US effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ‘inadequate,’ report finds

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the…

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China’s new improbable football stars

BBC/Katherina Tse The Guizhou Village Super League is a small football festival that has grown in popularity in China It is a hot night and thousands of fans have packed into Rongjiang’s football ground for the final of the Guizhou Village Super League. Dongmen village is up against Dangxiang village in the climax of this…

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