https://www.scmp.com/rss/326194/feed Xinmei Shen joined the Post in 2017 and is a technology reporter. She covers content, entertainment, social media and internet culture. Previously, she was with the Post’s tech news site, Abacus. Before that, she was a reporting intern at The Information whilst studying at the University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen DeepSeek’s long-awaited flagship V4 model has fallen short of its domestic and US rivals, according to a new analysis, as the Chinese artificial intelligence firm struggles to replicate the market-shaking success of its earlier R1 release. The company’s most advanced system, V4 Pro, ranked second among the world’s leading open-source models, behind Beijing-based Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6, benchmark firm Artificial Analysis said in a report on Friday. While V4 Pro marked a clear improvement on its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351419/underwhelming-or-underrated-deepseek-v4-shows-impressive-gains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351419/underwhelming-or-underrated-deepseek-v4-shows-impressive-gains?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:51:08 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Chinese economist Fu Peng, whose candid remarks about the country’s economic ills went viral, has joined a Hong Kong cryptocurrency firm as chief scientist, hailing the “historical” leap of digital assets into mainstream finance despite their current slump. “[Digital assets] have become mature enough to be added to investment portfolios,” Fu said in Hong Kong on Thursday, addressing audience members at an event organised by his new employer Bitfire Group, a Hong Kong-listed crypto asset... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351160/chinese-economist-fu-peng-joins-hong-kong-listed-bitfire-hails-cryptos-historic-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351160/chinese-economist-fu-peng-joins-hong-kong-listed-bitfire-hails-cryptos-historic-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hong Kong’s technology cooperation with Shenzhen received a boost on Wednesday as Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest personal computer maker, set up an innovation lab at the city’s new Hetao tech hub and pledged to help firms adopt artificial intelligence and expand globally. Lenovo is the first multinational tech firm to publicly announce its presence on the Hong Kong side of the Hetao zone – the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) – which covers 87 hectares in the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351020/hong-kong-shenzhen-tech-cooperation-gets-boost-lenovo-ai-lab-hetao-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351020/hong-kong-shenzhen-tech-cooperation-gets-boost-lenovo-ai-lab-hetao-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:10 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The mounting challenges Apple faces in China will test John Ternus, the newly appointed CEO, as analysts watch if he tries to replicate his predecessor Tim Cook’s frequent “charm offensives” in the world’s largest smartphone market. “I’d like to see if the new CEO can charm Chinese consumers as well as government ministers, just as Tim Cook has,” said Bryan Ma, vice-president of client devices research at IDC. Apple announced on Tuesday that Ternus, 50, would be the new CEO effective September 1... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350869/new-apple-ceo-john-ternus-inherits-complex-china-portfolio-tim-cook-steps-aside?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350869/new-apple-ceo-john-ternus-inherits-complex-china-portfolio-tim-cook-steps-aside?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:08 +0000 Ann Cao,Xinmei Shen Ann Cao,Xinmei Shen Say “open source” and “China” and most people will think of its world-conquering artificial intelligence (AI) large language models. Its open-source computer chips are just as significant. These chips are based on the RISC-V architecture (pronounced risk-five). At last month’s Zhongguancun Forum science festival in Beijing, experts celebrated the establishment in China of a complete RISC-V ecosystem. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) researchers recently unveiled their latest Xiangshan processor... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/science/article/3350802/china-bets-risc-v-global-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/science/article/3350802/china-bets-risc-v-global-ai-race?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:44:47 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hong Kong has signalled its ambitions for greater global influence in the digital asset industry, with a lawmaker taking a subtle swipe at US crypto regulatory efforts at one of the city’s largest Web3-themed events. “We can be a little bit more aspirational now that we have a strong hold locally,” said Eric Yip Chee-hang, executive director of intermediaries at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). “We should also expand our influence by [increasing] exposure internationally.” Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3350722/hong-kong-lawmaker-swipes-us-lack-clarity-city-eyes-global-crypto-lead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3350722/hong-kong-lawmaker-swipes-us-lack-clarity-city-eyes-global-crypto-lead?