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Soybeans: China imported no soybeans from the United States in September, marking the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, as per a report. The decline came as Chinese buyers continued to avoid American cargoes amid ongoing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. US Soybeans Shipments to China Drops to…
The Standard Model, a cornerstone of modern physics, explains how three of nature’s four fundamental forces – the electromagnetic, the weak and strong forces – interact at the subatomic level. The groundbreaking work of Chen-ning Yang, who has died aged 103, was fundamental to the completion of this model. Alongside Albert Einstein’s theory of gravitation,…
Reuters is reporting that there were no new US soybean sales to China and that nothing is expected to be loaded in coming weeks. This is according to the US soybean industry groups. Moreover, if the trend continues, soybean farmers could face financial collapse. Pres. Trump earlier today said that He will be discussing a…
Relations between the United States and China are tense, once again, with experts saying that the administration of US President Donald Trump “doesn’t quite know how to deal with China”. The latest flare-up took place when Beijing, on October 9, expanded its restrictions on the export of rare-earth metals, increasing the number of elements on…
Trade ties between the rival powers remain fraught, even as Bessent held “frank” talks over video with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Saturday, with the pair set to hold fresh in-person negotiations this week. Yet, amid the tensions, Trump appears to have shown some restraint by not antagonising his counterpart, Xi Jinping, or challenging Beijing’s…
US President Donald Trump is expected to approach his coming summit with Xi Jinping by relying on personal chemistry and his “gut”, but his ability to charm the Chinese leader will be limited at best, analysts and former government officials in Washington said on Tuesday. The first meeting in six years between the heads of…
SHENZHEN — When rush hour calms down around 8 p.m. at Shenzhen’s Futian railway station, autonomous robovans get to work. They begin moving back and forth along a designated route, carrying parcels from a storage facility and dropping them off at a spot near the platform. The vehicles broadcast audio alerting people to keep a two…
CHATTANOOGA–The prevailing idea that the U.S. and China are locked in a trade war is missing the point, according to Leland Miller. What the two countries are engaged in is a war over who controls supply chains and “choke points” for critical products. At the FreightWaves’ Festival of Freight (F3) conference here, Leland Miller, the…
FILE – American flags are displayed with Chinese flags in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) Beijing’s recent expansion of rare earth export controls appeared to intensify the US-China trade war, but analysts point out the dispute began with a US action in late September. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, the…
China is aggressively accelerating its ambitions in artificial intelligence, pouring unprecedented investments into research, development, and commercialization with a clear strategic objective: to dethrone the United States as the world’s leading AI superpower by 2030. This monumental push, underpinned by comprehensive national strategies and vast financial commitments, is reshaping the global AI landscape and sparking…