Speaker 1: Hey, bite sized brains, it's ting with your Beijing bites. Update,
Speaker 1: serving hot takes from the frontline of the US China
Speaker 1: tech war. Buckle up, because these last two weeks have
Speaker 1: been seismic for chips, codes and clever counter moves. Let's
Speaker 1: get right to the meat of it. The US China
Speaker 1: technology rivalry has hit a new fever pitch morphing from
Speaker 1: trade tussles to a full on tech arms race. The
Speaker 1: Trump two point zero administration is throwing every tariff it
Speaker 1: can at Chinese tech. Just this April and May, we've
Speaker 1: seen tariffs ratchet up to as much as fifty percent
Speaker 1: on semiconductors, evs, and robotics, with the infamous reciprocal tariffs
Speaker 1: hammering key sectors like electronics and industrial components. There's even
Speaker 1: a new ten percent blanket tariff on all Chinese imports.
Speaker 1: But in a twist worthy of a cyber thriller, Trump
Speaker 1: signed an executive order on April eleven exempting major electronics thinks, smartphones, computers,
Speaker 1: and semiconductors from some of these tariffs, at least for now,
Speaker 1: so your next laptop might not break the bank, but
Speaker 1: needles and syringes from China could cost up to two
Speaker 1: hundred and forty five percent more wild right now Over
Speaker 1: in Beijing, the Ministry of Commerce is not exactly sending
Speaker 1: thank you cards. They're blasting Washington's moves as unilateralist and
Speaker 1: protectionist and threatening countermeasures. The subtext tech independence is now
Speaker 1: a national security imperative. China is rolling out aggressive fiscal stimulus,
Speaker 1: building local supply chain resilience, and doubling down on domestic
Speaker 1: tech innovation. Beijing's playbook is all about shock absorption today,
Speaker 1: global ambition tomorrow cybersecurity. It's the shadow war behind the headlines.
Speaker 1: While there haven't been any catastrophic hacks making front pages
Speaker 1: in the last week, the experts I follow are buzzing.
Speaker 1: Both nations are ramping up their digital fortifications, launching new
Speaker 1: vulnerability hunts, and squeezing the supply chains for weaknesses. This
Speaker 1: isn't just about blocking apps or banning devices, thinking intense espionage,
Speaker 1: zero day vulnerability races, and a cyber cold war where
Speaker 1: the battlefield is invisible but the stakes are global. What
Speaker 1: does it all mean for industry? The global supply chain,
Speaker 1: especially for semiconductors, is tottering. Taiwan and South Korea are
Speaker 1: the accidental kingmakers. As tech giants now scramble to lock
Speaker 1: in next gen chip supplies for smaller countries and businesses,
Speaker 1: it's a nightmare. Pick a side or pay the price
Speaker 1: as fragmentation and uncertainty ripple through every sector, from AI
Speaker 1: to smart fridges. So what's my forecast? Expect more policy
Speaker 1: whiplash and fresh restrictions from both camps. The US will
Speaker 1: keep trying to isolate China's tech sector while Beijing pushes
Speaker 1: for tech self reliance. Global markets will feel the heat,
Speaker 1: and cybersecurity teams everywhere should buckle up for more cross
Speaker 1: bordered digital skirmishes. My advice watch the chip makers, the
Speaker 1: customs data and every mothcom press release. The real action
Speaker 1: is just getting started. That's your Beijing bites. Blitz hack
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