US-China tech war

China investors being shut out as some American AI firms, including SpaceX, go public: sources

Washington has been focused on keeping artificial intelligence out of China’s reach

The release of DeepSeek-R1 in January 2025 was, for many observers, a demonstration that hardware disadvantage need not mean capability disadvantage.

The US and China’s AI race will define the century

The rivalry is not just technological – it will also spill over into broader geoeconomics

The new guidance does not change anything for Nvidia, a company official says.

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

[NEW YORK] The US Department of Commerce on Sunday (May 31) moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies to export the world’s most advanced chips – like Nvidia’s most sophisticated...

Wall Street predicts that revenue for Jensen Huang's Nvidia will account for more than a third of the entire semiconductor sector’s sales in 2026.

Nvidia tells sceptical investors that AI is ready to go mainstream

Shareholders were not swayed by an expansion of investor rewards, including a massive increase to the company’s dividend

CEO Jensen Huang has previously identified China as a US$50 billion opportunity for Nvidia.

China will open its market to AI chips from US, Nvidia’s CEO says

NVIDIA chief executive officer Jensen Huang, speaking days after he joined President Donald Trump’s May 14-15 summit in China, said he expects Chinese authorities will eventually allow the import of a...

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing from May 14 to 15.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Why were there no splashy deals at the Trump-Xi summit?

Few details have surfaced of the “fantastic trade deals” that Trump said he made with Xi

US President Trump with Chinese President Xi while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.

Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

‘We’ve made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries,’ says US president

China's President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump (centre) visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14.

US-China summit: Trump sees ‘better’ ties, Xi warns over Taiwan, as talks conclude

Xi pressed Trump on Taiwan and warned of a potential conflict if mismanaged

US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2017.

Trump heads to Beijing amid war, trade tensions and hardened rivalry

Both countries are expected to announce plans for the Board of Trade and Board of Investment

President Trump and Chinese President Xi meet in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales, jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai with Xi at Beijing summit

“President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have that discussion,” says Trump