President Xi Jinping has purged the number-two general in the People’s Liberation Army, in the most dramatic act of his military anti-corruption campaign and first firing of a general in that role in six decades. Demetri ft.com/content/8226e1…

US & China to launch trade talks ft.com/content/cb553e…

The making of the first electro state: Xi's aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give China the upper hand in the trade war with the US ... via Financial Times w Nassos Stylianou Jana Tauschinski ft.com/content/f86782…

"Chinese cos are accelerating a purge of foreign components from their supply chains...Over the past several wks, >2 dozen cos listed in Shanghai & Shenzhen have told investors they are ⬆️⬆️ efforts to source domestic inputs to replace foreign products" ft.com/content/8e018b…

"This is 100% a retreat by the U.S., not a Chinese cave. The U.S. was the one that launched the trade war and escalated it. The Chinese retaliated and they've only withdrawn their retaliatory measures." reuters.com/world/china/us…

TONIGHT: Author of "Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company," Patrick McGee , joins Jon Stewart

Hoping we adopt a targeted approach to research security. But mass revocations of Chinese student visas will undermine US tech advantages. >80% of Chinese STEM PhDs stay in the US post-grad. When they do, the US benefits. Intl students are core to US S&T. Here's why 🧵 /15

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Latest: Chinese tech groups prepare for AI future without Nvidia - Stockpile runs out ~early 2026 - Accelerated testing of local chips esp for inference - Narrow window for decision & a full switch from NV to Huawei leads to est 3-month disruption on.ft.com/4kf8z6R

.Kaiser Kuo: “The soft power cost is immeasurable. For decades, a degree from a U.S. university was the golden ticket, and not just for the prestige…It was often the start of a lifelong affinity for America, its values, and its people.” sinicapodcast.com/p/an-own-goal-…

China's commerce ministry is demanding confidential business information, inc production details and lists of customers as part of its export approval process for critical minerals ... Financial Times scoop via Ryan McMorrow Kana Inagaki Joe Leahy ft.com/content/0fce71…

NEWS: Nvidia plans to resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence accelerator to China, after it received assurances from the US government that it would be granted licenses, the company said in a blog post.

Zhengzhou makes your iPhone. Now the central Chinese city is churning out cheap lab-grown diamonds for your engagement ring. The prices for synthetic diamonds have plummeted, falling by nearly 90% over the past five years. It is cheaper than ever to buy sparkling stones that

SCOOP - @Nvidia has done deal with Trump administration to pay US government 15% of revenues from #China H20 sales, in unprecedented quid pro quo for export licenses. ft.com/content/cd1a07…

Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government as part of a deal with the Trump administration to secure export licenses. This Federal shakedown of private companies is unconstitutional, as are export taxes.

Al Jazeera says 5 journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza. Israeli military admits to targeting Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, calling the reporter a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas u.afp.com/SMDV

"The multimillion-dollar #AI investment deal led by top-tier US venture firm Benchmark & the Manus departure have sparked controversy & criticism on both sides of the Pacific" ft.com/content/8e8521…

Israel kills prominent Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza ft.com/content/1bd1e2… via @ft

Amid so many horrors emerging from Gaza every day, this one managed to strike me afresh: the Israeli military’s targetted killing of five journalists outside a hospital. The IDF need to be held accountable for these deaths. We must continue to press for this accountability. (1/2)

Huawei sent a team of engineers to DeepSeek’s office to help the company use its AI chip to develop the R2 model, according to two people. Yet despite having the team on site, DeepSeek could not conduct a successful training run on the Ascend chip