10.20
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On October 20, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have collectively ordered more than 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, with potential orders worth over $35 billion. Because U.S. restrictions limit exports of high-end AI chips to China, the three companies have turned to this workstation graphics card for AI inference, but Nvidia cannot guarantee supply, and some partners may receive only 5%–10% of the quantity they need.
10.19
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Department of War announced on October 19 the completion of preliminary research security reviews of 30 universities, resulting in the termination of more than 80 collaborative partnerships related to entities on the list.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 18, 2026, former U.S. President Trump publicly stated that the United States must take the lead in artificial intelligence and advocated strengthening export controls to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from obtaining advanced AI chips. Trump believes that unrestricted access to U.S. AI technology would accelerate the improvement of China's military capabilities and pose security risks.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 18, 2026, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated in public comments that, in his view, China is currently the only enemy of former U.S. President Trump in the world. Crosetto believes that everything other than China is merely a distraction for Trump, and that Trump's core goal is the competition between the United States and China over technology and global dominance.
10.16
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
The U.S. account @ChinaSelect pointed out that CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies), identified by the Pentagon as a Chinese military-industrial enterprise, relies on CCP subsidies and advanced Western chip manufacturing equipment to maintain its competitiveness. The account called on the U.S. Congress to pass the MATCH Act, which aims to ban the sale of advanced chip manufacturing equipment to Chinese military-industrial enterprises such as CXMT, in order to curb their technological development and protect the market competitiveness of U.S. and allied companies.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·台湾海峡
The Chinese government warned on Wednesday that Taiwan's coast guard must bear the consequences for using high-pressure water cannons against Chinese fishing boats. On the same day, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint combat readiness patrols around Taiwan, while the U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease its pressure.
10.15
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to Twitter user @__Inty__, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix is seeking permission from the U.S. government to export U.S.-made chip manufacturing equipment to China in order to expand local production capacity. SK Hynix has linked the approval of this condition to its investment plan to build a plant on U.S. soil. This move touches the bottom line of U.S. semiconductor export controls, sparking concerns that if Washington approves the deal, it would create a gap in the semiconductor technology blockade against China.
10.15
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
Tesla CEO Musk said that China's restrictions last year on exports of magnets used in electric motors delayed Tesla's Optimus robot project by about two to three months. Musk noted that Tesla currently faces a shortage of robot arms, and stressed that the company must ensure it can build robots domestically in the United States even if supply chains are cut off, to guard against potential supply risks.
10.14
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
Three Republican chairmen of special committees in the U.S. House of Representatives jointly wrote to the Secretary of Homeland Security in mid-October, demanding that the list of privileges for COSCO Shipping at U.S. ports be revoked and a review be launched.
10.14
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Washington
On October 14, 2026, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to the Pentagon urging the expansion of the list of military-linked entities under Section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act. The letter calls for the inclusion of 14 Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes, 62 key Chinese and defense laboratories, 58 universities co-built or supported by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, 22 foreign malicious talent programs, and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) along with its scholars. The committee also demands a comprehensive ban on any scholars receiving CSC funding from participating in Pentagon-funded research projects.
10.09
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
According to an internal US memorandum from August cited by Kyodo News, some participants in Chinese exchange programs to the US were interfered with by Chinese authorities; some were forced to withdraw, were harassed and threatened, and were even arrested. The US government has suspended recruiting participants for the International Visitor Leadership Program and the Professional Fellows Program in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau since late July, while American Institute in Taiwan programs are unaffected.
10.08
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·美國華盛頓
The US Federal Communications Commission announced that it will hold a vote on October 29 on a proposal to prohibit laboratories in China from conducting conformity testing for electronic products sold to the United States. The new rules are expected to take effect by the end of 2028.
10.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·美国加利福尼亚州
The US FBI has arrested an American woman living in California, accusing her of surveilling Ai Qingde at the instigation of Chinese officials.
2026.10
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Hong Kong
A batch of F-35 stealth fighter jet parts being shipped from Australia to the United States for maintenance went missing after being rerouted through South Korea to Hong Kong. Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government has obtained these parts, drawing the attention of the U.S. Congress.
10.01
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, on behalf of the United States of America, issued a message of congratulations to the Chinese people on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party regime, and wished the Chinese people peace, health, and happiness in the year ahead.