RT @FT: Beijing's additional inspections threaten broader supply chain disruption and undermine US claims that a new trade deal had resolve….

A little story with big implications. Xpeng claims new autonomous driving chip is more powerful than Nvidia’s and expects to sell to VW among other carmakers. Another sign China is edging toward tech parity with the west. Scoop via @ruiyanggloriali @FT

China's commerce ministry is demanding confidential business information, inc production details and lists of customers as part of its export approval process for critical minerals . @FT scoop via @rwmcmorrow @KanaInagaki @leahyjoseph

China taps the breaks on driverless cars: Beijing, caught on the back foot by tech progress, are expected to slow the rollout as they develop a regulatory framework for the new suite of technologies, where China is rapidly becoming a world leader. via @FT

China's rare earth export controls has wrenched the balance of power in Trump's trade war back to Xi. Weaponising its control of critical minerals gives Beijing leverage over countries under pressure from Washington to take a hard line on China. via @FT

In early April @xueqiao1994 and I travelled from Shanghai out west to Chengdu to meet a remarkable new Chinese literary talent. Here is the story of Hu Anyan and the curious freedom of China's wild writers. (via @FT @FTMag ).

RT @kyleichan: June Yoon writes really awesome analytical FT pieces on China, AI, and EVs. Unfortunately she doesn’t seem to be on Twitter,….

INTERVIEW: China's battery king Robin Zeng v bullish on: rapid growth of battery-powered trucks, CATL's new dual-cell tech (hybrid killer) and halving battery production costs. 'In every area we are more advanced than other people' @FT

Global supply chains are being threatened by lack of Chinese rare earths. New export controls are overwhelming Beijing's bureaucracy. 'The window to avoid significant damage to production is rapidly closing' . via @FT w @rwmcmorrow @harrydemps

RT @FTPressOffice: The @FT’s article on Uyghur anthropologist Rahile Dawut’s disappearance in Xinjiang, who documented her people’s history….

The making of the first electro state: Xi's aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give China the upper hand in the trade war with the US . via @FT w @nassos_ @janatausch

RT @EleanorOlcott: NEW: Huawei is building a 7nm fab in Shenzhen for its smartphone and Ascend chips, its first effort to manufacture its o….

'The last time a smartphone factory opened in the US, it closed within a year. ' cracker lede for the @FT's deep dive into Apple's very sticky China supply chain.

'Europe shot itself in the foot, then accused the Chinese of holding the gun' . How the west is trading market access for expertise in key technologies, just as Beijing once did . via @FT w @KanaInagaki & @patricianilsson

Congrats @JosephTorigian, important work and huge achievement!.

Trump hopes that his tariffs will erode China’s surplus and enable American factories to compete again. But the Chinese trade juggernaut is built on deep competitive advantages built up over decades that will not be easily dislodged . deep dive via @FT

As the world tries to comprehend the motivations and fallout of Trump's tariffs, technological advances by China's carmakers are only speeding up. The view from China: European, Japanese, Korean and American auto groups face an existential threat. via @FT

RT @tphuang: Louis Gave on China's position on US tariffs vs 1st Trump term. Will it hurt different sectors? Sure, but it will also hurt Ap….

RT @SpiegelPeter: Gwen was my 1st editor at the @FT and the perfect combination of intensity, kindness, badassery and fun, with a half-smok….