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China is desperate to attract more foreign investment. It won't be easy

China’s State Council has unveiled an action plan to attract more foreign investment, as the world’s second largest economy scrambles to shore up...

20.03.2024 10

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China’s new retail and industrial data beat expectations — but signs still point to trouble ahead

Official economic data out of China for the January and February period came in better than expected. Industrial output rose 7%, higher than the 5%...

18.03.2024 20

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Rare earths are the crucial piece in the global tech supply chain puzzle

“Rare earth elements are not rare.” So goes the much-quoted adage, and while true, it doesn’t quite explain all the fuss around the group of 17...

15.03.2024 6

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Italy's car industry shows just how hard it is to do without China

Italy’s relationship with China illustrates the strong push and pull that the world’s second largest economy exerts on global geopolitics. Read...

14.03.2024 7

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A major Chinese crane maker says it's no security risk to U.S. ports

A Chinese state-owned maker of heavy industrial equipment, including cranes used to move cargo on and off ships, has denied that its cranes pose...

11.03.2024 30

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Google is stepping up its cyberdefense efforts

Google has opened its first Asia-Pacific cyberdefense hub in Tokyo as worries grow over cyber threats posed by hostile actors including China,...

07.03.2024 3

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Taylor Swift's exclusive deal with Singapore is a masterstroke of concert economics

Taylor Swift’s concerts move local economies. The tens of thousands who descend on a city to see the mega star perform can boost spending at local...

06.03.2024 6

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The U.S. might bar sales to China from its strategic oil reserve

A new government funding bill includes a measure that would prohibit China from buying oil from the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve. The provision...

04.03.2024 10

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The Apple car is dead but its Chinese rival Huawei is charging ahead

A decade and billions of dollars later, Apple is reportedly axing its electric car project. Read more...

28.02.2024 9

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China is going after Tesla and the U.S. on EVs. This country is key to its global push

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD delivered its first batch of EVs to customers in Hungary last week. The company called it “a new chapter in...

26.02.2024 8

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Nvidia is walking a tightrope on China chip sales

Powered by surging demand from generative AI models, Nvidia late Wednesday reported a quarterly revenue increase of 265% compared to the prior year,...

22.02.2024 4

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China wants more control of its mass surveillance system

China’s massive surveillance state is well known. Public spaces are blanketed with CCTV cameras that record details like clothing, gender, age, and...

21.02.2024 20

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Why foreign direct investment into China is collapsing

Foreign business investments in China fell to a three-decade low in 2023, a sign that global commerce is wary of doing business with the country amid...

20.02.2024 2

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China is warily eyeing the US and EU’s pursuit of “collective economic security”

Last month, the US-EU Trade and Technology Council — a forum focused on deepening transatlantic cooperation on things like supply chains, export...

15.02.2024 9

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The energy transition would cost 20% more without China, analysis says

China dominates clean energy technologies. That makes it difficult—and costly—for the west to de-risk from China in products required for the...

13.02.2024 3

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The US-China competition "is about to get very real," Palantir CEO says

Palantir has long positioned itself as a leader in technologies that will define the modern battlefield. The contours of that battlefield are now...

07.02.2024 30

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China wants "new quality productivity." What does that even mean?

Understanding China’s economy often entails decoding oblique ideological jargon. Here’s a new one to add to the glossary: “new quality...

01.02.2024 7

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Hong Kong wants to make everything a 'state secret' — an echo of Beijing

Three-and-a-half years after sweeping, Beijing-imposed national security legislationtook effect in Hong Kong, remaking the city in the authoritarian...

30.01.2024 6

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Europe's economic security plan needs to play both defense and offense

The European Union this week published a raft of proposals aimed at bolstering the bloc’s economic security, including how to better scrutinize...

26.01.2024 5

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China is importing fewer chips and more chipmaking machines

In a clear sign of Beijing’s efforts to speed up the development of its homegrown semiconductor industry amid Washington’s intensifying technology...

