US China Tech Policy News Today
Technology sits at the center of the relationship between Washington and Beijing. Follow coverage of export controls, semiconductor restrictions, tariffs, investment screening, and how policy decisions on both sides affect chipmakers, AI companies, and global supply chains.
Recurring stories include new export control rules and their loopholes, Chinese countermeasures on critical minerals and rare earths, entity list additions, chip subsidy programs in both countries, and companies redesigning products or supply chains to stay compliant. AI capability competition increasingly frames it all.
This rivalry shapes decisions far from either capital: where factories get built, which markets companies can serve, and what technology can cross borders. Executives, investors, and policy analysts follow the coverage because a single rule change can redraw the map for entire industries.
London to Calcutta by Bus (2022)
2026-04-30Adventures Overland plans to launch a 70-day bus service covering 20,000 kilometers between New Delhi and London, routing east through Burma, China, and Russia to avoid regions with strict visa policies for British travelers. Online discussions highlight that modern geopolitical tensions, missing infrastructure, and regional instability make planning a practical route for such historic overland journeys incredibly difficult compared to the welcoming environments of the 1970s.
China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
2026-04-27China has officially blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots. The regulatory decision halts the tech giant's purchase of the artificial intelligence firm.