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EU opens new front with China over car chips
Officials are concerned subsidized Chinese firms are going after the bloc’s champions.
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What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer
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The never-ending job of depriving Putin of the means to kill Ukrainians
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How Taiwan conquered US politics — and showed Europe how it’s done
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Intel shelves French, Italian chip investments
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What a Labour government means for UK-China relations
Britain’s luxury carmakers fear Chinese trade war
High-end automakers who sell in China fear a tit-for-tat tariff battle whoever wins the July election.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
The EU’s strategy to safeguard its tech against China is stumbling
A year after its launch, Ursula von der Leyen’s Economic Security Strategy has been stalled by pushback from member countries, leaked document shows.
EU chips plan to send emissions soaring, report finds
The bloc is keen to expand its microchips production, but the sector risks becoming a major polluter.
US sets stage for antitrust probes of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are nearing an agreement to divvy up investigations of potential anticompetitive conduct by some of the world’s largest technology companies in the artificial intelligence industry, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.
EU, with eye on China, mulls tighter checks on critical tech
The European Commission’s economic security strategy seeks to shield advanced semiconductors, AI, quantum technology and biotech.
How Brexit (and Donald Trump) brought Britain and Japan together
Two island nations bookending the Eurasian continent are joining forces to combat the growing threat from neighboring autocracies.
Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China
Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips.
Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced
America is “saying one thing and doing another,” Chinese leader cautions top US diplomat.
New CEO of Dutch chips champ enters US-China fray
Incoming ASML chief Christophe Fouquet must navigate a politically sensitive landscape when it comes to export controls.
Blinken heading back to China, with a threat over military aid to Russia
Washington accuses Beijing of sending Moscow everything from missile and drone components to machine tools.
UK signals fresh curbs on China trade amid threat to national security
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden will take steps to deliver on pledge to Joe Biden to confront China trade quandary.
European chips leader warns against ‘blunt duplication’ of its know-how in US
Head of top research center warns of duplication as the EU and U.S. both throw billions at R&D.
EU and US vow to team up against China, but can’t hide the cracks
Trade and tech dialogue would likely not survive a Trump return — and that would threaten fragile transatlantic solidarity on how to deal with China.
Belgian research powerhouse turns hawkish on China
Leuven, host of this week’s transatlantic trade and tech summit, is reviewing decades of global entanglement in research and academia.
How to ‘Trump proof’ the transatlantic relationship?
This week’s meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council could be its last.
Ireland gambles on China’s big tech billions
Analysts warn that welcoming TikTok, Temu and Shein to Dublin’s low-tax tech paradise could backfire.
Europe’s tech champions sound the alarm over migration rhetoric
Dutch company ASML warns that draconian immigration policies could compel it to leave the Netherlands.
Europe’s chips research champion is cutting China ties
Belgium-based Imec is key to Europe’s microchips leadership.
Europe, in denial, longs for rules-based global trade order
As the EU fights to make the World Trade Organization matter again, it’s short on allies.
Europe is ring-fencing the next critical tech: Quantum
Eager to avoid the cutting-edge technology from falling into the wrong hands, the bloc looks to limit outsiders’ access.
Intel nears EU decision on multibillion German state aid check
New microchips factory is at heart of Europe’s ambitions to reshore global chips manufacturing.