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Z.AI Founders Worked on Research Funded by China Institute UK Tied to Spies

Four founders of one of China’s most promising artificial intelligence companies, Z.AI Co., worked on research in a joint project with a technology institute that the UK government accused of having “very strong ties” to China’s main spy agency, according to publicly available research papers from China and an “espionage alert” from the UK.
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Xi Unlikely to Bring CEOs to Summit Where Trump Seeks Deals

The highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping will bring together a robust gathering of US corporate leaders, but there will not be a comparable delegation of Chinese executives, raising questions about the prospects for the world’s two largest economies to strike new business deals this week.
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Shein’s Purchase of Everlane Faces US National Security Review

US authorities are conducting a national security review of Shein Global Holdings Ltd.’s purchase of American clothing retailer Everlane after Shein sought approval for the deal, people familiar with the matter said, adding to a growing list of regulatory hurdles for the China-founded fast-fashion giant in one of its most important markets.
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Alibaba Gets Reprieve on Lobbying Ban Tied to DoD Blacklist

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop it as a client while she considers the constitutionality of the measure, in a case set to test the US’s ability to curtail Chinese companies’ activities.

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Alibaba has established an in-house team for robotics, joining major global firms in a race to build AI-powered physical products.
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Alibaba Gets Reprieve on Lobbying Ban Tied to DoD Blacklist

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop it as a client while she considers the constitutionality of the measure, in a case set to test the US’s ability to curtail Chinese companies’ activities.

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Alibaba has established an in-house team for robotics, joining major global firms in a race to build AI-powered physical products.
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Pentagon Accuses Alibaba, Baidu of Aiding China’s Military

The Pentagon accused some of China’s biggest companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. of supporting the Chinese military, doubling down on an earlier decision to label crown jewels of the country’s corporate world as threats to US national security.

The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. National news organizations including Bloomberg News, five major television networks and the New York Times said they would refuse to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Nvidia’s AI Chips Sought by Chinese Labs With Ties to Military

At least seven Chinese universities that support the country’s armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia Corp.’s H200 chips, the most powerful artificial intelligence processors ever allowed by the US to be sold in China, according to a review of procurement records.

Illustration: 731; Source: Nvidia, Getty Images
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World’s Biggest Battery Maker CATL Seeks Relief From US Curbs

The world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker is pushing for its removal from a Pentagon list of companies tied to China’s military that’s cast a pall over its US prospects, in a campaign led by one of the firm’s co-founders, according to people familiar with the effort.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd EV battery factory signage. Photographer: Nicolo Lanfranchi/Bloomberg
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