1. DeepSeek impact on US tech stocks could alter Washington’s approach: analysts
The earthquake that struck US tech stocks over the advance of Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is sending shock waves beyond Wall Street and Silicon Valley, threatening to alter Washington’s sanctions, export bans and ‘high-fence, small-yard’ scheme that has irked Beijing.
2. Aching since China halted foreign adoptions, US families pin hopes on Trump
Heidi Snyder was overcome with emotion as she recalled the moment she learned that China had abruptly ended its three-decade-long international adoption programme. “It felt like the death of a living child, honestly,” said the 39-year-old Illinois resident. Resolving the matter of nearly 270 pending adoptions from China could be a win-win for both Beijing and Washington, experts said.
3. Trump says he’s open to Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’
US President Donald Trump said he would be supportive of the world’s richest man and his close aide, Elon Musk, buying TikTok “if he wanted to”. Trump was asked if he would be open to the billionaire founder of Tesla buying the short-video platform facing a nationwide ban in the US after the Supreme Court last week upheld a law requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent ByteDance.
