For decades, OPEC influenced the market by how much oil it produced. But China, the largest importer, is demonstrating its remarkable power over prices.
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Michael Kasbergen: The CTO Turning Light Tree Technology’s Dutch Designs into Real Products from Shenzhen
Light Tree Technology shares the profile of Chief Technology Officer Michael Kasbergen, whose Shenzhen-based engineering operation bridges the …
China urges reopening of Strait of Hormuz as Iran and U.S. exchange strikes
Iran has declared the strait—the conduit for 40 percent of China’s oil imports—closed after the latest U.S. strikes.
FT: Google, OpenAI Giving Technology to Chinese Companies
OpenAI and Google have been providing advanced artificial intelligence services to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Chinese technology companies blacklisted by the Pentagon, highlighting a gap in U.S.
Huawei eyes DRAM production to combat memory shortage: report
Huawei is reportedly set to build a 12-inch chip wafer plant in Shenzhen, China, in a bid to ease local pressure from the ongoing memory shortage. Huawei Central cited a chip market insider on X…
Heavy floods submerge roads, vehicles in northern China
HONG KONG, July 13 (Reuters) – Severe flooding in China’s northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province submerged roads and swept away cars, while people swam, paddle-boarded and wake …
How China is winning the global intellectual property race
China is strengthening intellectual property protections as a tool of state power, while weakening US leadership threatens innovation, competitiveness, and the future of global technology governance.
China’s Oil Imports Poised to Recover as Stockpiling Returns
China’s crude imports look poised to recover from a months-long slump as the country relaxes fuel export curbs, raises run rates and snaps up prompt Middle East supplies, with analysts and traders …
Beijing blasts global coalition marking 10th anniversary of The Hague ruling
CHINA has launched a sharp diplomatic rebuke against the Philippines, the United States, and 12 other nations for reaffirming the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award. On the 10th anniversary …
Chinese Prosecutors Float Treating Crypto Mixer, Privacy Coin Use as Sign of Money Laundering
An article in the top prosecutors’ paper urges new blockchain evidence rules, presumptions of intent, and a state platform to sell seized coins.
Huawei to Build Its Own RAM Factory to Escape Memory Shortage
Huawei is reportedly supporting a major DRAM manufacturing project in China as it seeks to reduce its exposure to foreign suppliers, US trade …
The Chinese Clan Networks Behind the World’s Biggest Electronics Market
In Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei, family networks, overseas connections, and decades of migration helped merchants from Chaoshan establish a commanding presence in the world’s largest electronics market.
