Ting here, sliding into your feeds fresh off the streets of Beijing and the digital trenches of the US China tech war. Because let's face it, folks, things are wild and we're all mainlining algorithms these days. Buckle up for some recent mega moves, because over the past fortnight, Team America and Team Dragon have been playing four D chess with our collective future. First up, cybersecurity is not just a word you ignore when you click I agree on
a pop up. According to Astro Awani, while the US and China are obsessed with slapping tariffs on each other, the real battleground is cyberspace. Remember those days when Barak and She tried to play nice and set cyber rules. Yeah, ancient history. Now the only thing hotter than a Beijing
summer is the exchange of digital volleys. American officials swear Chinese hackers are after defense contractors and critical infrastructure, while Beijing claims they're just fending off Uncle Sam's digital freedom fighters. Even the RCA Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpa last week couldn't get these two to stop finger pointing or agree on a game plan. On the policy front, It's been all about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by
President Trump on the fourth. This beast puts the squeeze on any foreign entity, especially Chinese, trying to play in U s Ai or clean energy sandboxes. If you want a slice of that sweet federal R and D pie, you'd better prove your supply chain isn't even breathing Chinese air. That means tied to controls on tech licensing, robust due diligence, and a whole lot of headaches for multinationals. And let's not forget those tip export controls. They're tighter than a
submarine gasket. The U S is even eyeing Malaysia and Thailand as possible new choke points, with Malaysia now requiring permits a month ahead for high end U Sai chip exports, so no sneaky rerouting to China. Meanwhile, over in jong guang Kun, the Silicon Valley of Beijing, while we's out here flexing like they're running the show, they're pitching their ascend nine one zero b AI chips to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, targeting places where U S export
bands have left a tech vacuum. No major deals yet, but they're dangling remote access to their cloud Matrix three eight four AI Cloud for customers who can't get US hardware.
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huan says China's military wouldn't touch US chips anyway, too risky with all the export uncertainty, He claims, China's home grown computing power is already huge, and US controls are just pushing them to double down on domestic R and D. Speaking of industry impacts, the tariffs from both sides are still sky high compared to pre twenty eighteen levels. The US average tariff on Chinese goods is about fifty one percent, while China's is around thirty two percent.
Every trade dollar is being taxed, sometimes multiple times. That's more red tape than a Beijing bureau expert analysis. Well, if you ask ting, this is all setting the stage for a world where tech is balkanized, AI chips, cyber security, you name it. Both sides are digging in and the collateral damage is global supply chains, innovation, and maybe even international stability. Expect more cyber skirmishes, more export bands, and more homegrown tech as each side tries to outflank the other.
So what's next? Unless we get some serious digital detent, which is about as likely as finding a free public Wi Fi spot in Shanghai. Expect more chaos, more innovation, and more of ting bringing you the inside scoop. Thanks for tuning in, and don't forget to subscribe because in this tech war, you never know when the next big bang will hit. This has been a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet please dot ai