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<v Speaker 1>Hey listeners, this is ting bringing you another fiery edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Beijing Bytes, where I cut through the digital fog

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<v Speaker 1>of the US China tech war with equal parts brain

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<v Speaker 1>and banter. Buckle up. These past two weeks were packed

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<v Speaker 1>with enough cyber drama and policy chests to fill a

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<v Speaker 1>data center. First, let's talk hacking. If you thought Beijing

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<v Speaker 1>cyber actors were lying low, think again. The notorious threat

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<v Speaker 1>group TA four one five DASH, also known as APT

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<v Speaker 1>four one Brass Typhoon or those guys you never sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>has been running a fresh fishing blitz, impersonating none other

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<v Speaker 1>than John Mulina, chair of the US House Select Committee

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<v Speaker 1>on the Strategic Competition with the CCP, and even spoofing

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<v Speaker 1>emails from the US China Business Council. According to Proofpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>these emails, sent in July and August, targeted US government officers,

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<v Speaker 1>think tanks, and academics, all focused on America's China policy

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<v Speaker 1>and trade. The lures closed door briefings, draft legislation collaboration

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<v Speaker 1>offers classic social engineering. The payload not just malware, but

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<v Speaker 1>a slick twist using visual studio code remote tunnels for

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<v Speaker 1>persistent access instead of the usual malware suspects. Proof point

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<v Speaker 1>researchers noted that TA four one five's infrastructure overlaps with

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<v Speaker 1>historical Chinese state linked operations, and let's just say CHANDU

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<v Speaker 1>four zero four network technologies fingerprints are all over this.

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<v Speaker 1>The timing is spicy, writers US China trade talks intensify.

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<v Speaker 1>Beijing cyber warriors are clearly playing for intel dominance, not

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<v Speaker 1>just control. Meanwhile, on the hardware front, the chipwar goes nuclear.

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<v Speaker 1>The US Commerce Department, never shy to flex, just updated

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<v Speaker 1>its entity list to slap export controls on a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of Chinese tech firms, including the National Time Service Center

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<v Speaker 1>under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics.

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<v Speaker 1>The goal disrupt China's military civil fusion strategy, which aims

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<v Speaker 1>to weave civilian tech prowess into PLA modernization. The Commist

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<v Speaker 1>Department's reasoning these firms are too cozy with the PLA,

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<v Speaker 1>dabbling in everything from quantum computing to AI chips for

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<v Speaker 1>the Chinese military. And let's not forget the biotech angle.

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<v Speaker 1>Several Beijing and Shanghai firms are now under scrutiny for

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<v Speaker 1>allegedly aiding PLA biodefense research. The message from Washington is clear,

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<v Speaker 1>no more blurry lines between China's commercial and military tech ecosystems.

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<v Speaker 1>Beijing isn't just taking punches. China's State Administration for Market

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<v Speaker 1>Regulation fired back by launching an antitrust investigation into Nvidia,

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<v Speaker 1>accusing the American chip giant of anti competitive practices. Details

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<v Speaker 1>are scarce, but the subtext isn't. This is Beijing's regulatory

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<v Speaker 1>CounterPunch to US export controls and a not so subtle

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<v Speaker 1>nudge for Chinese firms to buy local. The chip industry,

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<v Speaker 1>already reeling from US restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports, is

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<v Speaker 1>feeling the squeeze. Both sides are a scaling and the

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<v Speaker 1>global tech supply chain is caught in the cross fire.

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<v Speaker 1>Then this TikTok. Remember when this up was the hottest

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<v Speaker 1>potato in U S China relations. Well, after multiple delays,

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<v Speaker 1>the US and China have struck a framework deal to

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<v Speaker 1>keep TikTok alive in America. According to the Economic Times

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<v Speaker 1>and multiple US outlets by Dance will cede control of

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<v Speaker 1>TikTok's US operations to a consortium led by Oracle, Silver

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<v Speaker 1>Lake and Andresen Horowitz with Oracle managing user data on

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<v Speaker 1>American soil. Chinese shareholders keep a minority stake, but the

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<v Speaker 1>board will be mostly American. Wining Tao, deputy director of

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<v Speaker 1>China's Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, confirms both sides have agreed

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<v Speaker 1>on IP and algorithm access, no small feet given Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>export controls on recommendation algorithms. The deal is a messy compromise,

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<v Speaker 1>but for now it kicks the can down the road,

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<v Speaker 1>with the band deadline pushed to December sixteenth. So what

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<v Speaker 1>does all this mean? The tech cold war is hotter

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<v Speaker 1>than ever. The US is betting on export controls and

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<v Speaker 1>entity listings to slow China's military tech rise, while Beijing

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<v Speaker 1>ances with regulatory muscle and cyber espionage etch. The semiconductor

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<v Speaker 1>industry is a casualty, but also a battleground. Every new

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<v Speaker 1>restriction or investigation reshuffles the deck for chip makers, investors,

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<v Speaker 1>and innovators. Cybersecurity is now the invisible front line, with

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<v Speaker 1>both sides probing for weakness in each other's digital infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking ahead, expect more tit for tat, more gray zone

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<v Speaker 1>cyber ops, and more eleventh hour deals like tik toks.

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<v Speaker 1>The strategic calculus is simple. Both Washington and Beijing want

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<v Speaker 1>to dominate the technologies that will define the twenty first century.

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<v Speaker 1>For industry players, the messages debrace for volatility, diversify supply chains,

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<v Speaker 1>and invest in resilience. For the rest of us, strap

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<v Speaker 1>in this rivalry will shape everything from your smartphone to

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<v Speaker 1>your national security. Thanks for tuning in to beaiging Bites.

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