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China-EU academic links will face closer scrutiny

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CHINA/EU

European academic and research institutions have built increasingly close links with China over the past two decades. By doing so they have increased their incomes and research…

China’s AI chip industry will grow but still lag

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CHINA

China is working hard to boost its domestic AI chip industry in response to US restrictions. The support significantly impacts the development of its entire AI sector, the…

Future of China-UK engagement lies in Beijing’s hands

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CHINA/UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks of a “calibrated” China policy that combines toughness in particular areas with continued engagement in others.

China’s soft power in Western Europe is declining

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EU/CHINA

The deft application of soft power has cultivated closer relations between China and Europe. However, China's power to persuade or attract is now under threat as public and elite…

China's new sanctions are more bark than bite

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CHINA

This was the first time Beijing has used the 'Unreliable Entity List' (UEL) mechanism that it created in 2020 in response to US export controls on Chinese telecoms firms Huawei…

EU tech controls on China will not toe US line

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EU

This has led the EU to adopt tools and risk assessments for controlling China’s access to European ‘critical technologies’. These moves are driven by sectional European…

Hikvision sanctions would escalate US-China 'tech war'

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CHINA/US

With revenues of over USD13bn last year, Hikvision is one of the leading producers of AI-enabled security cameras with facial recognition capabilities. The proposed new sanctions…

China's military AI will advance, despite US controls

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CHINA

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is deploying various autonomous or semi-autonomous platforms and likely has plans to join these into a ‘system of systems’ for warfighting…

Cambodia handover masks gradual nature of transition

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CAMBODIA

Hun Manet is Hun Sen’s eldest son. He was the presumed political heir to his father for nearly a decade, but his election as an MP in the July 23 parliamentary polls, where the…

US-China textile trade dynamic is shifting slowly

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US/CHINA

These sanctions affected multiple sectors including textiles and apparel, and have been maintained under President Joe Biden. This is forcing corporates in the textile sector to…