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<v Speaker 1>Hey, hackers and policy wonks, ting here with your lightning

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<v Speaker 1>round edition of Beijing bites slicing through the static to

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<v Speaker 1>bring you the pulse of the US China tech clash

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<v Speaker 1>as of May twenty twenty five. This past fortnight nothing

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<v Speaker 1>short of a cyber thriller, with tariffs, targeted bands, and

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<v Speaker 1>digital saber rattling from both camps. Let's start with the cyberfront,

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<v Speaker 1>because what's a tech war without some old fashioned hacking drama.

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<v Speaker 1>Unnamed but confirmed by several infosec firms, A rash of

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<v Speaker 1>cyber incidents spotlighted vulnerabilities in both nations supply chains. There

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<v Speaker 1>were whispers about a suspected Chinese apt group targeting US

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<v Speaker 1>cloud infrastructure, prompting urgent White House directives and some messy

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<v Speaker 1>patching marathons in Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, Beijing accused US actors

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<v Speaker 1>of new espionage campaigns, exploiting Chinese telecom firms, Q denials

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<v Speaker 1>on both sides, and a PR blitz as usual. The

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<v Speaker 1>result an even sharper focus on cyber sovereignty and the

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<v Speaker 1>impair arrative for indigenous tech solutions. Speaking of imperatives, the

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<v Speaker 1>policy trenches have been busy in Washington. President Trump Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Trump two point zero flipped the switch on a pile

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<v Speaker 1>of tariffs with made second marking the imposition of duties

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<v Speaker 1>on even small value packages from China and Hong Kong

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<v Speaker 1>the message no widget too small for the trade wall.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump threatened an extra fifty percent tariff if Beijing doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>roll back its recent thirty four percent retaliation tariff, possibly

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<v Speaker 1>pushing total duties to a staggering one hundred and four percent.

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<v Speaker 1>China's Ministry of Commerce called it a mistake on top

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<v Speaker 1>of a mistake, vowing countermeasures and warning of protracted economic

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<v Speaker 1>trench warfare. Still, the door to dialogue cracked open, with

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<v Speaker 1>Beijing publicly urging proper talks, though nobody's holding their breath.

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<v Speaker 1>On the restriction front, the Biden era tech controls keep

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<v Speaker 1>expanding like a blocklist gone wild. Over one hundred Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>entities were slapped with new US trade restrictions. Think anything

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<v Speaker 1>from advanced chips to ASML and Tokyo Electron's latest kit.

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<v Speaker 1>The ripple effects. Chinese AI startups are finding it even

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<v Speaker 1>harder to get their hands on the high performance semiconductors

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<v Speaker 1>that power large language models and smart infrastructure and Japan

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<v Speaker 1>and South Korea suddenly look less like bystanders and more

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<v Speaker 1>like hostages. In this silicon standoff, industry is already feeling

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<v Speaker 1>the squeeze. Chinese firms are accelerating self reliance efforts, while

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<v Speaker 1>US and Asian suppliers are wargaming new supply chain strategies.

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<v Speaker 1>Experts from the China Future Tech Webinar predict near term

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<v Speaker 1>pain but long term adaptation, a scramble for alternative suppliers,

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<v Speaker 1>double downs on R and D, and yes, even more

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<v Speaker 1>government handholding for tech champions on both sides. The upshot

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<v Speaker 1>the US China tech war is less a cold conflict

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<v Speaker 1>and more a rolling digital earthquake, rattling not just Beijing

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<v Speaker 1>and Washington, but shaking out global supply chains, boardrooms, and

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<v Speaker 1>innvation timelines from Soul to San Francisco. My forecast expect

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<v Speaker 1>sharper cyber skirmishes, harder lines on tech transfer, and a

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<v Speaker 1>steady march toward decoupled and supercharged innovation ecosystems, with both

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<v Speaker 1>sides digging in for the long haul. The only certainty

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<v Speaker 1>in this contest is that the stakes and the tech

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<v Speaker 1>will keep getting higher. That's your bite. Stay wired. Thanks

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