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Trump is trying to maintain a delicate trade truce with China, a top manufacturer of both semiconductors and devices powered by them
The easing tensions will give some comfort to carmakers running short on Nexperia's chips, but it remains uncertain whether supply chain issues will be solved anytime soon
According to some analysts, the West will still rely on China for 91% of its heavy rare earths needs by 2030, down only slightly from 99% in 2024
The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country...
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Chinese Firms May Soon Need To Transfer Tech To Invest In Europe15 Oct 2025
The EU has emerged as a key market for Chinese firms due to increasing competition and deflationary pressures at home and tough policies that deter their expansion in the US...
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China Starts Collecting Tit-For-Tat Port Fees On US-Owned Ships14 Oct 2025
The trade war between US and China is now ensnaring ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil...
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‘Can Destroy China’: Trump Says Beijing Has to Give US Magnets26 Aug 2025
'We're going to have a lot of magnets in a pretty short period of time. In fact, we'll have so many we won't know what to do with them,' the US President said...
China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries...
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China’s BYD Sees Sales in the UK Jump by 880% – BBC07 Oct 2025
Britain has emerged as key market for BYD, as it is the only European nation with no tariffs on exported electric and hybrid vehicles from China...
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China’s Policies Have Pushed Its Auto Industry Near to Collapse17 Sep 2025
Carmakers and dealers are struggling to make money in the world’s biggest auto market and oversupply, along with fierce competition, has left scores of firms on the brink of collapse...
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China Markets Sink on Tech Selloff, Talk of Regulatory Curbs04 Sep 2025
China's blue-chip index fell the most in nearly five months with Shanghai stocks down more than 1.3% and the Hang Seng also sinking over 1%...
Samsung's announcement coincides with Seoul’s commitment to invest $350 billion in the US which has led to concerns that Korea could end up playing second-fiddle in manufacturing...
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Japan’s Economy Contracts as Car Exports Sink in 3rd Quarter17 Nov 2025
Japan suffers its first contraction in six quarters, caused by a slump in car shipments to the US because of the Trump Administration's tariffs...
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US, Korea Reveal Details on Building Ships and Nuclear Subs14 Nov 2025
Lee's security adviser said the countries discussed nuclear-powered submarines on the "premise" the vessels would be built in South Korea...
Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market...
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China’s BYD Targets Sale of 1.6m EVs Abroad in 2026: CitiBank11 Nov 2025
BYD has been building factories for local assembly in countries such as Hungary and Brazil and it plans a third plant for Europe, with Spain the top candidate....
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Germany to Review Its Policies on China, As Trade Tensions Rise10 Nov 2025
Germany's coalition government plans to re-examine its China policies in regard to energy, raw material imports and Chinese investment in critical German infrastructure...
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