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China-US Technology Feud Continues As Beijing Issues Security Warning

China-US , Technology Feud Continues , As Beijing Issues Security Warning. On May 21, China urged owners of sensitive computer equipment to stop purchasing goods from the largest chipmaker in the United States. NBC reports that the news represents an escalation of an ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over technology and security. . According to China's Cyberspace Administration, Micron products present "serious network security risks" that pose a threat to national security. . Operators of critical information infrastructure in China should stop purchasing products from Micron Co, China's Cyberspace Administration, via NBC. The news comes as the U.S., Europe and Japan have moved to reduce Chinese access to advanced chipmaking and other technology. NBC reports that while China has warned of unspecified consequences, it has struggled to find a form of retaliation that doesn't impact its own smartphone producers. China firmly promotes high-level opening up to the outside world and, as long as it complies with Chinese laws and regulations, welcomes enterprises and various platform products and services from various countries to enter the Chinese market, China's Cyberspace Administration, via NBC. China is investing heavily in accelerating chip development to reduce Beijing's reliance on foreign techonology. . NBC reports that China spends over $300 billion importing foreign chips annually. The ongoing conflict has raised concerns that two separate spheres of technology could emerge that would raise costs and slow international innovation. . The ongoing conflict has raised concerns that two separate spheres of technology could emerge that would raise costs and slow international innovation.

Is China ready to replace Russian influence in Central Asia?

The focus of the upcoming China-Central Asia Summit summit in Xi'an is the promotion of Beijing's 'Belt and Road Initiative'. But according to analysts, the summit is less about the transit of goods and more about Russia's loss of influence in the region and whether China is ready to take over.

Xi Jinping hosts Central Asian leaders as Beijing seeks to strengthen regional influence

China's trade with Central Asian countries reached €64 billion in 2022 and rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

London, Tokyo to sign landmark 'Hiroshima Accord' ahead of G7 summit to counter China |Oneindia News

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will soon sign a new agreement to deepen security ties, including a UK commitment to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific in 2025. The so-called “Hiroshima Accord” will also cover trade and investment, collaboration on science and technology and joint initiatives to tackle global issues such as climate change. Under the agreement, the United Kingdom will deploy its Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific in 2025… and will also double its troop numbers in upcoming joint military exercises. He will also visit a naval base and confirm new UK-Japan defence cooperation, including a new cyber partnership. The summit comes as the former UK prime minister Liz Truss attempted to intervene in foreign policy by visiting Taiwan on Wednesday, where she called on Sunak to declare Beijing a threat to national security. The trip had drawn condemnation as a “dangerous political stunt” by the Chinese embassy in London. #Hiroshimaaccord#G7meet2023 #Rishisunak ~PR.153~GR.125~HT.96~

Former UK PM Liz Truss warns against appeasing China on her 5-day visit to Taiwan | Oneindia News

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who is in Taiwan, has said that the West should avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the self-governed island. Reports said that her speech risks further damaging Britain's relations with Beijing. #LizTruss #Taiwan #China ~HT.97~PR.151~ED.101~