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:25 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen There is little chance the US could bring China to the table on any nuclear arms control agreements in the short term, despite upcoming leaders’ meetings this year, experts said on Tuesday, as the Trump administration pushes for a trilateral deal including China after the previous US-Russia treaty expired last month. There is “no shortage of good ideas” for how the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could move the world towards ending a nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347775/us-unlikely-get-china-join-new-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-say-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347775/us-unlikely-get-china-join-new-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-say-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:02:23 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen US President Donald Trump’s focus on short-term deliverables and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s bid for bilateral stability are likely to mean an exceptionally amicable summit when they finally sit down, despite “unusual” circumstances brought by the Iran conflict, former senior US diplomat Kurt Campbell said. Trump and Xi’s upcoming high-stakes meeting in Beijing, which was postponed for at least five weeks from its original March 31 date, will see both leaders be “extraordinarily polite and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347642/former-biden-official-says-trump-xi-summit-will-go-well-amid-unusual-circumstances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347642/former-biden-official-says-trump-xi-summit-will-go-well-amid-unusual-circumstances?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:01:23 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The administration of US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework aimed at curbing state-level restrictions on innovation, as it urged Congress to address AI risks and reinforce the US edge in an intensifying technology race with China. Congress should pre-empt state AI laws that “impose undue burdens”, to ensure a national standard instead of “fifty discordant ones”, Trump said in a new legislative recommendation named the National AI... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3347396/trump-administration-moves-unify-ai-rules-bolster-edge-over-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3347396/trump-administration-moves-unify-ai-rules-bolster-edge-over-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:43:27 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen US crypto advocates have increasingly pointed to competition with China’s new interest-bearing e-CNY to demand legislative clarity on stablecoin yields, but China is charting a completely different course for the future of digital money, experts said. “The world’s two largest economies are not so much competing in digital assets as they are pursuing very different strategies,” said Andrew Fei, a partner at law firm King & Wood Mallesons in Hong Kong. Winston Ma, adjunct professor and executive... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3347221/us-china-split-digital-money-deepens-stablecoin-debate-stalls-clarity-act?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3347221/us-china-split-digital-money-deepens-stablecoin-debate-stalls-clarity-act?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:22:14 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen US artificial intelligence and robotics firms have urged lawmakers to take action against Chinese robot manufacturers – singling out Unitree Robotics – citing increased competition and national security risks, in a sign that humanoid robots may emerge as a new battleground in the widening US-China tech rivalry. China’s speed of advancement in humanoid robots is alarming, and the US government should formulate coordinated policies and strategies to counter Chinese firms’ dominance in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3346942/us-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-humanoid-robots-amid-security-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3346942/us-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-humanoid-robots-amid-security-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:00:19 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen China said Tuesday it remained “in communication” with the United States over President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, after Trump said he had requested a delay of about a month because of the ongoing war with Iran. “China and the US are in communication on the timing of President Trump’s visit to China,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said when asked to comment on Trump’s remarks about the much-anticipated visit. When pressed further about what dates were under discussion, Lin said he... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3346807/trump-pressures-china-over-hormuz-experts-see-possible-delay-beijing-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3346807/trump-pressures-china-over-hormuz-experts-see-possible-delay-beijing-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Teresa Elena Frontado Xinmei Shen,Teresa Elena Frontado The Trump administration has sought to minimise the impact of the Strait of Hormuz’s effective closure while offering few details on how it might restore oil flows through the strategic waterway. “There’s nothing to be afraid of,” US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News aired on Friday, urging oil tankers to “show some guts.” Trump said Washington was still considering escorting ships through the strait but did not indicate whether a decision had been made. “We would do it... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346558/us-says-irans-new-supreme-leader-likely-wounded-dismisses-strait-hormuz-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346558/us-says-irans-new-supreme-leader-likely-wounded-dismisses-strait-hormuz-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:23:09 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen Iran’s new supreme leader has vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, attack US bases and avenge the blood of its martyrs in his first statement since succeeding his father. US President Donald Trump responded with an insult and threat soon after. “The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used,” Mojtaba Khamenei said about the strategic waterway, which carries about a fifth of global oil shipments. Khamenei urged Iran’s Gulf neighbours to close US military bases in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346408/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-tells-gulf-nations-close-us-bases-war-rages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346408/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-tells-gulf-nations-close-us-bases-war-rages?