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Countries Should Not Sign Trade Deals at Our Expense: China
Countries Should Not Sign Trade Deals at Our Expense: China

The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said on Saturday it opposes any country signing tariff deals with the US that erode China's interests

Trade Deal Signed, But China Still Slow to Release Rare Earths
Trade Deal Signed, But China Still Slow to Release Rare Earths

There are signs that carmakers, US firms waiting to receive rare earths, and even top US officials, are far from certain Beijing will speed up its mineral exports

Germany Tells Apple, Google: Cut DeepSeek From App Stores
Germany Tells Apple, Google: Cut DeepSeek From App Stores

Germany's data protection commissioner said on Friday she wants Apple and Google to ban use of DeepSeek because the group illegally transfers users' personal data to China

China’s Factory Profits Plunged in May Amid Trade Upheaval
Australian Government Sues China-Linked Rare Earth Investors
Vietnam Eyes Framework Trade Deal With US by Tariff Deadline
Ford Still Not Getting Enough Rare Earth Magnets From China — WSJ
China’s BYD Cuts Back on EV Production, Factory Expansions
China Passes 1 Terawatt of Solar Power, Government Says
Floods Swamp Cities in Southwest China, And More Storms Due

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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