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A brutal price war between automakers and millions of dollars worth of government subsidies fuelled a record boom in sales of EVs in China last year
Brazilian authorities probing BYD’s labour practices in the country say the carmaker brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build the factory
Some analysts think Musk's close ties with incoming President Donald Trump might allow Tesla some kind of waiver from potential future restrictions on the Chinese battery giant
Beijing says it will invoke its anti-sanctions law against any individual or organisation that adheres to a recent US warning about Huawei's Ascend chips...
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Beijing Says Latest US Chip Warning Puts Trade Truce at Risk20 May 2025
A war of words on artificial intelligence chips is the latest complication in the frail trade truce reached at between negotiators from China and the US...
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Trump ‘Doesn’t Want’ Apple to Tie-Up With Alibaba AI in China19 May 2025
The White House is reportedly concerned that the tie-up would help a Chinese firm improve its AI abilities and also make Apple more vulnerable to Beijing's censorship and data-sharing laws...
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Apple Sales in China Plunge 50%, Huawei Back on Top – Fortune14 May 2025
Huawei, which slumped for several years after being hit with US sanctions, has managed to regain its dominant position in the Chinese smartphone market...
If the battery-maker's listing goes through as it plans, it would be the largest globally so far for the year...
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BYD Plants Seen Generating Big Sales in Europe, South America08 May 2025
China's most successful carmaker is eyeing major growth from plants it is building in Europe and South America, and hopes to have half its sales overseas by 2030...
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China Follows US Playbook in Rare Earth Crackdown; Tesla Hit23 Apr 2025
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war...
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Concern Grows Around Firing of Ethnic Chinese Scientist in US01 Apr 2025
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
CEO has shown ways his company aims to maintain its dominance, but analyst says its tie-ups with Foxconn are likely to be closely watched by Beijing and Washington...
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Nvidia CEO Says US Export Curbs on AI Chips is ‘Flawed’ Policy21 May 2025
Huang praised Trump's approach to AI and said by reversing US curbs, the president showed he understands US firms are not the only providers of such technology...
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Call For Graft Probe as Bangladesh Starts Satellite Internet Service20 May 2025
Democrat Senators in the US have called for a probe into whether the Trump Administration is using trade talks with foreign governments to benefit Musk and his Starlink business...
Japanese policymakers and ruling party lawmakers have said that they see no merit in striking a deal with the US unless the auto tariffs are lifted...
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China Battery Giant CATL Raises $4.6 Billion in Hong Kong Listing20 May 2025
CATL, which produces 38% of the world's EV batteries, sees year's biggest listing, despite being put on a US blacklist four months ago. Proceeds could top $5 billion if greenshoe option is exercised....
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Rogue Communication Devices Found in Chinese Solar Inverters14 May 2025
US senators have introduced a bill to stop batteries being purchased from six Chinese companies, amid concern domestic power grids could be destabilised, after rogue devices were found in Chinese solar power inverters...
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