President Donald Trump has downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down in the United States.

In 2023, smartphones-to-silicon conglomerate Huawei quietly released its flagship Mate 60 Pro handset. The launch, while muted, was worth celebrating in the People’s Republic: the device featured a made-in-China chip that had previously seemed out of reach amid crippling U.

President Donald Trump downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down.

Aggressors in these types of attacks have the advantage over the defenders, and China cannot be talked out of spying. But that does not mean these attacks should just be endured. The new Trump administration can better stymie its adversaries by modernizing technology,

Trump can damage China’s economy with trade penalties. But tech restrictions might hurt more in the long term.

The vehicles Waymo receives from Geely, it says, are “base vehicles,” stripped of telematics systems and any other technology that would allow the vehicle to communicate with, or send data back to, its manufacturer. Only “authorized personnel” install Waymo's self-driving technology into the cars after they’re delivered to the United States.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says Donald Trump is a president-elect who for all of his aggressive talk is afraid to let America compete with the rest of the world, responding instead with tariffs and curtailing immigration.

The United States finalized a rule on Tuesday effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world's second-biggest economy over national security risks.

In an apparent move to dictate to its successor how to handle China relations, the Joe Biden administration has markedly intensified its China-targeted measures during its last week in office.

America "leads the world in AI now, both AI development and AI chip design," said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, "and it's critical that ... at Forbes. The winner? Beijing. China's chips are slower "but at least you can get them." For AI developers ...

The United States unveiled further export controls Wednesday on advanced computing semiconductors, increasing due diligence requirements for businesses as it seeks to prevent diversion of tech to China despite existing restrictions.

The moves are part of the Biden administration’s last-gasp efforts to clamp down on China’s harnessing of AI for its military and tech sector.