59 h. ago CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO APPLY AI TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE TCM SUPPLY CHAIN

CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO APPLY AI TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE TCM SUPPLY CHAIN  Yahoo Finance

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5 d. ago Beijing Triggers Lithium Surge: VAT Rebate Rollback Sparks Global Supply Chain Frenzy

Beijing Triggers Lithium Surge: VAT Rebate Rollback Sparks Global Supply Chain Frenzy  FinancialContent

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5 d. ago U.S. Moves to Enlist India in AI Supply Chain Push to Counter China

U.S. Moves to Enlist India in AI Supply Chain Push to Counter China  The China-Global South Project

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5 d. ago Honda lost nearly $1 billion over chips—now it’s ripping China out of its supply chain

Honda lost nearly $1 billion over chips—now it’s ripping China out of its supply chain  MSN

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9 d. ago Shanghai steps up oversight of delayed payment practices hurting suppliers

Shanghai, mainland China’s commercial and financial hub, has pledged to step up policing its manufacturing sectors to curb prolonged payment cycles that affect thousands of supply-chain vendors. Gu Jun, deputy secretary general of the municipal government and director of the city’s development and reform commission, told a press conference on Thursday that a task force had been set up to ensure money owed to vendors would be paid promptly. “Supervision will be strengthened to avoid delayed...

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2 w. ago The Dutch Seized A Chinese Chipmaker. Supply Chain Chaos Has Just Begun.

The Dutch Seized A Chinese Chipmaker. Supply Chain Chaos Has Just Begun.  Forbes

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2 w. ago China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity — decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain

China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity — decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain  Tom's Hardware

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2 w. ago China Ramps Up Semiconductor Independence Push With New Supply Chain Rules

China Ramps Up Semiconductor Independence Push With New Supply Chain Rules  TipRanks

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2 w. ago Chinese firms anchor in Dubai free zones to navigate trade barriers and expand reach

Chinese firms are increasingly anchoring themselves in Dubai’s free trade zones to navigate trade barriers and tap new markets as rising protectionism and supply-chain shifts impact global commerce. Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), state-owned DP World’s flagship free economic zone at the western end of the city in the United Arab Emirates, hosted 507 Chinese companies as of November, nearly double the number in 2021. The trend reflected how a Middle Eastern hub offered companies “neutral, stable...

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3 w. ago UBTech’s US$237 million Fenglong deal tightens humanoid robot supply chain

Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech Robotics is moving to lock down key manufacturing capacity, agreeing to pay nearly 1.7 billion yuan (US$237 million) in cash to take control of Shenzhen-listed mechanical component maker Zhejiang Fenglong as it pushes to scale up humanoid robot production. The two-stage deal will begin with UBTech acquiring a 29.99 per cent stake in Fenglong from existing shareholders for 1.16 billion yuan, followed by a voluntary partial offer to buy a further 13.02 per cent...

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3 w. ago CATL poised to bring Yichun lithium output back online after licence lapse

Contemporary Amperex Technol­ogy Ltd (CATL), the world’s biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries, is set to restart a major lithium mine in eastern China, in a move that could ease raw material costs for the EV supply chain. Jiemian News, a Shanghai-based financial outlet, reported that the Yichun mine in Jiangxi province was expected to receive regulatory approval to resume operations shortly before or after the nine-day Lunar New Year break, which begins on February 15. CATL declined to...

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3 w. ago ‘Pax Silica’: America’s new AI inner circle and Asia’s chosen few

When Washington unveiled its “Pax Silica” initiative earlier this month, the absence of countries like India and Vietnam spoke almost as loudly as the presence of Japan, South Korea and Singapore. The message? America’s new vision for the AI supply chain will begin with only its most trusted hands. The Pax Silica Declaration, signed at a summit held in the United States on December 12-13, brought together a carefully chosen group as founding signatories. Alongside the host nation and its East...

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4 w. ago Pentagon’s Taiwan war games reflect US anxiety over PLA power: defence experts

A recently leaked Pentagon report has projected heavy US losses should it intervene in a Taiwan conflict, highlighting Washington’s growing anxiety over Beijing’s rapidly improving capabilities, according to defence experts. In a classified assessment known as the Overmatch brief, the Pentagon has catalogued the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to destroy American fighter planes, large ships and satellites and identified the US military’s supply chain choke points, according to a December 8...

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4 w. ago Chip Shortage Lingers as Honda Plans to Halt Output in Japan, China

Chip Shortage Lingers as Honda Plans to Halt Output in Japan, China  Supply Chain Brain

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