China successfully lands a rover on Mars for the first time
China has become just the third nation to land a spacecraft on the surface of Mars, joining the U.S. and Russia in that achievement.
An out-of-control rocket is tumbling to Earth, but you should be OK
A large Chinese rocket that launched to space last week is now tumbling out of control, with some experts suggesting debris will hit Earth in the coming days.
The first module of a new space station has just entered Earth’s orbit
China has successfully deployed the main section of a brand new space station in Earth orbit, with the first three astronauts set to arrive in June 2021.
Mars receives second visitor in a week as China’s Tianwen-1 arrives
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft entered orbit around Mars on Wednesday, just a day after the arrival of the United Arab Emirates’ Hope spacecraft.
DJI added to U.S. trade blacklist. Will drone sales be grounded?
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has been added to the Department of Commerce's Entity List, meaning U.S. companies are forbidden from doing business with it.
Moon rock brought to Earth for first time in four decades
China's Chang'e 5 mission has successfully brought a sample of moon rock to Earth in a complex mission that could shed more light on the moon's formation.
China probe successfully lands on moon for sample collection
China is a step closer to returning the first lunar rocks to Earth since 1976 after successfully landing a probe on the moon this week.
A rocket just blasted off for a rendezvous with the moon
China on Monday launched a spacecraft to the moon in a mission aimed at collecting and returning the first lunar samples since 1976.
U.S. restricts trade with China’s largest chipmaker due to alleged military ties
U.S. companies in business with SMIC will need to secure export licenses, due to trade restrictions on China's largest chipmaker for alleged military ties.
China would rather see TikTok shut down than have Trump force a sale
The Chinese government reportedly prefers TikTok to shut down in the U.S. instead of ByteDance being forced to sell the video-sharing app to one of its suitors.
China’s new data security initiative urges tech firms to not install backdoors
China has announced a new global data security initiative that urges tech companies to not install backdoors and respect other countries' privacy rules.
China’s secretive reusable spacecraft lands safely after two-day mission
China has landed its secretive spacecraft in a mission that reportedly achieved key breakthroughs in researching the spacecraft’s reusable technologies.
Trump administration looking at banning business with China’s largest chipmaker
The U.S. government is reportedly looking at adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China's largest chip maker, to its trade blacklist.
China’s tightened grip on TikTok’s algorithm could seriously cripple a U.S. sale
TikTok's U.S. sale may have hit another roadblock as prospective buyers scramble to figure out ways to comply with China's updated tech export rules.
China’s new tech export rules could further complicate TikTok’s U.S. sale
China's updated its list of technologies that are subject to export restrictions could further complicate TikTok's U.S. sale.
U.S. tightens restrictions on Huawei access to chips, Android updates
New rules have restricted Huawei's access to U.S. software and hardware.
Trump may move against more Chinese companies after TikTok, Huawei
President Donald Trump, after his administration's actions against TikTok parent ByteDance and Huawei, is considering actions against more Chinese companies.
Trump’s WeChat ban could significantly hurt iPhone sales in China
According to a new report, iPhone sales could fall by up to 30% in China if Apple is forced to remove the Chinese social network WeChat from the App Store.
For Chinese Americans, WeChat ban threatens their ties to home
WeChat’s future in the U.S. hangs in the balance following an executive order by President Trump, sending shockwaves through Chinese-American communities.
YouTube bans over 2,000 Chinese accounts for ‘coordinated influence operations’
Google's threat analysis team has banned over 2,000 Chinese YouTube channels for engaging in 'coordinated influence operation campaigns.'
Trump says he’ll ban TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump said he will ban popular video app TikTok from operating in the U.S.
Trump to order TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell U.S. operations
President Trump will reportedly order TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok U.S operations.
China’s Tianwen-1 rover mission blasts off for Mars
China embarked on its first solo attempt at sending a rover to the red planet with the launch of the Tianwen-1 mission on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Apple, Amazon, and Google accused of using Uighur forced labor in China
A report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute claims that 83 global brands are benefiting from forced labor of Uighur Muslims in Chinese factories.
Should you delete TikTok? Only if you’re also going to delete Facebook
Despite security concerns about TikTok, experts say that TikTok's privacy policies are no more or less invasive when compared with other social media apps.
Apple continues breakup with China as supplier plans $1 billion India investment
Foxconn is reportedly planning to invest $1 billion in an iPhone factory in India, as Apple continues to shift production away from China due to trade tensions.
The U.S. is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok, Pompeo says
In a Fox News interview, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is "looking at" banning China-based social media apps, including TikTok.
TikTok is quitting the Hong Kong market over free speech concerns
TikTok says it's pulling out of the Hong Kong market in the wake of a controversial new security law that will require tech companies to hand over user data.
WhatsApp will halt processing of Hong Kong police requests for user data
China's controversial National Security Law, which has raised the hackles of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, seems to also have given WhatsApp pause.
India bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps over data privacy concerns
India has banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok claiming they pose a threat to Indians’ data privacy and secretly transfer data to servers outside India.
Zoom admits it complied with Chinese government to suspend activist users
Video conferencing software company Zoom has admitted that it suspended accounts of users in the U.S. and Hong Kong at the request of the Chinese government.
Apple removes Pocket Casts from the Chinese app store under government pressure
Apple has removed the podcasts aggregator app Pocket Casts from the app store in China at reportedly the request of the country's official internet watchdog.
WeChat reportedly spying on foreigners to feed censorship algorithms in China
The University of Toronto's Citizen Lab claimed that WeChat monitors the messages of international users to feed content into censorship algorithms in China.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons disappears from Chinese platforms
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has disappeared from Chinese e-commerce platforms, not long after some pro-Hong Kong activists used the game to protest China.