US Rep. Brian Mast warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about alleged Chinese "malign influence" in a bid for a $10 billion contract to operate Argentina's Parana River. The tender bars state-owned firms, but Mast claims China is using a Belgian company, Jan De Nul, as a proxy.
Donald Trump drew parallels between his approach to AI and past US policies on technology exports, stating the goal is to maintain American superiority. He suggested that helping foreign companies, even within the US, could hinder America's overall success in AI.
US House Republicans are debating new semiconductor export restrictions targeting China, which would require allied nations like the Netherlands and Japan to more closely align with Washington's curbs on advanced semiconductor equipment sales. Analysts suggest Beijing may remain unfazed due to prior adaptations reducing American market reliance.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed 20 new export control measures, including the Match Act, to restrict Chinese access to US technology and bar Chinese chipmakers from advanced semiconductor equipment. The measures represent the largest significant export control markup in Congress history, requiring allies like Japan and the Netherlands to align with US restrictions on selling advanced semiconductor equipment to China.