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:21 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin,Teresa Elena Frontado Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin,Teresa Elena Frontado US Central Command (CENTCOM) has urged civilians to keep clear of all port facilities in Iran, an announcement that drew a warning from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of Gulf-wide retaliatory strikes if those sites are targeted. On Wednesday, CENTCOM said that the Iran was using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations, which would make the ports legitimate military targets under international law. Civilians should immediately avoid all port facilities, and Iranian... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346273/us-military-warns-civilians-avoid-port-facilities-used-iranian-navy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346273/us-military-warns-civilians-avoid-port-facilities-used-iranian-navy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:42:52 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen US President Donald Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday as the US unleashed some of the heaviest strikes of the war so far. Tensions over the critical shipping lane continued to escalate amid soaring global oil prices, with the US claiming it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels. Trump said that the US was using the same technology and missile capabilities deployed against drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean to “permanently... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346147/hegseth-says-tuesday-will-be-most-intense-us-war-iran-trump-considers-endgame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3346147/hegseth-says-tuesday-will-be-most-intense-us-war-iran-trump-considers-endgame?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:51:47 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Potential US innovation in recycling electronic waste, combined with refining and processing, will allow the US to leapfrog China in critical minerals, an official at the Department of Energy said on Monday amid Washington’s aggressive attempts to counter China’s dominance in the industry. Recycling metals, materials and magnets within the US is one of the fastest ways the country can impact the critical minerals supply chain, and entrepreneurs across the US are “pioneering” new techniques that... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346024/us-counter-beijings-critical-minerals-dominance-game-changing-innovations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346024/us-counter-beijings-critical-minerals-dominance-game-changing-innovations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:29:00 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Mark Magnier,Xinmei Shen Lucy Quaggin,Mark Magnier,Xinmei Shen US President Donald Trump called on Iran’s armed forces on Thursday to surrender or face the consequences and urged the nation’s diplomats to request asylum at their postings around the world. “I’m once again calling on all members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military and the police, to lay down their arms,” Trump said. “So you’ll be perfectly safe with total immunity, or you’ll face absolutely guaranteed death, and I don’t want to see that.” Speaking at the White House at a sports... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345628/trump-says-he-must-be-involved-picking-irans-new-leader-khameneis-son-unacceptable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345628/trump-says-he-must-be-involved-picking-irans-new-leader-khameneis-son-unacceptable?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:14:18 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin A bipartisan resolution that would block US President Donald Trump from launching further strikes on Iran failed to pass the Senate floor on Wednesday, as the Pentagon pledged to “accelerate” its actions in a war that’s “just getting started”. In a 52-47 procedural vote on Wednesday, the Republican-controlled Senate blocked a war powers resolution aimed at curbing Trump’s ability to escalate military action against Iran, preventing the measure from reaching the floor for debate. The resolution... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3345487/us-senate-rejects-bid-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers-pentagon-set-increase-attacks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3345487/us-senate-rejects-bid-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers-pentagon-set-increase-attacks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:42:10 +0000 Mark Magnier,Xinmei Shen,Finbarr Bermingham,Lucy Quaggin Mark Magnier,Xinmei Shen,Finbarr Bermingham,Lucy Quaggin US President Donald Trump used a White House meeting with the German Chancellor on Tuesday to blast European allies, praise China, waffle on tariffs and argue that the attack he launched against Iran prevented a nuclear war. Attended by Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, Trump told reporters during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that his order to attack Iran even as negotiations were under way was justified. “If we didn’t do what... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3345327/trump-says-hell-cut-trade-spain-over-iran-war-stance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3345327/trump-says-hell-cut-trade-spain-over-iran-war-stance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:25:20 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A key congressional advisory panel issued a warning on Monday about China’s rapidly advancing maritime capabilities and urged the Pentagon to maintain its undersea “superiority”, underscoring growing friction in US-China relations weeks ahead of a high-stakes summit next month. China has invested heavily in submarines, undersea cables and sea-floor mining, potentially undercutting the US lead in undersea warfare, commissioners and witnesses said at a hearing of the US-China Economic and Security... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3345194/us-advisory-panel-warns-china-gaining-undersea-warfare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3345194/us-advisory-panel-warns-china-gaining-undersea-warfare?