten days before US midterms.
Posted inGeopolitics
Xi Removes China’s Second-Highest Soldier as Military Purge Reaches the CMC
Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior uniformed officer and CMC vice-chairman, has been placed under investigation in an expanding anti-corruption sweep that has now removed more than 100 senior PLA officers since 2022.
Posted inGeopolitics
Trump and Xi Set September 24 Summit in Washington Amid Trade and Iran Agenda
Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington around September 24, coinciding with the UN General Assembly, for what would be the leaders’ second in-person meeting of 2026 following their May summit in Beijing.
Posted inGeopolitics
China’s Rare Earth Firms Halt US Shipments as Xi’s Washington Visit Approaches
Chinese rare earth suppliers have refused to ship yttrium, terbium, and gallium to US companies since early August, keeping prices near record highs and complicating diplomacy ahead of Xi Jinping’s September 24 Washington visit.
Posted inTech
US Treasury Threatens Sanctions Over Chinese AI Model Distillation Attacks
Treasury Secretary Bessent warned Chinese AI firms that large-scale distillation attacks on US models could now trigger sanctions and Entity List designations.