Carmaker Stellantis has shipped the first electric vehicles produced under a joint venture with China’s Leapmotor to Europe, with the first models to go on sale next month.
Monthly Archives For July 2024
U.S. lawmakers threaten funding for sport doping program over China Olympic scandal
American lawmakers threaten to withhold funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency. The sports watchdog group faces criticism over its secretive handling of positive drug tests by Chinese athletes.
US must do more to counter China’s actions, No. 2 diplomat says
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that Washington must do more to counter Chinese actions, including its strategy for creating military bases and its pursuit of rare-earth …
Olympics-Table tennis-Wang and Sun win mixed doubles gold after China’s Tokyo failure
China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha beat North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-2 in the table tennis mixed doubles final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, the first step in what…
First A.I. World War? China Preparing for Warfare with Killer Robots
China is set to deploy killer robots in battle within the next two years, according to recent claims. This warning coincides with the unveiling of robotic dogs equipped with machine guns by the …
Can the rest of the world catch up to the U.S. and China on AI? ‘Make a virtue of your small size,’ experts say
The U.S. and China, the world’s largest and second-largest economies respectively, are currently the world leaders in A.I. research. Both superpowers also boast more companies and capital than anyone …
Kyiv hails dialogue with Beijing, hints at potential Zelenskiy-Xi meeting
Ukraine has invited China’s foreign minister to visit amid growing dialogue that could eventually lead to a meeting between the two countries’ leaders, Kyiv’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Beijing …
China’s Urban Investment Firms Get Little Built After Snapping Up Nearly Half of Land Auctioned in Last Few Years
(Yicai) July 30 — Urban investment and development companies, which are controlled by China’s local governments, secured the rights to develop nearly half of all the land plots offered at auction in …
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Billionaire Justin Sun Urges China to Change Stance on Bitcoin
As Justin Sun pushes for policy reform in China, Bitcoin’s potential shift could redefine its global market stance and value predictions.
China securities regulator promotes law enforcement chief to vice chair
China’s securities regulator on Tuesday promoted its head of law enforcement to the role of vice chairman, underscoring Beijing’s determination to tighten oversight of its $5.1 trillion stock market.
Oil drops to two-month low as China concerns weigh
Oil traded at its lowest levels since early June on Tuesday as worries about demand in China offset the prospect of lower U.S. crude and product inventories. Brent crude fell by 77 cents, or 0.97%,…
US says start of new China tariffs will be delayed by at least two weeks
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said Tuesday some of the steep U.S. tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and their batteries, computer chips and medical …
Central Bank, Beijing Outlooks Roil Asian Stock Markets
Asian stock markets turned in a choppy Tuesday, as traders weighed pending central bank policy meetings, and Beijing macroeconomic stimulus plans. Hong Kong and Shanghai lost ground, while Tokyo edged …
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