US-China Tech Rivalry and Export Controls

Pentagon blacklists 130 schools; U.S. threatens sanctions on AI model distillation. BIS allocation order bans tungsten scrap and battery black mass exports. China imposes retaliatory export controls on US firms ahead of Xi's visit. Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in chip smuggling probe. New: Under Secretary Colby articulates 'flexible realism' in Asia, signaling recalibration of U.S. strategic posture.