41 h. ago China’s rare earth magnet exports to US plunge 29% as tensions simmer

The decline in China’s exports of rare earth magnets to the United States accelerated in September – a period predating Beijing’s expansion of controls over the flow of the critical minerals – an indication the prized items remain a major battleground in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China’s total exports to the US of the permanent magnets – essential components in manufacturing for several hi-tech industries, including electric vehicles and defence – reached...

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4 d. ago Chinese team aims to test powerful chip on world’s largest optical telescope

Chinese researchers have developed an optical chip the size of a fingernail that can analyse light in real time with a precision once possible only with bulky laboratory instruments. They hope to test it using the largest optical telescope on Earth. The breakthrough could enable an unprecedented level of visual intelligence in machines ranging from drones and robots to medical scanners and telescopes, according to Fang Lu and her team at Tsinghua University. In a paper published this week by the...

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5 d. ago Apple’s iPhone Air sells out in China after CEO Tim Cook’s visit

Apple’s iPhone Air sold out within minutes of its launch in China on Friday, underscoring the device’s popularity among Chinese consumers despite competition from Android devices. The strong sales followed CEO Tim Cook’s visit this week to promote the product in the world’s largest smartphone market amid ongoing geopolitical tensions between China and the US. As chairman of an advisory body at Tsinghua University’s management school, Cook also met Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Thursday. Pre-sales...

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5 d. ago World’s Largest Muslim Country Agrees Fighter Jet Deal With China

World’s Largest Muslim Country Agrees Fighter Jet Deal With China  Newsweek

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6 d. ago Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday committed the US tech company to increased investment in China, even as trade tensions intensify between the world’s two largest economies. Cook made the pledge in a meeting with Li Lecheng, who heads the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in Beijing after the US executive spent two days in Shanghai during his second visit to China this year. The two sides “exchanged views on the development of Apple’s business in China and strengthening...

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7 d. ago China gears up to build giant South China Sea lab in hunt for ghost particles

Chinese researchers have tested a submersible vehicle designed to help them build one of the world’s largest neutrino observatories in the South China Sea – a facility that will study the ghostly subatomic particles that stream through the cosmos with barely a trace. The Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider) uncoiled a 700 metre (2,300ft) string of 20 sensor balls at a depth of about 1,700 metres (5,580ft), according to the team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s...

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1 week ago China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?

China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?  Live Science

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1 week ago World’s Largest Glove Maker Eyes US Growth as China Rivals Surge

World’s Largest Glove Maker Eyes US Growth as China Rivals Surge  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy by 2045: Economist

China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy by 2045: Economist  Indonesia Business Post

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2 w. ago “They Built a Giant That Floats”: China Unveils the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine (and it could power 4,000 homes at sea)

“They Built a Giant That Floats”: China Unveils the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine (and it could power 4,000 homes at sea)  Energy Reporters

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2 w. ago China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer

In 2009, China surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest exporter of goods, a position it has maintained for the past 16 years. This export dominance has been instrumental in propelling China’s economy forward, enabling it to overtake Japan in 2010 as the second-largest economy in nominal GDP, trailing only the United States. By 2013, China had also eclipsed the US as the world’s largest trading nation in goods, measured by the combined value of imports and exports. These milestones...

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2 w. ago Opinion | China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer

Opinion | China needs to chart a new course to become world’s largest importer  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago China launches the world’s largest centrifuge in terms of capacity

China launches the world’s largest centrifuge in terms of capacity  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Video shows the world's largest bridge open in China. See the 'engineering feat.'

Video shows the world's largest bridge open in China. See the 'engineering feat.'  USA Today

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3 w. ago China has built world's largest water conservancy infrastructure system: minister

China has built world's largest water conservancy infrastructure system: minister  ecns.cn

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3 w. ago Drone maker DJI loses lawsuit against Pentagon claim of Chinese military ties

A US judge on Friday rejected a bid by China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, to be removed from the US Defence Department’s list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. In his ruling, US District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington said the Defence Department had substantial evidence supporting its finding that DJI, which sells more than half of all US commercial drones, contributes to the “Chinese defence industrial base”. DJI had urged the court to order its removal...

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3 w. ago World’s most powerful flying wind turbine launched in western China

China has successfully flown the world’s largest and most powerful airborne wind turbine, a milestone that could bring cheaper, more reliable green energy and strengthen the country’s leading role in the global clean energy transition. Between September 19 and 21, the airship-like S1500 – about the size of a basketball court and as tall as a 13-storey building – became the first turbine of its kind to generate one megawatt of power during a test flight at a desert site in China’s western...

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3 w. ago In case of trade emergency, break glass: inside China’s policy toolbox

Beijing has deployed a wide variety of measures to protect its domestic industries as China’s economy, the world’s second largest, grapples with a number of external tensions. In addition to traditional tools accepted in international law such as anti-dumping or countervailing investigations, the country’s Ministry of Commerce has adopted other methods to respond to what Beijing views as encroachment by trade partners, particularly in the months since US President Donald Trump began his second...

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3 w. ago China Moves Toward Carbon Cap: Xi Jinping Pledges 7–10% Emissions Cut by 2035

China Moves Toward Carbon Cap: Xi Jinping Pledges 7–10% Emissions Cut by 2035  CarbonCredits.com

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3 w. ago China has announced its first target to cut emissions in real terms. What does it mean for Australia?

China has announced its first target to cut emissions in real terms. What does it mean for Australia?  The Guardian

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