23.01.2024 2

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One way China is growing more dependent on Taiwan

Intermediate goods are inputs used to produce a final product. Think textiles to make a coat, metals to make a car, and computer chips to make an...

23.01.2024 9

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Mexico likely beat China to be the top exporter to the US — the first time in 20 years

As global trade flows shift amid an intensifying great power competition between Washington and Beijing, the US is moving to import less from China in...

11.01.2024 2

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Supply chains are getting longer and twistier as the US and China try to decouple

It is the irony of our new economic age. Globalization brought with it elongated supply chains, as manufacturing and production were moved across...

08.01.2024 6

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Rivian vs Tesla, Starbucks' reusable cup policy: The week in business news

Electric truck maker Rivian’s shares fell as much as 11% on Tuesday (Jan. 2), after the company reported fewer-than-anticipated deliveries in the...

08.01.2024 20

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AMC shares, how to think about water: The week in money and markets

As tensions over the future of water consumption hit their boiling point, a new working paper published through the National Bureau of Economic...

08.01.2024 10

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Intel's AI plans, X's plunging value: The week in tech and innovation

Chip maker Intel announced its latest ambitions in artificial intelligence: It’s establishing an independent company dedicated to generative AI. The...

08.01.2024 20

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China's EV makers are facing a ship shortage

You may remember the chip shortage that afflicted the automotive industry. Now, Chinese electric vehicle makers are facing a ship shortage.Read...

08.01.2024 6

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The first made-in-China cruise ship was made mostly with foreign technology

China kicked off the new year with the maiden voyage of its first domestically built large cruise liner. State media outlets hailed the feat as a...

02.01.2024 2

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Why Japan's Nippon Steel is spending big to buy US Steel

Japan’s Nippon Steel, the world’s fourth-largest steelmaker, announced on Monday (Dec. 18) that it’s acquiring US Steel for $14.9 billion in...

19.12.2023 2

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China is eager to challenge the US by boosting ties with Vietnam

Chinese leader Xi Jinping makes a trip to Vietnam this week, visiting the Southeast Asian country’s capital of Hanoi starting Tuesday (Dec. 12)....

11.12.2023 30

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The shift of manufacturing out of China is shaking up shipping

The global shipping industry is in a decidedly gloomy mood. Read more...

05.12.2023 10

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Higher interest rates could undermine supply chain resilience

Supply chain disruptions of the past several years—caused by a global pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as ongoing US-China trade...

15.11.2023 7

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China-Australia trade ties are warming up as Beijing-Brussels relations cool

China and Australia are making significant efforts to repair relations, more than two years after Beijing ratcheted up its trade conflict with...

08.11.2023 2

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China's EV giant BYD is slowly closing its profit gap with Tesla

Last year, Chinese EV champion BYD dethroned Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles, counting both full-electric and plug-in...

01.11.2023 2

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How Stellantis’s investment in Leapmotor could boost China’s EV dominance

Stellantis, the Netherlands-based Jeep and Chrysler maker, is making a big bet on China: It’s shelling out €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) for a 21%...

26.10.2023 2

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China's slowing economy means its energy demand could peak by 2025

China’s total energy demand could peak “around the middle of this decade” as the country’s economic growth slows, according to the...

25.10.2023 2

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China rolls out a (largely symbolic) red carpet for foreign manufacturers

China is removing restrictions on foreign investment in the domestic manufacturing sector, according to state media. Read more...

18.10.2023 9

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Ford’s Chinese partner insists their EV battery deal is going well—but Ford isn’t so sure

Ford is halting work on its $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery factory in Michigan, The Detroit News reported on Monday (Sept. 25). But Ford’s...

26.09.2023 4

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Even the US's planned rare earth magnet factory can't shake the influence of China

The US is making a major investment in ramping up domestic production of rare earth magnets to reduce its reliance on China. But in a reminder of how...

22.09.2023 5

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China was “de-risking” long before the term caught on in the West

Outwardly, Beijing criticizes the West’s attempts to de-risk and decouple from China. Read more...

14.09.2023 2

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