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28-04-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Did Pahalgam terrorists use Chinese satphone and apps to navigate?
Operatives from The Resistance Force (TRF) – an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group based in Pakistan – are thought to have relied on Chinese equipment and apps to keep in touch with their handlers across the border and avoid Indian authorities. But what do we know? read more Security personnel inspecting the site in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack. AFP Did Pahalgam terrorists use Chinese satphones and apps? That's what new reports are saying. Operatives from The Resistance Force (TRF) – an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group based in Pakistan – are thought to have relied on Chinese equipment to keep in touch with their handlers across the border and avoid Indian authorities. The TRF has claimed responsibility for the attack in which 26 people were killed in south Kashmir. The National Investigation Agency is currently probing the attack on Pahalgam's Baisaram – an area known as 'mini-Switzerland.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Following orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, NIA has begun the process of formally taking over the Pahalgam terror attack case, in which 26 innocent tourists were mercilessly shot dead on Tuesday. NIA teams…have intensified the search for evidence,' the agency has said. But what happened? What do we know? Let's take a closer look: What happened? News18 quoted intelligence sources as saying that the terrorists used messaging apps from China to remain in touch with their handlers in Pakistan. India had banned these apps, which are encrypted, in the aftermath of the Galwan Valley clash in 2020. Intelligence sources also said there was at least one Chinese satphone in Pahalgam on the day of the attack in Kashmir. Economic Times reported that the satphone in question is a Huawei model. The company's phones are banned in India. Officials told the newspaper that Huawei satellite phones were smuggled into India from either Pakistan or another foreign country. Officials told Economic Times they said they are getting technical intelligence and assistance from Western agencies to track the satphone. Overground workers in Jammu and Kashmir and eyewitnesses are also being interviewed. How do they work? As per Business Today, Huawei makes several smartphones with built-in satellite communication features. This includes the Mate 60 Pro, P60 series, and nova 11 Ultra – all of which are made to connect to China's Tiantong-1 satellite network. These phones have internal satellite antennas and specialised chip which allow them to link up to the satellite network without using external equipment. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD They need China Telecom SIM cards and subscription plans. The phones have low-bandwidth voice and text services and even work in areas with no cell coverage. The satellite phones use non-terrestrial networks like Iridium to bypass local infrastructure. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a conversation with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar expressed concern over the rising tensions between the two countries and urged an impartial investigation. Reuters Huawei's satellite-enabled smartphones such as the Mate 60 Pro look exactly like its ordinary smartphones. The outlet said experts think that Huawei's satellite-enabled phones could potentially bypass Indian cellular and satellite surveillance systems. As per CNBC, some of these Chinese apps and phones come with end-to-end encryption, advanced encryption that even quantum computers cannot break and steganography – hiding messages within files such as images and videos. They use burst transmitters which send data in milliseconds. They also use frequency hopping –rapidly switching radio frequencies to avoid detection or jamming. China backs Pakistan Meanwhile, China has come out in support of Pakistan. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a conversation with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar expressed concern over the rising tensions between the two countries and urged an impartial investigation. Dar was quoted as saying that said China 'rejected India's unilateral and illegal actions, as well as its baseless propaganda against Pakistan." STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Beijing has also expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests. Wang said China was closely following the developments, stressing that combating terrorism was a shared responsibility of the entire world while reaffirming Beijing's consistent support for Pakistan's firm counterterrorism efforts, it added. 'As an ironclad friend and an all-weather strategic cooperative partner, China fully understands Pakistan's legitimate security concerns and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests,' Wang said. 'China advocates for a swift and fair investigation and believes that conflict does not serve the fundamental interests of either India or Pakistan, nor does it benefit regional peace and stability,' Wang noted. China hopes both sides will remain restrained, move toward each other, and work together to de-escalate the situation, he added. Dar emphasised that Pakistan had consistently and firmly fought terrorism and was against any actions that could lead to an escalation of the situation, according to the report. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Pakistan is committed to managing the situation in a mature manner and will maintain communication with China and the international community, Dar said. On April 23, China 'strongly condemned' the brutal terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. 'We strongly condemn the attack. China firmly opposes all forms of terrorism,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun had told a media briefing. 'We mourn for the lives lost and express sincere sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured,' he had said. Separately, China's Ambassador to India Xu Feihong had also condemned the attack. 'Shocked by the attack in Pahalgam and condemn (it),' he had said in a post on X. 'Deep condolences for the victims and sincere sympathies to the injured and the bereaved families. Oppose terrorism of all forms,' he had said.
