According to customs data, China imported 129,000 mt of nickel hydrometallurgy intermediate products in March, or 24,600 mt in nickel content (up 154% MoM and flat YoY).
Monthly Archives For May 2024
‘Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Crypto Wing Is A Shrinking Iceberg’, Says Former Top Regulator
Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo believes that momentum on pro-crypto legislation in the U.S. is making an outcast of Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers opposed to the industry.
Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China expected to plead guilty in a Honolulu courtroom
A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI accused of spying for China for at least a decade is expected to plead guilty in a federal courtroom in Honolulu.
China’s military isn’t just putting on a show of force. It’s rehearsing for the real deal, an assault on Taiwan.
The two-day joint force military exercise is a test of its ability to assault Taiwan if it needs to, the Chinese PLA indicated.
China’s latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s political ideology
China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by.
Decoding China: Who will shape the internet of the future?
China rivalry is not limited to politics and business. China is working on creating its own version of internet with the “Digital Silk Road.”
The U.S. and China are running the AI arms race in opposite directions
Last week I noted that the world’s two big AI superpowers seem to be running the global AI arms race in opposite directions. U.S. lawmakers have balked at imposing even the most minimal restrictions on…
Beijing Signals That It Has No Idea What To Do About Its Economy
Grand setting in Beijing for yet another CCP meeting. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin (Photo by LIU JIN / AFP) … [+] (Photo by LIU JIN/AFP via ) AFP via . Politburo me
UK Woman Jailed for Laundering Crypto Tied to $5.6 Billion Fraud
A woman was sentenced to six years and eight months in jail for laundering massive amounts of Bitcoin linked to a $5.6 billion investment fraud in China. Jian Wen, a former fast food worker who…
China’s Cheap EVs Aren’t a Threat to Tesla, Ford, and GM. Here’s What Is.
B YD’s Seagull doesn’t look all that threatening. It’s a cute little four-door hatchback that’s three feet shorter than Tesla’s Model Y. With its bright yellow paint job, the Seagull looks a little …
Safety comes 1st for Artemis moon missions despite ‘space race’ with China, NASA chief says
NASA administrator Bill Nelson, while mindful of what he calls a “space race” with China to establish a sustained presence on the moon, said Thursday (May 23) he will only commit to the current Artemis…
Taiwan Semi Supplier Applied Materials Under Scrutiny, Gets Subpoenas For Potential Violation Of Export Restrictions to China
China geopolitical tensions gained traction, with Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) receiving another subpoena from the U.S. Department of Commerce in May seeking more information on China shipments …
Weighing Biden’s China Tariffs
It is hard to exaggerate the significance of President Joe Biden’s May 14 announcement of tariff increases on a range of imports from China. The move opens a new front in the Biden administration’s China…
