Speaker 1: Ting here, sliding into your feeds fresh off the streets
Speaker 1: of Beijing and the digital trenches of the US China
Speaker 1: tech war. Because let's face it, folks, things are wild
Speaker 1: and we're all mainlining algorithms these days. Buckle up for
Speaker 1: some recent mega moves, because over the past fortnight, Team
Speaker 1: America and Team Dragon have been playing four D chess
Speaker 1: with our collective future. First up, cybersecurity is not just
Speaker 1: a word you ignore when you click I agree on
Speaker 1: a pop up. According to Astro Awani, while the US
Speaker 1: and China are obsessed with slapping tariffs on each other,
Speaker 1: the real battleground is cyberspace. Remember those days when Barak
Speaker 1: and She tried to play nice and set cyber rules. Yeah,
Speaker 1: ancient history. Now the only thing hotter than a Beijing
Speaker 1: summer is the exchange of digital volleys. American officials swear
Speaker 1: Chinese hackers are after defense contractors and critical infrastructure, while
Speaker 1: Beijing claims they're just fending off Uncle Sam's digital freedom fighters.
Speaker 1: Even the RCA Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpa last week
Speaker 1: couldn't get these two to stop finger pointing or agree
Speaker 1: on a game plan. On the policy front, It's been
Speaker 1: all about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by
Speaker 1: President Trump on the fourth. This beast puts the squeeze
Speaker 1: on any foreign entity, especially Chinese, trying to play in
Speaker 1: U s Ai or clean energy sandboxes. If you want
Speaker 1: a slice of that sweet federal R and D pie,
Speaker 1: you'd better prove your supply chain isn't even breathing Chinese air.
Speaker 1: That means tied to controls on tech licensing, robust due diligence,
Speaker 1: and a whole lot of headaches for multinationals. And let's
Speaker 1: not forget those tip export controls. They're tighter than a
Speaker 1: submarine gasket. The U S is even eyeing Malaysia and
Speaker 1: Thailand as possible new choke points, with Malaysia now requiring
Speaker 1: permits a month ahead for high end U Sai chip exports,
Speaker 1: so no sneaky rerouting to China. Meanwhile, over in jong
Speaker 1: guang Kun, the Silicon Valley of Beijing, while we's out
Speaker 1: here flexing like they're running the show, they're pitching their
Speaker 1: ascend nine one zero b AI chips to the Middle
Speaker 1: East and Southeast Asia, targeting places where U S export
Speaker 1: bands have left a tech vacuum. No major deals yet,
Speaker 1: but they're dangling remote access to their cloud Matrix three
Speaker 1: eight four AI Cloud for customers who can't get US hardware.
Speaker 1: Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huan says China's military wouldn't touch US
Speaker 1: chips anyway, too risky with all the export uncertainty, He claims,
Speaker 1: China's home grown computing power is already huge, and US
Speaker 1: controls are just pushing them to double down on domestic
Speaker 1: R and D. Speaking of industry impacts, the tariffs from
Speaker 1: both sides are still sky high compared to pre twenty
Speaker 1: eighteen levels. The US average tariff on Chinese goods is
Speaker 1: about fifty one percent, while China's is around thirty two percent.
Speaker 1: Every trade dollar is being taxed, sometimes multiple times. That's
Speaker 1: more red tape than a Beijing bureau expert analysis. Well,
Speaker 1: if you ask ting, this is all setting the stage
Speaker 1: for a world where tech is balkanized, AI chips, cyber security,
Speaker 1: you name it. Both sides are digging in and the
Speaker 1: collateral damage is global supply chains, innovation, and maybe even
Speaker 1: international stability. Expect more cyber skirmishes, more export bands, and
Speaker 1: more homegrown tech as each side tries to outflank the other.
Speaker 1: So what's next? Unless we get some serious digital detent,
Speaker 1: which is about as likely as finding a free public
Speaker 1: Wi Fi spot in Shanghai. Expect more chaos, more innovation,
Speaker 1: and more of ting bringing you the inside scoop. Thanks
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Speaker 1: this tech war, you never know when the next big
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