Taiwan president calls for peace and dialogue with China amid heightened military activity Lai Ching-te says ‘peace is priceless’ and war has ‘no winners’ as he marks year in office The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2025
How do you get fresh blood in a 22-year-old, infamously impenetrable MMO? EVE Online hopes it's a 'player-created gig economy' that has veterans making missions for newbies: 'We're 100% sure that you will do a better job' Space spreadsheets, meet space gig economy. PC Gamer · May 8, 2025
Taiwan faces similar threat to Europe in 1930s, president says Lai Ching-te says ‘message of history is clear’ as Taiwan for first time commemorates end of second world war The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025
EVE Online studio CCP is making a medieval-style tome of epic poetry inked with the blood of players to commemorate the game: 'It turns out, to store information, a really good way is to take blood and write on calfskin' CCP is giving most of the fan blood to the Blood Bank of Iceland, while keeping some to write a calfskin illuminated manuscript about EVE Online. PC Gamer · May 3, 2025
CIA releases videos coaxing Chinese officials to leak secrets to US Social media campaign depicts fictional scenes of officials becoming disillusioned with ruling Chinese Communist Party. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025
North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target The Guardian - US · May 1, 2025
Taiwan cracks down on holders of Chinese ID amid fears over propaganda and espionage Expulsion of people holding a Chinese passport or ID card prompts debate over identity, loyalty and freedom The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2025
US China Committee Subpoenas Chinese Telecom Giants Over American IP, Data Funneling Concerns The House Select Committee on China has subpoenaed three Chinese telecom giants over concerns that it may have access to American data and may be funneling the information to the Chinese government. International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025
Lawmakers demand answers from Nvidia over suspected GPU diversions to China, company denies any wrongdoing U.S. lawmakers are investigating whether Nvidia's restricted GPUs were diverted to Chinese AI firms through Singapore, demands the company to disclose all notable clients from China and other ASEAN countries in the last four years. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
China tells US to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs as it reports GDP growth spurt China Daily, the Communist party’s English-language mouthpiece, says US ‘has been living beyond its means for decades’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025
James Comer Gives 23andMe Hard Deadline to Hand Over Documents Related to Alleged Sale of American's Genetic Data Republican Rep. James Comer is giving 23andMe a deadline to hand over documents and communications related to its bankruptcy filing as it seeks to determine what will happen to the genetic data of those who used the company's service Latin Times · Apr 15, 2025
Business secretary refuses to say whether British Steel will get raw material before furnaces go out Jonathan Reynolds has warned that crucial blast furnaces cannot be restarted once they go out The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025
UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with Beijing The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025
UK Government 'expects to lose money' running British Steel, minister says THE UK Government “expects to lose money” running British Steel, the Business Secretary has said. The National (Scotland) · Apr 13, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025 Reynolds unable to say British Steel will get raw materials in time The Business Secretary faces a scramble to get enough raw materials to the Scunthorpe steelworks to stop the blast furnaces being turned off.
Roll Call · Apr 9, 2025 Whistleblower: Meta sought ties with China, misled Congress - Roll Call Sarah Wynn-Williams, the author of "Careless People," testified to a Senate panel that Meta misled Congress about its China interests.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025 China military drills targeting Taiwan put region’s security at risk, says US Beijing continues drills in Taiwan strait, practising hitting key ports and energy infrastructure
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 UK ‘prepares for the worst’ on US tariff as ‘intense’ talks continue, says Lammy Further details of import taxes on goods are expected to be announced by the US on Wednesday.
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025 Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US
Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2025 China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts China’s carbon intensity fell less than planned for in 2024 even as Beijing made strides in renewable energy.
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Trump’s assault on Voice of America and Radio Free Asia celebrated by Chinese state media Communist Party mouthpiece says ‘almost every malicious falsehood about China has VOA’s fingerprints all over it’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 China plans to ‘vigorously boost consumption’ to shore up economy Communist party aims to ‘promote reasonable wage growth’ and to reduce financial burdens amid Trump tariffs
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 16, 2025 China will enforce clear flagging of all AI generated content starting from September The Cyberspace Administration of China just released regulations that requires the explicit marking of AI-generated content — both visually and in its metadata.
TechRadar · Mar 14, 2025 OpenAI calls on US government to ban DeepSeek, calling it ‘state-subsidized’ and ‘state-controlled’ OpenAI calls on US government to ban the use of DeepSeek in critical areas.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025 Monday briefing: As China works out a path for the Trump era, it has plenty of its own problems to deal with As the annual Two Sessions summit comes to an end, here’s what we learned about Beijing’s priorities, its economic woes – and the opportunity it sees in the second Trump term