US lawmaker calls for probe of UAE tech firm over China ties

A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released Tuesday.

Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns over the firm’s business links with Chinese military companies, state-owned entities and intelligence services.