Kate O'Keeffe

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: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @JoeDeaux

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

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: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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

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: wsj.com/world/china/xi…

@BloombergTV Here is a link to the article, edited by the incomparable @MikeShepard4 bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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 bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

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

@Kate_OKeeffe Thanks for writing, Kate! I learned a lot from your report.

.@Kate_OKeeffe’s latest piece underscores why “the Trump administration” is a misnomer, as it was during President Trump’s first term. While he drives China policy, his own stances fluctuate unpredictably. His top advisors, moreover, aren’t of one mind. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

@ChrisRMcGuire Thank you for reading!! :)

So the reason DoW revoked its updated list of Chinese Military Companies earlier this year was not because of concerns about adding Alibaba or Baidu, it was because the White House (correctly) had never approved its decision to remove CXMT and YMTC. Good for the White House in insisting CXMT and YMTC remain on the list, and instructing DoW to revoke it. That was the right call. It's also extremely unfortunate that this list still has not been updated by the Trump administration. This incident shows why it's so important to be precise and deliberate in all decisions related to regulations that impact U.S.-China technology competition - there is no margin for error, the political windows of opportunity are narrow, and the consequences of swinging and missing are significant.

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. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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. reuters.com/world/china/co…

Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China | Reuters share.google/15J52vzfV9qu9f… Great reporting by @DavidKirton_

@CFR_org You can check out the tracker and read the report by @HillmanJE here: cfr.org/articles/washi…

NEW: The Trump administration’s $20.9 billion buying spree for equity stakes in private-sector companies is the biggest such push into strategic industries since the Second World War, according to research by @CFR_org bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker CATL is pushing for its removal from a Pentagon list of companies tied to China’s military that’s cast a pall over its US prospects, in a campaign led by one of the firm’s co-founders: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @gablova

“While the rule doesn’t name China, the direction of travel is pretty clear, and it raises the stakes for how the US approaches connected devices going forward,” said @CraigMSingleton, a senior fellow at @FDD

NEW: The FCC is banning the import of foreign-produced consumer routers, citing national security threats. The move puts more pressure on TP-Link, a China-founded router maker already facing national security probes by the Trump administration: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The Chinese founder of the massive router maker facing national security probes by the Trump administration has applied for an expedited visa under the Trump Gold Card program, according to people familiar with the matter. Our latest on TP-Link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The leaders of @ChinaSelect - @RepMoolenaar & @RepRoKhanna - asked the Commerce, Defense and Treasury Secretaries and the FCC chairman to subject Huawei’s US unit Futurewei to the same restrictions as its parent.

NEW: US lawmakers urged the Trump administration to close the loopholes that have allowed a unit of blacklisted Chinese tech giant Huawei to operate freely in the US: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @eastland_maggie