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Monthly Archives For August 2025
China’s power over rare earths is not as great as it seems
Rare earths are rare only in the sense that they tend to be found in very low concentrations and are chemically difficult to isolate. Their production, in contrast, is highly conc …
Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Set Imports Record
America’s busiest gateway for imports from China set a new record in July, handling the equivalent of more than 1 million import containers for the first time. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach…
Tesla’s Chinese EV Rival Is So Popular, The CEO Is Actually Recommending Other Brands To Shoppers
China is one of the largest EV markets in the world and an important market for Tesla. Competition is increasing and a smartphone company is the latest to challenge Tesla.
Renowned Cancer Scientist Feng Gensheng Returns to China After Four Decades in North America
Celebrated cancer researcher Feng Gensheng has returned to China after spending 40 years in North America, most of them in the United States.
Sources claim US uses trackers to detect AI chips illegally flowing into China
In a bid to detect and disrupt the diversion of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, the United States government is reportedly discreetly …
China’s courtyard workshops are reviving rural economies — and running up revenue figures in the millions
A “courtyard economy” nudge from Beijing is turning rural homes into microfactories and craft workshops, creating jobs, preserving heritage and opening new frontiers for investors.
Beneath Trump’s China truce, a race to find pressure points in high stakes game of ‘3D chess’
The bilateral agreement to extend the temporary trade war truce this week came after a third round of negotiations framed by both sides as positive. Trump’s advisers regularly cite his “excellent” …
China Unicom’s profit climbs in H1 as costs ease
China Unicom’s capex in H1 declined by 15% to CNY20.2 billion, with full-year spending expected to fall 10% to CNY55 billion.
US Chip-Gear Maker Sued in China Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterized as trade secret theft, a further escalation in the technology war between the …
Bessent Sees Nvidia, AMD China Agreements as a Model for Others
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the recent deal to allow Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to resume lower-end AI chip sales to China, on the condition they give the US government a …
US container imports may have peaked in July, chief of busiest seaport says
Ocean imports to the United States may have peaked in July after retailers raced to bring in goods from China and elsewhere to avoid potentially hefty tariffs on holiday-related products, the top …
Jack Dorsey declares victory over China in Bitcoin mining chip race
Twitter co-founder and Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) boss Jack Dorsey thinks his team has outdone China in Bitcoin mining chips. Bitcoin mining is the process of using high-end computers to solve …
