https://www.scmp.com/rss/513729/feed James Chai is a Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com James Chai James Chai US President Donald Trump finally agreed to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s plea that the company be allowed to sell H200s to China, estimated to be a US$10 billion opportunity. Although Trump claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping responded “positively”, early signs indicate that China may want to limit H200s imports to reduce reliance on the US and develop domestic capability. The White House’s artificial intelligence (AI) tsar, David Sacks, said that China is rejecting H200s, and the Financial... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3336487/us-export-controls-have-fuelled-chinas-ai-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3336487/us-export-controls-have-fuelled-chinas-ai-development?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:32:26 +0000 On the eve of Malaysia’s 67th Independence Day, a Malaysian Chinese YouTuber known as Wabikong released a game show video titled “Guess the Real Chinese (Malay Version)” to wide acclaim. The video features a blindfolded guest attempting to identify the sole Malaysian Chinese among five Mandarin-speaking participants. To the guest’s surprise – and the audience’s delight – all but one were Malay, yet their fluency in Mandarin and familiarity with Chinese culture, including slang and popular... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3294300/malaysians-embrace-mandarin-win-multiculturalism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3294300/malaysians-embrace-mandarin-win-multiculturalism?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:00:23 +0000 On day one of the former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International trial in July 2018, ex-prime minister Najib Razak was brought to court by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officials mere weeks after he lost the general election. But he was not in handcuffs or an orange jumpsuit, as per usual MACC procedures. He had not spent the night at the MACC lock-up like other accused. Instead, Najib walked into court in his trademark navy blazer and a striking red tie, surrounded by guards and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3193591/malaysias-ex-pm-najibs-eventual-conviction-shows-feudalism-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3193591/malaysias-ex-pm-najibs-eventual-conviction-shows-feudalism-not?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:00:15 +0000