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The US-China AI tensions just hit a new level. A senior Trump administration official told Reuters that Washington believes Chinese startup DeepSeek trained its latest AI model on Nvidia's most advanced Blackwell chip - the very chips that are banned from being exported to China under US export controls.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed a major indictment, alleging that two Chinese pharmaceutical companies have established a cryptocurrency-based financial pipeline to supply Mexican cartels with the chemical precursors for fentanyl. The case, brought by a federal grand jury in Ohio, charges six individuals and ...
A potential U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz under a future Trump administration is emerging as a direct threat to China's energy security, raising the specter of 'strait chaos' for the world's largest oil importer. The critical chokepoint, a major flashpoint in the U.S.-Iran conflict, is the primary artery for Pe...
A Chinese-owned supertanker loaded with Iraqi crude is navigating toward the Strait of Hormuz in what analysts describe as a potential test of US naval posture in the Persian Gulf. The vessel's transit, expected within 24 hours, comes as President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing adds diplomatic weight to an already ten...