China state media accuses US of trying to steal TikTok
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2020, CNN. Chinese state media this week is blasting Washington for what…
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WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over virus origins
GENEVA, Aug 4, 2020, Reuters. A World Health Organization team in China to probe the…
TikTok is ‘caught in the middle’ as the US is ‘deeply suspicious’ of China: Analyst
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2020, CNBC. TikTok may not have a lot of intelligence value but…
[Analytics] US–China scientific cooperation faces an uncertain future
Geopolitical tensions between the two largest scientific knowledge producers in the world are intensifying, and…
Apple rebuffs $1.4B patent lawsuit filed by Chinese artificial intelligence company
SHANGHAI, Aug 4, 2020, SCMP. Apple has rebuffed a 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) lawsuit…
China to conduct major military drill to seize Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. China is expected to carry out a large-scale landing drill…
One-third of the Minneapolis police department may leave by the end of the year
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 3, 2020, Fox News. The Minneapolis Police Department — which has seen 40…
US moves against TikTok reflect a pushback against China’s rise as a tech power
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, CNBC. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance and has…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Donald Trump about buying TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 3, 2020, GadgetsNow. Microsoft confirmed it is in talks with Chinese company…
Abe to attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki events marking US atomic bombings
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will take part…
[Analytics] The next US-China battleground: Chinese dams on the Mekong River?
Chinese dams on the Mekong have been blamed by some for the severe droughts suffered…
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days: Pompeo
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 2, 2020, Reuters. President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese…