China ramps up crackdown on strategic mineral smugglers, vows stronger export controls

China ramps up crackdown on strategic mineral smugglers, vows stronger export controls

A number of suspects involved in strategic mineral smuggling had been arrested, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, while pledging stronger enforcement of export controls to prevent illegal shipments and technology transfers for military use. The Ministry of Commerce statement came during a high-level export-control meeting in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region – an…

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US firms say China market critical despite fraying relations, other issues: survey

US firms say China market critical despite fraying relations, other issues: survey

A new survey of American companies operating in China has indicated that most of them consider the country’s market critical despite fraying bilateral relations, tariffs, economic weakness and lost market share. Nearly all respondents participating in an annual US-China Business Council survey said they cannot remain globally competitive without their business in the world’s second-largest…

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China places export controls on eight Taiwanese firms citing dual-use tech concerns

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commerce ministry on Wednesday said it has added eight Taiwanese firms to an export controls list, citing concerns over shipments of dual-use technologies from the democratically governed island that Beijing views as its own territory. The eight companies are from Taiwan’s aerospace, shipbuilding and technology sectors. (Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by…

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How the U.S. and China Compete to Promote Their Digital Visions

How the U.S. and China Compete to Promote Their Digital Visions

On April 8, numerous committees within the United States House of Representatives held hearings on AI, examining China’s growing capabilities, the release of DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model, and potential implications for U.S. security and economic interests. These conversations attempted to untangle what is more important for U.S. strategic interests: building the most advanced and capable…

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