4 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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5 d. ago China imposes export controls on lithium batteries and graphite anode materials

China imposes export controls on lithium batteries and graphite anode materials  WorldECR

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5 d. ago China Imposes Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and a 50% Rule for Export Controls on Rare Earth Elements and Other Items

China Imposes Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and a 50% Rule for Export Controls on Rare Earth Elements and Other Items  JD Supra

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5 d. ago FirstFT: Bessent warns world will ‘decouple’ from China if it imposes new export controls

FirstFT: Bessent warns world will ‘decouple’ from China if it imposes new export controls  Financial Times

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7 d. ago China imposes export ban after Dutch intervention at chipmaker Nexperia

China imposes export ban after Dutch intervention at chipmaker Nexperia  NL Times

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1 week ago Trump’s latest tariffs trigger over US$6 billion in cryptocurrency liquidations

Cryptocurrency market traders have been hit by record liquidations just days after bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high, with volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. Crypto prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China and export controls on software. The declines precipitated – and then were made worse by – what data tracker Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in...

Economics

1 week ago Trump’s latest tariffs trigger record cryptocurrency liquidations

Cryptocurrency market traders have been hit by record liquidations just days after bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high, with volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. Crypto prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China and export controls on software. The declines precipitated – and then were made worse by – what data tracker Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in...

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1 week ago Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels

Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels  Fortune

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1 week ago Trump to hike China tariff to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels

Trump to hike China tariff to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels  Fortune

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1 week ago China’s new rare earth controls will hit global chip supply chain, analysts say

China’s latest export controls on rare earths are expected to have a direct impact on the global semiconductor supply chain, complicating the production of AI and memory chips from major US and South Korean suppliers, according to analysts. On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed a raft of new export controls on rare earth materials critical for the chip manufacturing process. It imposed restrictions on the export of technologies related to rare earth production, such as mining,...

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1 week ago China imposes export controls on critical minerals ahead of Xi

China imposes export controls on critical minerals ahead of Xi-Trump meet  E&E News by POLITICO

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1 week ago China announces export controls on lithium batteries, graphite anode materials

China announces export controls on lithium batteries, graphite anode materials  Global Times

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