China Opens First Photonic Computing Lab to Sidestep US Chip Curbs
On June 11, 2026, Shanghai Jiao Tong University inaugurated the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Integrated Photonic Computing Chips and Systems — China’s first dedicated industry-academia platform for photonic computing. The…
China’s $295B AI Data Center Plan Squeezes Out Nvidia
On June 9, Bloomberg reported that Chinese government agencies have finalized a blueprint to spend approximately 2 trillion yuan ($295 billion) over five years on a nationwide network of interconnected…
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China Rare Earth Dominance Exposed by Export Restrictions
China’s rare earth export restrictions, imposed in April as retaliation against U.S. tariffs, have exposed a vulnerability that Western governments have talked about for a decade but done almost nothing…
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US and China Reach Trade Framework on Tariffs and Rare Earths
The United States and China reached a preliminary trade framework on June 11 after two days of talks in London, agreeing to roll back some of the tit-for-tat tariffs and…
