Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, China-based energy reporter Dan Murtaugh asks what the rest of the world can learn from the nation’s success in deploying offshore wind turbines. It was only a few years ago that the offshore wind industry conjured a future with a near-limitless supply…
LAWRENCE — Economic security or economic freedom? That is the tricky choice faced by the world’s advanced democracies, particularly when navigating the problematic trade relationship with China. “We’ve seen a dramatic shift away from economic freedom toward a focus on economic security, which is driven by apprehensions about technology and the rise of China,” said…
The Trump Administration said it will revoke waivers for Samsung Electronics Co., SK Hynix Inc. and an Intel Corp. unit to use US technologies in their Chinese operations, dealing another blow to China’s access to advanced chipmaking know-how. The semiconductor companies have been operating in China under regulations that allow them to import chipmaking equipment…
Russia said it ‘strongly condemns’ actions of Germany, France and UK as China says sanctions move ‘counterproductive’. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Russia and China have condemned a decision by Britain, Germany and France to launch a process that could reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. The three European…
Aug. 29 (UPI) — China will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a regional security summit this weekend. Modi will travel to China for his first visit in seven years, as India and China have feuded in the past over a border dispute in the Himalayas. More than 20 heads of state will attend…
America’s envoy to Beijing is expected to skip China’s military parade next week, joining what appears to be a concerted effort by Western missions to opt out of the grand event despite Chinese pressure. The South China Morning Post has learned from multiple sources that US ambassador David Perdue is unlikely to attend the parade…
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow 600,000 Chinese students into US universities. His announcement on Monday, which marks a sharp departure from the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese students launched earlier this year, has caught his conservative base off guard. Here is more about what Trump is saying now, in…
In the evolving landscape of U.S.-China tech tensions, Alibaba Group has emerged as a pivotal player in China’s quest for technological self-reliance. The company’s strategic investments in AI chip development and cloud infrastructure underscore a dual objective: to mitigate dependency on U.S. semiconductor firms like Nvidia and to secure a leadership position in the global…
A visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series…
Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, has made headlines at the Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong, where he described China as “a hell of a power” in the cryptocurrency sector despite the nation’s ban on digital-token trading since 2021 [3]. His remarks were delivered during a question-and-answer session with crypto investor…