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:13:21 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Washington will keep pushing China to join a trilateral nuclear control deal with the US and Russia, but can’t compel it to do so, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, citing “strategic stability” in China-US relations ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in April, despite long-term “irritants”. “We think ultimately, in the 21st century, for there to be a true arms control agreement, it has to involve China,” Rubio said during a press conference at a meeting of the Caribbean... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344790/new-nuclear-control-agreement-should-include-us-russia-and-china-rubio?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344790/new-nuclear-control-agreement-should-include-us-russia-and-china-rubio?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:37:52 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Washington will keep China tariffs at their current level as the Trump administration seeks “continuity” after the Supreme Court struck down the levies it imposed last year, according to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, weeks ahead of a high-stakes meeting between the two countries’ leaders. The US will keep in place current China tariffs, which have varied from 35 per cent to 50 per cent depending on the product, since the countries “de-escalated” the trade war last year, Greer said on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344658/us-keep-china-trade-tariffs-steady-ahead-key-trump-xi-meeting-greer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344658/us-keep-china-trade-tariffs-steady-ahead-key-trump-xi-meeting-greer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:11:22 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Weee, an online grocer specialising in Asian and Latino goods, is betting that America’s appetite for ethnic food and grocery delivery will outlast a sharp drop in immigration, with its founder forecasting years of double-digit growth even as the Trump administration tightens border controls. The San Francisco-based company has seen its annual revenue grow at about 30 to 40 per cent from 2023 to 2025, and is expecting to expand at the same pace in the next five to 10 years, founder and CEO Larry... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3344657/immigration-slows-americas-appetite-ethnic-groceries-keeps-growing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3344657/immigration-slows-americas-appetite-ethnic-groceries-keeps-growing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:52:06 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen As US President Donald Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing from March 31 to April 2, analysts say recent American policy reversals, including a Supreme Court ruling striking down broad tariffs, have shifted trade tensions into a phase of cautious stability rather than escalation. The legal setback has strengthened China’s negotiating position, bolstered by lowered effective tariffs, its leverage over critical minerals like rare earths, and a more... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344388/us-tariff-ruling-points-steadier-us-china-ties-ahead-april-summit-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344388/us-tariff-ruling-points-steadier-us-china-ties-ahead-april-summit-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:49:08 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Bochen Han,Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin,Mark Magnier Khushboo Razdan,Bochen Han,Xinmei Shen,Lucy Quaggin,Mark Magnier In a consequential decision with billions of dollars on the line, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower-court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s tariffs, coming just as the White House confirmed his visit to Beijing from March 31 to April 2. The South China Morning Post had exclusively reported the trip dates last week. By invalidating tariffs imposed under emergency presidential powers, the decision removes a powerful tool the White House had used to pressure Beijing,... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344180/us-supreme-court-rules-trumps-tariffs-unlawful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344180/us-supreme-court-rules-trumps-tariffs-unlawful?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:06:49 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The US State Department will subsidise companies to roll out cheap smartphones running American software in the Indo-Pacific region, part of its “Pax Silica” initiative that seeks to shore up the resilience of the US artificial intelligence supply chain and win the AI race with China. The US has launched the Edge AI Package, which provides up to US$200 million of funding for mobile network operators and smartphone vendors to deploy “low-cost, high-performance” handsets in some partner nations in... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3344055/washington-offers-us200-million-boost-american-smartphone-industry-indo-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3344055/washington-offers-us200-million-boost-american-smartphone-industry-indo-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:23:13 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A senior state department official said that the US would resume nuclear tests to match “opaque” Chinese activity, flagging new details about a 2020 test the US recently accused China of secretly conducting, as US President Donald Trump seeks a new trilateral nuclear control deal with China and Russia. “As the president has said, the United States will return to testing on an ‘equal basis’,” Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Christopher Yeaw said on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343858/us-offers-more-details-claim-china-conducted-secret-nuclear-weapons-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343858/us-offers-more-details-claim-china-conducted-secret-nuclear-weapons-test?