2026-02-24
Weeks after Trump granted a pardon to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, its execs dismantled a staff program be into $1 billion that had moved thru Binance to a network funding Iran-backed terror groups. @kowsmann @AABerwick @BenFoldy https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
How Binance staffers found $1B was sent to sanctioned Iranian entities via the exchange, which dismantled their probe and suspended them after Trump pardoned CZ
Weeks after Trump pardoned Binance's founder, the company dismantled probe and suspended the investigators; Binance denied inquiry ended or staff fired for the concerns
2026-01-13
People are turning to a cold algorithm in a society lacking in empathy ...
Financial Times
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
2025-11-04
REVEALED: A last-minute WH showdown over AI chips. Nvidia made a push for Trump to allow Blackwell chip sales to China. Trump's team (Rubio, Greer, Lutnick) intervened. Trump shelved discussion before meeting Xi w/@AmrithRamkumar @RWhelanWSJ https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Financial Times
Sources: China offers to cut data center power bills by up to 50% for Alibaba, ByteDance, and others if they use domestic chips like Huawei's over foreign ones
Beijing introduces grants that slash power bills by up to half for some of the country's largest data centres
REVEALED: A last-minute WH showdown over AI chips. Nvidia made a push for Trump to allow Blackwell chip sales to China. Trump's team (Rubio, Greer, Lutnick) intervened. Trump shelved discussion before meeting Xi w/@AmrithRamkumar @RWhelanWSJ https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Trump decided not to discuss Nvidia's AI chip exports to China during his October 30 meeting with Xi Jinping following opposition from his top advisers
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2024-05-29
Shein filed to go public in the U.S. in November. Now the company is awkwardly stuck in the middle of U.S.-China tensions, and its hopes for a New York initial public offering have faded. Excellent reporting by @shenlulushen https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
How Shein, which filed for a US IPO in November 2023, became stuck in US-China tensions; Shein, founded in 2012 in China, has never sold products in the country
The fast-fashion giant aimed to bridge the divide between Beijing and Washington, but hopes for a U.S. IPO have faded @shenlulushen @cdriebusch @raffaelehuang https://www.wsj.com/....
2023-05-22
The Micron review was the first investigation into foreign cos carried out by Beijing's cybersecurity watchdog. It's a speedy one—less than 2 months after it's announced. The Micron ban applies to major Chinese cos, but impact could be broader. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Bloomberg
China says Micron's products caused “significant security risks to our critical information infrastructure supply chain” and warns operators against buying them
less than 2 months after it's announced. The Micron ban applies to major Chinese cos, but impact could be broader. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Bill Bishop / @niubi : Did they ...
2023-01-30
Important reporting by @lizalinwsj @danstrumpf: China's top nuclear-weapons lab has regularly bought sophisticated U.S. computer chips in defiance of decades-old American export restrictions https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Documents: China's top nuclear weapons research lab, on the US export entity list since 1997, bought 7nm to 14nm Intel and Nvidia chips several times since 2020
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2021-10-15
BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft's LinkedIn exiting China. @stuwoo @lizalinwsj https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft is shuttering the Chinese version of LinkedIn and replacing it with a job board; sources say China told LinkedIn in March to better regulate content
LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years Source: Official LinkedIn Blog .
2021-07-06
Weeks before Didi went public in the U.S., China's cybersecurity watchdog told the company to conduct a self-review of its network security and suggested it delay the IPO. But Didi couldn't wait. SCOOP by me and @QiZHAI https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Sources: weeks before Didi's US IPO, the Chinese regulator that eventually ordered Didi's app banned had suggested to the company that it delay the listing
Ride-hailing giant, under pressure to reward shareholders, pushed ahead with NYSE listing despite concerns of China's cybersecurity watchdog
2021-06-24
Latest on the State vs. Jack Ma: Ant is in talks with state-owned firms over a credit-scoring business, giving up some control over its secret weapon: DATA. SCOOP by @jingyanghk @xieyuxy https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Ant Group is in talks with Chinese state-owned companies to create a credit scoring company that will put Ant's vast data under Chinese control
2021-03-12
China's plan for tech giant Alibaba: more alignment with Communist Party, less Jack Ma. Our @WSJ latest on the State vs. Ma. With our awesome new hire @qizhai https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Sources: China is considering a record fine, exceeding Qualcomm's $975M fine, against Alibaba, which may face softer treatment if it distances from Jack Ma
2021-03-01
U.S. seeks allies to coordinate tech push against China, in areas including export control, technical standards, quantum computing, AI, 5G etc. But Beijing has plenty of levers to pull. Incisive analysis by @bobdavis187 https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC
a “choke point technology”—to China. Beijing has plenty of ways to retaliate. https://www.wsj.com/... @baldingsworld : At the risk of pointing out that journalists again don't know...
2020-11-13
When Jack Ma criticized Chinese regulators in an Oct. 24 speech, he so angered President Xi Jinping that it doomed Ant's IPO. with @jingyanghk “In the new era, having too much personality is too dangerous,” says @ChorzempaMartin https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Chinese President Xi Jinping, furious about Jack Ma's criticisms of regulators, personally made the decision to stop Ant Group's IPO
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