Tag: Tech Competition

Huawei’s Frequent Investments in Chip Companies Fails Amid China’s Chip Making Campaign

News Analysis Huawei has been ramping up investments in chip companies in the past three years as a part of China’s chip manufacturing movement, yet the state-backed tactic is likely headed toward failure. Just one month before the United States imposed sanctions on Huawei, the Chinese high-tech giant established on April 23, 2019, its wholly-owned…


China’s Property Giant Said Its Employee of The Year Was Not a Human, But an AI

From news anchors to company employees, AI-powered virtual humans have quickly taken over human posts in China. In December 2021, China’s property giant Vanke said its employee of the year was not a human. According to The Paper, a Chinese state-owned media, the company declared an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered debt collector named “Cui Xiaopan” as…


Chinese Property Giant Said Its Employee of The Year Was Not a Human, But an AI Program

From news anchors to company employees, AI-powered virtual humans have quickly taken over human posts in China. In December 2021, China’s property giant Vanke said its employee of the year was not a human. According to The Paper, a Chinese state-owned media, the company declared an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered debt collector named “Cui Xiaopan” as…


China ‘Weaponizing’ Americans’ Personal Data: Expert

A cyber intelligence expert said China “is weaponizing [Americans’] personal information” through stolen data and artificial intelligence (AI) and called on the United States to take reciprocal action against the Chinese regime. “We see a weakening China, which is not what they are telling the world they are [economically],” said Bob Gourley, a cyber intelligence pioneer…


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Reports Record Earnings for 6th Consecutive Quarter

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) closed off the final quarter of 2021 with record revenues, continuing the Taiwanese company’s period of grand profits as it struggles to keep pace with unprecedented demand for semiconductor devices. The manufacturer took in NT$438.18 billion ($15.8 billion) in revenue in the final quarter of 2021, constituting the sixth consecutive…


China Telecom Plans to Continue Operations in the US Despite FCC Ban

China Telecom said it plans to continue providing some services in the United States even after a U.S. regulator revoked its operating license in October last year, citing national security concerns. Experts have called on U.S. President Joe Biden to enact emergency powers to shut down the company’s operations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in…


China Pursues ‘Brain Control’ Weaponry in Bid to Command Future of Warfare

Launching assaults on the battlefield with a mere thought. Enhancing the human brain to create “super warriors.” Disrupting the minds of enemies to make them submit to the controller’s command. Once believed to only exist in sci-fi movies, the weaponization of the brain has been discussed by Chinese military officials for years. And Beijing is…


China-style Propaganda: Urges US to Act Responsibly in Space to Show Its Muscles

The Chinese regime urged the United States to act responsibly in space on Dec. 28, with an excuse that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink program. Earlier on the same day, the state-run Global Times criticized the Starlink program and claimed…


Beijing Capitalizes on Elon Musk Satellite Incident for Propaganda Purposes

The Chinese regime urged the United States to act responsibly in space on Dec. 28, after its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink program. Earlier on the same day, the state-run Global Times criticized the Starlink program and claimed that the Pentagon…


New Evidence: Huawei’s Spy Role for China; Evaluating Biden’s Summit for Democracy With Bill Stanton

We take a look with Bill Stanton, director of the Center for Asia Policy at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, at the Summit for Democracy hosted by President Joe Biden. Did it achieve the intended purpose? China is angry over the invitation of Taiwan and is trying to discredit the United States’ democratic systems. And…