South China Morning Post
26-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Huawei-related chip tool maker SiCarrier steals the show at Shanghai trade fair
SiCarrier, a Chinese semiconductor equipment maker with ties to Huawei Technologies , stole the show at a three-day industry event in Shanghai on Wednesday with the debut of new chipmaking tools that could bolster the country's push for self-reliance in the face of US export controls. Advertisement Four years after its founding, with backing from the Shenzhen government, SiCarrier unveiled dozens of new chip manufacturing and testing machines at Semicon China, an annual gathering of industry players. It was the first public display of its equipment, which industry insiders speculate may have contributed to the production of Huawei's home-grown 7-nanometre chips that debuted in the Mate 60 Pro smartphone in 2023. The company has not confirmed these claims. While the company did not specify the process nodes that its machines can achieve, a staff member at the event said some of them, including an etching tool that is not on the product list, are capable of supporting 5-nm chip production. This aligns with a 2023 patent filing for a process enabling a 5-nm process using existing deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) tools. Such advanced chips typically require extreme ultraviolet lithography, the technology for which is largely banned from export to China. SiCarrier's booth drew throngs of visitors, with reporters, industry peers and potential clients all eager to catch a glimpse of the company's products that could reduce China's reliance on foreign chipmaking equipment. SiCarrier unveiled dozens of chip manufacturing and testing tools at Semicon China. Photo: Ann Cao A promotional video emphasised its '100 per cent self-sufficient' machine control systems and operating software, and touted 'self-controllable' key components developed in-house or through strategic partnerships. Advertisement
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tech war: Huawei-related chip equipment maker to debut products at Shanghai trade show
A state-backed semiconductor tool maker based in Shenzhen, which has connections with Huawei Technologies and has raised hopes of China reducing its reliance on US chipmaking technologies, will make its debut at a trade event in Shanghai next week. SiCarrier, a chip tool maker backed by the Shenzhen government, will launch new products during the three-day Semicon China exhibition, an annual industry event hosted by US-based industry association SEMI. SiCarrier came under the spotlight in 2023 after it was granted a patent for a process that produced 5-nanometre node chips using existing deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) tools. The breakthrough was seen as the underlying technology used by Huawei to produce a 7-nm chip for its Mate 60 Pro smartphone in 2024, although neither company has ever publicly commented on the matter. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. Established in 2021, SiCarrier came into being around the time that Huawei Technologies became subject to tighter US tech sanctions by Washington. Naura Technology's booth at Semicon China in Shanghai last year. Photo: Handout alt=Naura Technology's booth at Semicon China in Shanghai last year. Photo: Handout> The start-up has maintained a low profile. Its website lists just four low-tech chip tools under the title of "semiconductor manufacturing" products, while the page for "news information" is blank. The company website offers no information about the company's ownership or senior executives, although it has a "compliance statement" that pledges to respect third-party intellectual property rights. SiCarrier's official social media account on WeChat this week published a brief agenda for its participation at Semicon China, which runs from March 26 to 28. It was the only post on the account. According to the brief statement, SiCarrier, as "a core semiconductor equipment supplier", has always committed to development and manufacturing of "advanced semiconductor equipment" to help enable China's chip industry. SiCarrier said it will display several key products used in semiconductor wafer fabrication, with each one using a code name from a famous mountain. They include the Emei mountain epitaxial products, Wuyi mountain etching systems, Changbai mountain chemical vapour deposition (CVD) equipment, Putuoshan mountain physical vapour deposition (PVD) gear, and atomic layer deposition tools named after the Alishan mountain range in Taiwan. The announcement immediately caught the attention of Chinese chip equipment insiders as it was the first time that SiCarrier has come out from the shadows, joining other Chinese domestic chip tool companies like Naura Technology Group and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, which are also making steady progress in self-sufficiency. It is unknown whether SiCarrier's showcased products will demonstrate any key breakthroughs, but in an effort to woo new customers the company has come up with a slogan that literally translates as "in the world of chips, there's a new choice, and that's SiCarrier". An executive from SiCarrier is scheduled to deliver a 20-minute presentation on "opportunities and challenges for semiconductor processing equipment" at the trade event next Thursday. The 2025 edition of Semicon China, which has been a key forum for China's chip equipment and materials industry since the early 1990s, is happening at a time when China is facing tightened US restrictions on its access to advanced chips and tools over Washington's concerns that US core tech could be used to modernise the Chinese military. Visitors walk past the Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) booth during Semicon China in 2023. Photo: Reuters alt=Visitors walk past the Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) booth during Semicon China in 2023. Photo: Reuters> Chen Nanxiang, head of China's top memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) and chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, and Bai Peng, president of Hua Hong Semiconductor, China's second-largest chip foundry, are also expected to be speakers at the show. US-based companies, including chip equipment maker Lam Research and chip design software supplier Siemens EDA, are also expected to take part. Lam Research will share how the company's technologies are used in the areas of advanced packaging, integrated circuit design and compound semiconductors, according to the Lam Research account on Chinese social media WeChat on Thursday. This article originally appeared in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the most authoritative voice reporting on China and Asia for more than a century. For more SCMP stories, please explore the SCMP app or visit the SCMP's Facebook and Twitter pages. Copyright © 2025 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2025. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.
