A spokesperson for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that the country is not currently pursuing any export controls on chemicals used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, rebuffing an …
Monthly Archives For April 2023
Canada’s Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday suggested that China uses slave labor in the production of lithium as he discussed Canada’s efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal used in …
US Chamber of Commerce warns of rising risk of doing business in China
Washington lobby group says new scrutiny from Beijing has ‘dramatically’ increased uncertainty for western groups …
Int’l film festival in Beijing boosts cultural exchange
Provided by Xinhua by Xinhua writers Ren Yaoting Chen Zhonghao Yang ShujunBEIJING April 28 Xinhua — For Shen Shanshan 38 April is the most im …
Solar power: House votes to reinstate tariffs aimed at China, though Biden vows veto
House votes to reinstate tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asia, a rebuke of Pres. Biden’s aim to cut emissions created by burning fossil fuels.
Russia’s economy has little to offer China, and their growth in trade is more modest than it appears, analyst says
“Russia’s much-vaunted pivot toward China, in other words, is probably not as successful as Putin and Xi claim.” …
China blocks Yellen’s speech on US national security, bilateral economic relationship
The Chinese government blocked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s speech on the economic relationship between the U.S. and China from being viewed inside the country.
China and Putin working together on Moscow-favorable ‘peace plan,’ says political scientist
The Chinese special envoy to Ukraine with a diplomatic past in Russia may be playing into the hands of the aggressor country, political scientist Mykola Davydyuk warned in an interview with Radio NV on April…
CHINA MOBILE Reportedly Rejects Claims of Considering Acquisition of HKBN
Short selling $64.58M; Ratio 6.949% has denied previous media reports that it is exploring an acquisition of HKBN (01310.HK) -0.060 (-1.07 …
‘Smart mines’ show coal deeply embedded in China’s future
One hundred meters underground inside a pit in northern China, miners extract lumps of coal with the flick of a finger on a smartphone, as the country tries to drag the traditionally dangerous and …
China leaders rev up Big Tech, letting internet platforms off leash to ‘explore and innovate’
First formal economic assessment by new leadership line-up offers insight into how China will support growth while addressing risks Control and cultivation of AI tech like ChatGPT is also firmly on …
As China’s electric vehicle dominance grows, U.S. political obstacles loom large
Chinese automakers such as BYD and Nio $NIO are exporting large amounts of EVs to Europe, and beginning to target the U.S. Already, some are comparing the wave to Japan’s auto dominance in the 1980s,…
Chinese EV battery maker Gotion claims ‘keen interest’ from international car brands as it expands foreign footprint
China’s fourth-largest EV battery producer says it is in preliminary talks with several international car brands on supply contracts Overseas sales jumped 465 per cent to US$431 million in 2022, the …
