The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes gun from own head for...
The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple's autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car
At all times relevant to this Indictment: 1. Apple, Inc. ("Apple") … Mashable : Man allegedly stole entire source code of Apple's self-driving project Ryan Daws / Internet of Things News : DoJ charge...
China's Sichuan Province closes crypto mines, following Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan; an estimated 90% of China's mining capacity has now been shut down
reiterating 2017 banking ban Arjun Kharpal / CNBC : China's renewed crypto crackdown wipes $400 billion off the market as bitcoin slides Sean Murray / thegamer.com : Bitcoin Crackdown In China Leads T...
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not appeared in a public setting since a late October forum in Shanghai, where he was critical of China's regulatory system
Manage your Stratechery subscription. — One of the most well-known papers … Danielle Ong / International Business Times : Jack Ma ‘Jail And Die’: Guo Wengui's 2019 Prediction About Alibaba CEO Resur...
US delays TikTok ban by a week, as company says Oracle and Walmart may take 20% stake in TikTok Global's pre-IPO round, host US user data and computer systems
or crazy volatile? Or if monetization goes slower than expected? Jason Keath / @jasonkeath : Walmart (and Oracle) still somehow won out as a partial owner ok TikTok (in principle) at 7.5%. Another imp...
A ban on TikTok is overdue as the US confronts China's asymmetrical “net nationalism” and fights for the future of the open internet
the open internet — should be extended only to companies from countries that respect that openness themselves.” Best summary yet on TikTok: https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytopinion : “Behind the TikTok...