Trade War

TAIPEI, Taiwan —  The U.S.-China rivalry has a new flashpoint in the battle for technology supremacy: electric cars. So far, the U.S. is losing. Last year, China became the world’s foremost auto exporter, according to the China Passenger Car Assn., surpassing Japan with more than 5 million sales overseas. New energy…

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for tripling the existing tariff rate on Chinese steel and aluminium , just as the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office announced the launch of yet another Section 301 investigation into China’s maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. Biden told the USTR to raise the…

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘mastermind’ behind seditious Apple Daily articles portraying central government as ‘totalitarian regime’, prosecutors allege in national security trial Prosecutors accused Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying on Wednesday of being the “mastermind” behind a series of allegedly seditious articles published by his now-defunct Apple…

It's in 'China's interest to look carefully' at addressing a growing trade imbalance, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says - Copyright AFP Karim SAHIB Olivier BAUBE European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Tuesday, ahead of an annual EU-China summit, that Europe won’t tolerate its soaring trade imbalance…

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth future that stunts development in some countries even before it starts. That sobering…

Comment Arm's much-anticipated SEC filing this week did more than detail an impending IPO: it revealed just how worried the British chip designer is at the prospect of getting locked out of China. That regulatory filing documented various risks, uncertainties, and threats to Arm's ability to do business in the…

This week’s On the Rise looks at the US-China trade war and the new rumors surrounding Binance...Read More

We look at the tech firms caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war and explore what this payments startup will do with its fresh funds...Read More

We take a look at the tech investors impacted by the US-China trade war and a Saison co-founder’s move into the world of Web3...Read More

TechSpot is celebrating its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: Huawei is one of the companies that have seen an outsized impact as a result of the US-China trade war. However, the company has a plan to renter the global 5G smartphone race by…