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:16:37 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan,Vincent Chow Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan,Vincent Chow In a move that escalates tensions between Beijing and Washington just weeks ahead of US President Donald Trump’s anticipated trip to Beijing, the Pentagon added a wide range of Chinese companies to a list of firms with alleged links to the military before withdrawing the document. Giants like Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu and BYD are among the firms added to the list. Alibaba is the parent company of the South China Morning Post. The updated designation also names firms spanning the biotech, AI,... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3343540/pentagon-adds-chinese-firms-military-list-then-withdraws-filing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3343540/pentagon-adds-chinese-firms-military-list-then-withdraws-filing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:36:23 +0000 Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen Lucy Quaggin,Xinmei Shen The CIA released a provocative recruitment video on Thursday targeting Chinese military officers, a move that exposes the underlying tensions threatening a fragile calm in US-China relations ahead of April’s highly anticipated meeting between the two countries’ leaders. The release of the recruitment video comes on the same day US President Donald Trump boasted about his “very good relationship” with China. It is likely to draw the ire of Beijing in the lead-up to the key diplomatic meeting with... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343381/cia-post-new-video-recruit-chinese-military-officers-informants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343381/cia-post-new-video-recruit-chinese-military-officers-informants?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:39:09 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen,Dewey Sim,Mark Magnier Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen,Dewey Sim,Mark Magnier China has confirmed that discussions were under way about US President Donald Trump’s planned visit in April, when sources said the two sides were expected to extend their current trade truce by up to one year. Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesman, said President Xi Jinping had repeated an invitation to Trump to visit when the pair spoke by phone last week. “The two sides are in communication on this,” Lin added, stressing the importance of talks between the two heads of state. The two reached... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343240/trump-and-xi-expected-extend-trade-truce-beijing-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343240/trump-and-xi-expected-extend-trade-truce-beijing-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:43:33 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China may surpass the US as the world’s biggest economy in a decade, and it could attempt to take Taiwan by force even though the US is likely to remain the strongest military power, a Washington-based think tank found in a survey with hundreds of geopolitical forecasters. 58 per cent of surveyed experts believed that China will be the world’s top economic power by 2036, while 33 per cent expected the US to maintain its economic dominance, according to a report published on Tuesday by the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343116/china-could-overtake-us-economically-and-still-risk-war-taiwan-strait-survey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343116/china-could-overtake-us-economically-and-still-risk-war-taiwan-strait-survey?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:02:32 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he “would not be surprised” if China is already looking into ways to challenge the US’ pre-eminence in digital assets, given Hong Kong's efforts to develop the industry. When testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Bessent said that there are “lots of rumours of Chinese digital assets” possibly being backed by something other than its currency yuan, such as gold, but that the US could not confirm such claims. “We don’t know that for... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3342569/us-treasury-chief-warns-china-could-challenge-us-digital-asset-lead-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3342569/us-treasury-chief-warns-china-could-challenge-us-digital-asset-lead-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:12:01 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan The White House’s top trade official has accused Beijing of “weaponising” its dominance in critical minerals, pledging that the US will use pricing, tariffs, and industrial policy to ensure its entire critical minerals supply chain is in the hands of America and its allies. Speaking at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Tuesday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the US needed to mine, process and refine critical minerals, and called on its allies to do... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342305/top-us-trade-official-spells-out-plan-break-chinas-grip-critical-minerals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342305/top-us-trade-official-spells-out-plan-break-chinas-grip-critical-minerals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:13:26 +0000 Igor Patrick,Xinmei Shen Igor Patrick,Xinmei Shen US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of profiting from Venezuela’s long-running economic collapse by securing discounted oil, telling senators that removing Nicolas Maduro was necessary to end energy arrangements that he said “favoured Beijing at the expense of the Venezuelan people”. During a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Rubio portrayed China as a central beneficiary of the Maduro government, arguing that Beijing had taken advantage of sanctions... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3341598/rubio-says-china-profited-venezuelas-collapse-through-cut-price-oil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3341598/rubio-says-china-profited-venezuelas-collapse-through-cut-price-oil?