South China Morning Post
21-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Tech war: Huawei-related chip equipment maker to debut products at Shanghai trade show
A state-backed semiconductor tool maker based in Shenzhen, which has connections with Huawei Technologies and has raised hopes of China reducing its reliance on US chipmaking technologies, will make its debut at a trade event in Shanghai next week. Advertisement SiCarrier, a chip tool maker backed by the Shenzhen government, will launch new products during the three-day Semicon China exhibition, an annual industry event hosted by US-based industry association SEMI. SiCarrier came under the spotlight in 2023 after it was granted a patent for a process that produced 5-nanometre node chips using existing deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) tools. The breakthrough was seen as the underlying technology used by Huawei to produce a 7-nm chip for its Mate 60 Pro smartphone in 2024, although neither company has ever publicly commented on the matter. Established in 2021, SiCarrier came into being around the time that Huawei Technologies became subject to tighter US tech sanctions by Washington. Naura Technology's booth at Semicon China in Shanghai last year. Photo: Handout The start-up has maintained a low profile. Its website lists just four low-tech chip tools under the title of 'semiconductor manufacturing' products, while the page for 'news information' is blank. The company website offers no information about the company's ownership or senior executives, although it has a 'compliance statement' that pledges to respect third-party intellectual property rights. Advertisement SiCarrier's official social media account on WeChat this week published a brief agenda for its participation at Semicon China, which runs from March 26 to 28. It was the only post on the account. According to the brief statement, SiCarrier, as 'a core semiconductor equipment supplier', has always committed to development and manufacturing of 'advanced semiconductor equipment' to help enable China's chip industry.
CNN
17-02-2025
- Business
- CNN
Apple picks Alibaba to launch AI features in China
Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI services in the world's biggest market for mobile phones, in a move that removes months of uncertainty for the Cupertino-based firm. 'Apple has been very selective. They talked to a number of companies in China, and in the end, they choose to do business with us. They want to use our AI to power their phones,' Joe Tsai, chairman of Alibaba, said on Thursday during a speech at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. He did not provide further details like a timeline for the release or whether Alibaba will be the exclusive partner. News of the partnership was first reported by The Information. It said Apple also considered other Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent before ultimately selecting Alibaba. CNN has reached out to Apple and Alibaba for further comment. Due to local compliance issues and regulatory concerns, Apple has so far only been able to release its AI service, Apple Intelligence, to limited markets, including the US, Canda, UK and Australia. The Chinese government mandates that foreign AI operators need to partner with a local company and obtain regulatory approval. Apple has been losing market share in China to domestic rivals such as Huawei and Vivo. Lucas Zhong, research analyst at Canalys, a market research firm, said while AI services are expected to help Apple gain users in China, challenges remain. 'Apple faces a much more challenging competitive landscape in China, especially amid Huawei's strong resurgence. Relying solely on AI services may not be enough to turn the tide,' he said. Apple had dominated China's high-end smartphone market for years before Huawei rose through the ranks and began posing a credible challenge. But in 2019, US President Donald Trump moved to impose trade restrictions on Huawei. Initially, those curbs hit Huawei's business hard. But eventually, they incentivized Huawei to adapt and innovate, which culminated at the launch of Mate 60 Pro in 2023 that triggered an US government's investigation. Huawei's transformation, coupled with strong patriotic sentiment among some Chinese people, has powered its rise. Last year, Huawei, posted a market share of 16% in China, overtaking Apple's 15%, according to Canalys data. In 2023, Apple was the top mobile phone seller in the country with 19% of market share. Huawei trailed behind at 12%. The confirmed partnership with Apple has boosted investors' confidence in Alibaba. Its Hong Kong-listed shares has surged by more than 40% since hitting a two-year low in January. Shortly after Chinese startup DeepSeek unveiled an AI model in January that stunned Wall Street, Alibaba unveiled its latest version of its Qwen AI model, saying it was better than its competitor's R1 model. Speaking at the same event on Thursday via video, Elon Musk, said the next generation of his company xAI's large language model, Grok 3, would be released in one to two weeks, touting it as the best AI chatbot on the market. 'In the tests that we've done thus far, Grok 3 is outperforming anything that's been released, that we're aware of,' the tech mogul said. Musk founded xAI with the goal of challenging OpenAI, the company he co-founded, as well as other AI giants like Google. Hassan Tayir contributed research.
