tech war

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power 2026-05-12

The Chip Lab on National Television

Beijing showed Huawei's secret semiconductor research lab on prime-time TV three days before Trump lands. This was a message, not a documentary.

power 2026-04-28

Beijing's New Veto Power Over American AI

China just blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus. The founders cannot leave the country. The deal was already done. Beijing is showing it can retroactively unwind US tech acquisitions of Chinese-origin startups.