Kate O'Keeffe

US-China tech & national security reporter at Bloomberg; ex WSJ; ex HK, Macau, SG /
[email protected] / [email protected] / signal kokeeffe.12

[Kate O'Keeffe @Kate_OKeeffe]

NEW: It turns out Huawei has long had a secret ally in the U.S.-China tech war: a Washington DC-based nonprofit. Here's our deep dive into the pair’s decadeslong relationship: https://t.co/rW2EXSwRRd

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@NikkiHaley Thank you for reading!

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@BillEvanina Thank you for reading @BillEvanina!!

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@michaelsobolik @eastland_maggie Thank you @michaelsobolik!

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Here is a gift link to the article @eastland_maggie and I wrote:
https://t.co/271DabtERv

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Went on Bloomberg TV to discuss our investigation that found that at least 7 Chinese universities that support the country’s military are seeking access to Nvidia’s H200 chips, the most powerful AI processors ever allowed to be sold in China:
https://t.co/1uW5FIY3XK

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@eastland_maggie Many thanks to @SunnyCheungky @RyanFedasiuk @isaacaharris and Michael Deng of @economics for their insights!!

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NEW: At least 7 Chinese universities that support the country’s armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia’s H200 chips, the most powerful AI processors ever allowed by the US to be sold in China:
https://t.co/271DabtERv
with the great @eastland_maggie

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NEW: The Pentagon is weighing whether to scrap an $80 million conditional loan offer to ReElement Technologies, touching off a clash with the White House over an agreement that was meant to help break China’s chokehold on critical minerals
https://t.co/lhZAGH5us7
with @JoeDeaux

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And thank you to @HillmanJE and @CFR_org for the great work tracking these deals!!

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NEW: From an office a few blocks from the White House, a group of former Wall Streeters known as “Deal Team Six” is at the forefront of the Pentagon’s plan to crack China’s critical-minerals stranglehold:
https://t.co/MfUXxaSe38

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Many thanks to @RushDoshi @DerekScissors1 and @ChrisJKennedy for their insights!!

[Kate O'Keeffe @Kate_OKeeffe]

Fascinating look at China's economic struggles. Lots of great data and vignettes from workers. I can tell @BrianSpegele put a ton of work into this:
https://t.co/TyzS22hUjg

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@BloombergTV Here is a link to the article, edited by the incomparable @MikeShepard4
https://t.co/V6vjsD63Ad

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Back in February, something wild happened in Washington, even by today's standards(!) The Pentagon added China's tech titans to a blacklist. Minutes later, it took the list down. We wanted to find out why. Grateful for chance to discuss on @BloombergTV https://t.co/OPmdeBFONk

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@Ali_Wyne That is so nice to hear!! Thank you!!

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@ChrisRMcGuire Thank you for reading!! :)

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NEW: A bungled Pentagon blacklisting of Chinese tech giants provides a rare window into the high-wire act that is the Trump administration’s China policy–and the global business interests seeking to shape it.
https://t.co/V6vjsD63Ad

[David Kirton @DavidKirton_]

I was surprised when a friend mentioned that a former Harvard scientist convicted for lying about his China ties had moved to Shenzhen.

I was even more surprised when I did some digging and found he’d rebuilt his lab with Chinese government funding.
https://t.co/WNTmhiVTnr

[Kate O'Keeffe @Kate_OKeeffe]

Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China | Reuters https://t.co/eKhsk7ZheS Great reporting by @DavidKirton_