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A recent analysis by Harvard’s Belfer Center reveals that China’s Arctic presence is far less formidable than commonly portrayed, with inflated investment figures and stalled projects undermining its strategic goals. China’s growing interest in the Arctic has sparked concern among Western policymakers, who view its investments as a potential geopolitical threat….
An ag economist at Ohio State University says U.S. soybean exports could face pressure from the recently announced trade deal between China and Brazil. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield, “In 2023, Brazil’s agricultural exports to China hit $60.24 billion,” he says. “US exports of soybeans to China in 2023 had fallen to less than 30%. The…
The Trump administration has detained new train car shells and other essential equipment manufactured for the MBTA by a Chinese state-owned company, threatening to derail a more than $1 billion effort to upgrade the transit agency’s aging subway cars. According to the T, last month U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents confiscated several shells and…
China is making strides in semiconductor production deemed crucial for artificial intelligence despite US export controls and diffusion rules, a new report suggests. Recent semiconductor analysis focusing on China says since the start of the year, Beijing has taken inventory of and redistributed some of its semiconductor production tools acquired in recent years, and in…
New Yorkers have a new logo in town as Luckin Coffee, a popular Chinese coffee chain, announces its debut in the United States. The Starbucks rival opened its first two stores in New York City on Monday, as the Xiamen-based coffee purveyor sets out to expand its market and garner favor with U.S. customers. The…
Photo: Zhang Huiquan/People’s Liberation Army Navy Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said its Liaoning and Shandong carrier formations “recently… completed combat training on the high seas and returned to their home ports safely”, News.Az reports, citing AFP. The mission…
On Saturday, as legislators began to digest the new text, Senator Brian Schatz declared on X not once, not twice, but three times that with the new penalty, this bill would on its own “kill” the U.S. solar energy industry, leading to energy shortages and raising costs across the board. “I promise you,” he wrote,…
Chinese state media released undated footage on Sunday saying the country’s fighter jets had “expelled” foreign military aircraft that approached the East Asian power’s airspace. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese defense and foreign ministries for comment by email. Why It Matters Close aerial encounters between Chinese and foreign militaries are not uncommon as the United…
The Senate is voting on a version of President Donald Trump’s spending legislation that would slam the solar and wind industries. The legislation is close to a worst case scenario for renewable energy, Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco told clients. However, there are also a few companies that Wall Street views as relative winners. Clean…