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US Bank Suspends China Travel, as Executive Banned From Leaving
US Bank Suspends China Travel, as Executive Banned From Leaving

Wells Fargo bank is seeking to help Chenyue Mao, a Chinese-born US citizen who rose to become the bank's managing director in Atlanta

China’s Focus on Economic Output is Crushing Some Citizens
China’s Focus on Economic Output is Crushing Some Citizens

The lopsided nature of growth in the world's second-largest economy is a product of policies that favour exporters over consumers

China Threat to Block Panama Ports Deal, ‘Wants a Cosco Stake’
China Threat to Block Panama Ports Deal, ‘Wants a Cosco Stake’

Chinese officials have told BlackRock, MSC and Hutchison that if Cosco is left out of the deal, Beijing would take steps to block the proposed sale of the ports, WSJ report says

TSMC Sees 60% Profit Jump on AI Chip Demand, But Fears Tariffs
US to Ban Chinese Tech, Equipment in Undersea Telecom Cables
Beijing Says it Will Rein in EV Sector’s ‘Irrational’ Competition
Indonesia Pays High Price for US Trade Access, Faces 19% Tariffs
China Scrambles for Nvidia’s H20 Chips as Trump ‘Reverses’ Curbs
China’s Losses From Floods, Disasters in First Half: $7.6 Billion
Chinese Economy Slips in 2nd Quarter, But Exports Seen Falling

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors