China is rapidly strengthening its export controls to prevent the outflow of indigenous technology, capital, and talent. This move is part of a broader strategy to protect its growing technological innovations,
Monthly Archives For August 2024
Can China’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan really convince people to swap Beijing life?
Advocates say the site 100km south of Beijing has a lot of potential, but empty streets and buildings suggest this is yet to be realised.
Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s a problem
During China’s go-go years, young couples holding enormous bouquets of roses were a familiar sight during the Qixi Festival, an ancient holiday celebrating love and loyalty.
Gotion’s revised filing, which cites Beijing subsidies, spurs new wave of US opposition
Chinese EV battery maker’s planned US$2.4 billion factory in Michigan, already a focus of local protest, may face more scrutiny as lawmakers call for a new investigation.
Amid ‘tsunami’ of Chinese imports, dumping fears, Thailand seeks to curb online sales
Chinese exports have come under closer scrutiny of late as countries grapple with widening trade imbalances and factories shutting down.
China just built the biggest ever offshore oil platform. There is no green energy ‘transition’
Two major announcements from a pair of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have exposed the folly of the idea that some kind of energy “transition” is underway. In an interesting twist, the two…
BA To Suspend Flights To Beijing
British Airways announced on Thursday (August 8) it will be pausing direct flights between London and the Chin …
US Army Hints New Missile System Could Reach China and Russia’s Doorstep
A visit by the Japanese army to the U.S. hinted at a possible future deployment of mid-range missiles in Japan.
Huawei Tech readies new AI chip to challenge Nvidia in China: Report
US regulators last year put in place rules that stopped Nvidia from selling its advanced chips, including the H100, to Chinese customers, citing national security concern
China parries request from all-weather friend Pakistan to reschedule CPEC energy sector loans
A helpless Pakistan is now planning to appoint a local adviser in Beijing to address the re-profiling of Chinese credit to the power sector on a project-to-project basis, says a report in Arab News …
U.S. – China Trade Racing To Beat Clock On New Biden-Harris Tariffs
That surge has come as U.S. retailers importing consumer goods from China for 2024’s Christmas shopping season that aren’t subject to the new tariffs have also pushed to get their shipments ahead of their usual…
GM layoffs: General Motors cuts jobs in China amid declining sales and high competition, looks to reset business
General Motors is laying off staff in China and planning a structural overhaul with partner SAIC. The automaker aims to boost profitability by focusing on electric and premium vehicles, amid declining …
Study finds protein reduces toxicity of graphene oxide for drug delivery
A new study has discovered ways to reduce the toxicity of graphene oxide (GO), an ultra-thin sheet of nanomaterial derived from graphite, laying the groundwork to use it as a drug delivery system.
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