The global battle over microchips

Computers, cars, mobile phones, toasters: countless everyday objects contain microchips. They’re tiny, unremarkable and cheap, but since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve been at the center of a political and industrial tug of war. Against the backdrop of the trade war between China and the US, "The Microchip War" spotlights all the aspects of this conflict. In the film, the world’s most influential actors in this industrial sector weigh in.

Germany and US drone warfare

 

For years, the US has been using drone attacks to kill people suspected of involvement in terrorism. But these strikes kill civilians too. In August 2021, shortly after the Taliban captured Kabul, a US drone struck a car backing into a courtyard in the Afghan capital. The drone operators, who were thousands of kilometers away, believed they were tracking an ISIS terrorist and that the car contained explosives. They made the decision to fire the missile in a bid to head off an attack on troops and civilians.

Why are the U.S. and China clashing over TikTok?

 China denies US accusations that the popular social media app is a threat to national security.

TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, has become popular across the world, racking up a billion active users.

But it has also become another battleground between the US and China.

Is US, NATO engagement in Asia fueling tensions with China?

 Two days after the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Beijing has accused Washington of damaging efforts to stabilize US-China ties. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng also accused the US of 'indiscriminate use of force.'

Incredible Maps of the US that will Change the Way You See the Country..

 

In the Age of AI FRONTLINE

 

A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing rivalry between the U.S. and China.

The post-election media divide in the US

 

What will fill the space Trump once had in US news? Plus, a look at Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa’s last interview.

Media outlets in the United States face a reckoning as they struggle to break up with Donald Trump.

Why The US Has No High-Speed Rail

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. casualty

'No justice, no peace': protesters mark Juneteenth across US

Tens of thousands of Americans marked the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the abolishment of slavery with anti-racism marches, peaceful rallies, bike rides and music parties celebrating blackness held across the country.

The Juneteenth celebrations took place against a backdrop of unprecedented nationwide protests demanding racial justice sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was killed by a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes.

• What is Juneteenth – and should it be a federal holiday in the US? – video explainer

Coronavirus: US death rates v China, Italy and South Korea

The US has seen its cases spike dramatically in recent days and these graphs show what could be in store.

Produced by the BBC's Franz Strasser, narrated by Hannah Long-Higgins.