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:16:00 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen TikTok said on Tuesday that technical issues caused posting problems after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a probe into the company for allegedly censoring content critical of US President Donald Trump. This came days after the short video app operator closed a deal with the Trump administration to avoid a US ban. Newsom said on Monday via social media that he was launching a review into whether TikTok violated state law, citing another user’s post showing that a message reading... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3341464/californias-newsom-launches-tiktok-probe-accusing-app-suppressing-trump-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3341464/californias-newsom-launches-tiktok-probe-accusing-app-suppressing-trump-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:34:27 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China will closely monitor developments in Greenland as it seeks to become an important player in Arctic affairs. Still, Beijing is unlikely to respond with any major action in the near future to counter US President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the island, analysts said. “The Arctic is certainly a central matter for policy for China, and they know it’s going to be important in the future, especially with climate change,” said Eurasia Group’s China practice head, David Meale. In his escalated... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340914/china-quietly-track-greenland-developments-curb-arctic-ambitions-now-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340914/china-quietly-track-greenland-developments-curb-arctic-ambitions-now-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:01:33 +0000 Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen There was moderate relief after US President Donald Trump walked back his threat to take Greenland by force on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, but also concern among critics and lawmakers that his speech was little more than a diversion at a time of significant global peril. Attendees watching in the Davos Congress Centre and millions tuned in around the world received a full dose of unfettered Trump as, during his 70-minute speech, he slammed Nato member Denmark for not... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:44:53 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A hacker group with links to China recently used Venezuela-themed phishing emails in a malware campaign targeting US government-related entities, as cyberattack campaigns increasingly leverage geopolitical materials, according to Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis. A malware campaign has used recent developments between the US and Venezuela as “thematic lures” to attack US government and policy-related entities with a back door that has espionage-focused capabilities, including basic remote... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340071/china-linked-hackers-used-venezuela-themed-phishing-target-us-agencies-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340071/china-linked-hackers-used-venezuela-themed-phishing-target-us-agencies-report?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:39:20 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Bochen Han Xinmei Shen,Bochen Han Witnesses and lawmakers at a foreign affairs hearing blasted the Trump administration’s approval for the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China and called for it to reverse the decision, as the White House’s top technology adviser defended the move in the administration’s first public testimony discussing the latest export control measures. Allowing China to buy Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chip is a “wrong path” that would “supercharge” Beijing’s military modernisation and damage the US’... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3339935/trump-administration-faces-backlash-over-nvidia-h200-ai-chip-sales-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3339935/trump-administration-faces-backlash-over-nvidia-h200-ai-chip-sales-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:34:38 +0000 Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Humanoid robot guides, stair-climbing robo-vacuum cleaners and exoskeletons for hikers were all among the exhibits at the world’s largest electronics show as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly finds a role in the physical world. Chinese companies made up about a quarter of the 4,000-plus exhibitors at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), underlining how the country is at the forefront of developments that could turn AI-powered robots into mainstream household items. The large Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:11:13 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The US has officially green-lighted Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips in China, as the Trump administration seeks to strike a balance between curtailing China’s AI progress and maintaining American AI firms’ global market share. The H200, US chip giant Nvidia’s second-most-advanced AI processor, can be shipped to China under conditions that include that its China shipments account for no more than half of the amount sold domestically, according to the Department of Commerce’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339797/us-government-approves-nvidia-h200-chip-exports-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339797/us-government-approves-nvidia-h200-chip-exports-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:14:41 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Personal computer giant Lenovo Group has unveiled a new personal AI agent and a host of enterprise artificial intelligence initiatives at CES this year, in a splashy display of its AI ambitions. Lenovo on Tuesday announced Qira, a “personal AI super agent” designed to work across multiple devices including Lenovo laptops, tablets and Motorola smartphones. Qira can summarise notifications, offer real-time transcriptions and translations, and coordinate other AI agents for tasks such as travel... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3339119/lenovo-unveils-new-ai-agent-nvidia-tie-glitzy-show-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3339119/lenovo-unveils-new-ai-agent-nvidia-tie-glitzy-show-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:12:20 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hong Kong has brought its largest delegation ever to the US consumer electronics trade show CES as it strives to become a global technology hub, but US visa denials and the abruptly cancelled attendance of the city’s technology chief have cast a shadow over its efforts. Some employees at exhibiting Hong Kong firms did not make it to CES in Las Vegas because of visa rejections, many of whom had experience working at Chinese tech companies that were blacklisted by the US government such as Huawei... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338995/us-visa-denials-cast-shadow-over-hong-kongs-largest-ever-delegation-ces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338995/us-visa-denials-cast-shadow-over-hong-kongs-largest-ever-delegation-ces?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:15 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China’s humanoid robot and artificial intelligence hardware makers are expected to be out in force next week at CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, to show their latest innovations to a global audience amid an escalating US-China tech rivalry. Nearly a dozen well-known humanoid robot manufacturers – including Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Galbot, Engine AI, Noetix Robotics and state-backed X-Humanoid, also known as the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre – are expected... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338600/chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-hong-kong-start-ups-set-dazzle-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338600/chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-hong-kong-start-ups-set-dazzle-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:00:10 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hua Hong Semiconductor, China’s No 2 contract chipmaker, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of its sister foundry in Shanghai, days after market leader Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said it would take full control of a subsidiary. Those big-ticket transactions – 8.27 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) for Hua Hong and 40.6 billion yuan for SMIC – signalled a fresh round of consolidation in the country’s semiconductor industry, as Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338551/chinas-top-contract-chipmakers-pursue-acquisitions-amid-beijings-self-sufficiency-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338551/chinas-top-contract-chipmakers-pursue-acquisitions-amid-beijings-self-sufficiency-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:00:19 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Trip.com has started to allow some overseas users to pay for prepaid hotel and flight bookings with the stablecoins USDT and USDC – also known as Tether and USD Coin – in a sign of growing acceptance of the US dollar-pegged tokens. The online travel group enabled stablecoin payments on October 9, according to a customer service agent, with the option appearing for users in certain regions when they booked prepaid deals through Trip.com’s international platform. The move – which comes even as... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/article/3338060/tripcom-tests-stablecoin-payments-overseas-offering-usdt-and-usdc-prepaid-bookings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/article/3338060/tripcom-tests-stablecoin-payments-overseas-offering-usdt-and-usdc-prepaid-bookings?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Hong Kong will broaden its crypto rule book next year, with regulators preparing new licensing regimes for virtual asset dealers and custodians, as the city pushes to deepen its digital asset market even as Beijing tightens its scrutiny on crypto activities on the mainland. Regulators said on Wednesday they would finalise legislative proposals for two new licensing frameworks – one for providers of virtual asset dealing services, previously referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) trading services,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3337703/hong-kong-broaden-crypto-rules-new-licences-dealers-and-custodians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3337703/hong-kong-broaden-crypto-rules-new-licences-dealers-and-custodians?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:16 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A growing number of mainland Chinese tech firms are tapping Hong Kong for research talent and overseas expansion, as the Asian financial hub moves to attract Big Tech and start-ups to boost its technology sector. Arm China, the Chinese unit of British semiconductor firm Arm Holdings, would establish a chip intellectual property research and development centre in Hong Kong in 2026 that would focus on artificial intelligence and robotics, Arm China senior technical director Zou Wei said last... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3336440/arm-china-ai-start-rabbitpre-among-mainland-tech-firms-expanding-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3336440/arm-china-ai-start-rabbitpre-among-mainland-tech-firms-expanding-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:00:36 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Cryptocurrency exchange Gate, whose Hong Kong unit last year pulled out of the city’s virtual asset trading platform (VATP) licence application, may consider applying again, but high compliance costs still pose challenges for the company, according to founder and CEO Lin Han. “We understand the intention behind [Hong Kong’s] policies, but they do impose some constraints,” Han said in an interview on Thursday. “After a year of operation [in Hong Kong], we discovered that it was difficult to cover... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3335545/crypto-exchange-gate-eyes-hong-kong-licence-even-compliance-costs-challenge-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3335545/crypto-exchange-gate-eyes-hong-kong-licence-even-compliance-costs-challenge-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:00:50 +0000