The pace of forced tech transfers in exchange for market access is on the rise in China especially in “cutting edge” industries. In a significant development, a European business lobby has disclosed, the number of cases of European firms forced to transfer technology to its Chinese partners are on the rise despite Beijing’s attempt to…
One of the primary reasons why Japan could be impacted by the ban on Huawei is intertwined supply chains. On Friday, Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso stated, the U.S bid to block Huawei Technologies from purchasing American technology is likely to impact Japanese companies and weign on the country’s economic growth prospects. “There are Japanese…
Huawei will need a U.S. government license to purchase U.S. technology. The order will come into effect in the coming days. In a significant development, the U.S. Commerce Department stated it has added China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd along with 70 of its affiliates to a “Entity List”, thus placing a ban on the telecom…
The FCC will now shift its focus on existing Chinese carriers including China Unicom and China Telecom Corp. In a significant development, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), voted unanimously to block China Mobile Ltd’s bid to provide communication services in the United States citing risks of espionage. China Mobile is owned by the Chinese government.…
Amazon.com’s alleged data collection through its smart speakers of children is in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In a potentially significant development, 4 senators from the United States have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon.com’s smart speaker which target children. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Edward J. Markey, Josh Hawley and…
U.S. customers who have pre-ordered the phone will get a reimbursement and their order will be cancelled if Samsung does not ship the device by May 31, 2019. On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics stated it cannot yet confirm the date of shipping for its Galaxy Fold smartphone and apologized to its customers who have made pre-orders.…
The United States has continued to keep Alibaba’s taobao.com, China’s biggest e-commerce platform on this blacklist. Continuing its crackdown on Chinese companies which exploit and steal U.S. intellectual property, the United States added Pinduoduo.com, China’s third-largest e-commerce platform to its list of “notorious markets” for violations of intellectual property rights. The United States also kept…
The most significant part of the indictment is that this is the first time that the United States has tied these economic and intellectual property thefts to the Chinese government. In a significant development, as per an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department, a Chinese businessman as well as a former engineer working at…
It will have to be seen how Britain can block Huawei from only its core 5G network since it is very difficult to distinguish between core and non-core. As per a source within the Britain’s security establishment, London will not only block China’s Huawei Technologies from all core parts of its 5G network but will…
The adoption of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in the U.S. is likely to be a win-win scenario for carmakers and utilities if the latter were to expand their range of services and increase their revenue streams. As per the results of a study released on Tuesday, an increase in demand for electric vehicles in…
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