US government confirms rare earths deal with China remains in effect
A US official has confirmed that the rare earths trade agreement struck with China last November is still in force. ...
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Who Gives a Hug – China Changes Its Position Towards Iran, US
Yves here. John Helmer gives a careful reading of Chinese press statements and concludes that Xi will not meet with ...
China stopped issuing new robotaxi licenses over a glitch. America can’t stop them from crime scenes
On March 31, over a hundred of Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis simultaneously froze on the streets of Wuhan. Vehicles stalled ...
The Iran war has turned the world’s shipping straits into a chessboard—and the U.S. aims to box out China from the Panama Canal to the Malacca Strait
While the U.S. and Iran remain mired in a stalemate of ever-evolving ceasefires, the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint at ...
John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO, inherits a rebounding China business—and some messy headaches
John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over as CEO on Sept. 1, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year ...
Foreign car companies use technology to hang onto China auto market
BEIJING — Foreign automakers are finally catching up with their Chinese rivals on technology, as they battle a sales slump ...
Hillhouse-backed Ascentium buys Dezan Shira, hopes to tap inward, outbound China investment
Ascentium, an Asia-based business services platform backed by Hillhouse Investment, is acquiring Dezan Shira & Associates, a 33-year-old advisory firm ...
China exports growth in March misses estimates, imports surge most in over four years
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers sails towards the open sea in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on ...
First, Iran and Hormuz, second, China and Taiwan? The dangerous implications of a tollbooth on the open sea
To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of ...
Dragon does a Trump ‘China made efforts to stop war’
A Chinese diplomat said Beijing had made its "own efforts" in pushing for a ceasefire between the US and Iran, ...
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