Only the US can have this tech

The US has placed a dozen Chinese groups involved in quantum computing and other advanced technologies on an export blacklist, saying they pose a risk of gaining access to critical American technologies for the People's Liberation Army rather than the US Army getting them.

Secret government organisation vetting suppliers

China is speeding up plans to replace American and foreign technology,  by empowering a secretive government-backed organisation to vet and approve local suppliers in sensitive areas from cloud to semiconductors.

Meeting with White Rose and the dark army

There's some unusual activity brewing on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, where hackers appear to be reaching out to Chinese counterparts for collaboration in a move which sounds like a sub plot for Mr Robot.

One which pushes socialist values

China will strengthen its efforts to build a "civilised" internet with an eye on reshaping online behaviour and use it as a platform to disseminate new party theories and promote socialist values, the country's cyberspace regulator said.

Regulators got us in the pooh 

PutativeSoftware King of the World,  Microsoft, has decided to shut down LinkedIn in the country as the regulators are getting on its tits.

 
Europe invented stuff and the US stole it first 

US Commerce Secretary Gina Marie Raimondo has told the world+dog that the country that invented paper and gunpowder must not be allowed to invent any new stuff, because that is Western society's job.

Built in censorship

Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.

Boldly doing what US regulators would not dare

The Chinese government is putting the fear of Mao into its tech giants, which is worrying the US press but is actually what social media thinks their governments should be doing.

Chinese might move to RISC-V architecture

Analyst firm Counterpoint Research has said that attempts to restrict technology transfer to China could see the RISC-V architecture become more prominent.

Slashing monopolies

Beijing plans to break up Ant Group's Alipay and create a separate app for the fintech giant's loans business, according to a Financial Times report.