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#1 Chinese Hackers, User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a ‘Mobile Security Crisis’
Jun 9 2025 // Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began...
#2 Rogue Communication Devices Found in Chinese Solar Power Inverters
May 16 2025 // U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people...
#3 Highways Baking at 158F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US
Jun 2 2025 // In northern China, road surfaces have soared to 158F (70C). In California’s Central Valley, temperatures are reaching into the triple digits Fahrenheit. Across much of Spain, the mercury has risen so high that...
#4 OpenAI Finds More Chinese Groups Using ChatGPT for Malicious Purposes
Jun 5 2025 // OpenAI is seeing an increasing number of Chinese groups using its artificial intelligence technology for covert operations, which the ChatGPT maker described in a report released Thursday. While the scope and tactics...
#5 Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Jun 5 2025 // Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the US communications system earlier...
#6 Burning Ship Abandoned in Pacific Carried Several Chinese Car Brands
Jun 5 2025 // A cargo ship that was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire Tuesday was carrying cars from several Chinese automakers, according to people familiar with the matter. The Morning Midas was shipping...
#7 World’s Auto Supply Chain Is in Hands of a Few Chinese Bureaucrats
Jun 6 2025 // In a hulking grey building just east of Tiananmen square in Beijing, a small team in China’s Ministry of Commerce is deciding the fate of the global auto industry, one rare earth magnet export permit at a time. China...
#8 Chinese Exporters Elated by Reprieve in US-China Trade War
May 12 2025 // The US-China deal temporarily lowering tariffs comes as a relief for Chinese exporters in limbo since the onset of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Trump administration’s 145% duties...
#9 EU Votes to Curb China’s Access to Medical Device Procurement
Jun 3 2025 // The European Union agreed overwhelmingly to curb Chinese medical device manufacturers’ access to public procurement contracts in the bloc, according to people familiar with the matter. EU countries voted Monday on...
#10 Czech Republic Accuses China of ‘Malicious Cyber Campaign’ Against Foreign Ministry
May 30 2025 // The Czech Republic has accused China of being “responsible” for cyberattacks against a a communication network of its Foreign Ministry, officials said on Wednesday [May 28]. The Foreign Ministry in Prague said...
#11 China Calls for France to Help Resolve Trade Differences With EU
Jun 4 2025 // China called on France to help resolve trade differences with the European Union, as Beijing seeks to shore up ties with the bloc amid simmering tensions with the US. “It is normal to have differences in bilateral...
#12 China Considers Safety Rules for Driving Assistance Systems
Jun 5 2025 // China is considering imposing safety requirements for driving assistance systems, as more of the country’s automakers offer such features on cars to attract buyers. A post published by China’s national...
#13 China’s Resort Island Hainan Braces for First Typhoon of Season
Jun 11 2025 // Hainan Island is bracing for the first typhoon of the season in the western Pacific, with the storm expected to dump heavy rain across parts of southern China as the system nears the coast. The tropical depression —...
