23 h. ago China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self

China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self-reliance  South China Morning Post

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57 h. ago China, Canada Ink Energy Pact as Carney Aims to Cut US Reliance

China, Canada Ink Energy Pact as Carney Aims to Cut US Reliance  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago The Critical Minerals Conundrum Why Reducing Reliance on China is So Hard

The Critical Minerals Conundrum Why Reducing Reliance on China is So Hard  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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3 d. ago Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance with first major model trained on Huawei stack

Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI said its new image generation model was trained on chips from Huawei Technologies, making it the first powerful open-source model to be developed on an entirely domestic training stack. The Beijing-based company, fresh off its Hong Kong initial public offering, said on Wednesday that the achievement proved the feasibility of developing powerful multimodal models without US semiconductors, as Beijing pushes for self-reliance in China’s AI industry...

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4 d. ago Maersk wants to prevent reliance on green methanol from China by exploring increased ethanol use

Maersk wants to prevent reliance on green methanol from China by exploring increased ethanol use  Hydrogen Insight

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4 d. ago Chip designer GigaDevice surges 45% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s self

Mainland chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor jumped more than 45 per cent on its first trading day in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Beijing-based firm’s debut catered to investor appetite for tech companies amid China’s push for self-reliance. The firm’s shares started trading at HK$235, versus the offer price of HK$162. Its shares closed between HK$224.20 and HK$226.80 on the grey market on Monday evening, helping some investors cash in gains of about 40 per cent before the official debut,...

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4 d. ago Chipmaker GigaDevice leaps 45% in Hong Kong debut amid China self

Chipmaker GigaDevice leaps 45% in Hong Kong debut amid China self-reliance push  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Chip designer GigaDevice jumps 37% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s self

Mainland chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor jumped more than 37 per cent on its first trading day in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Beijing-based firm’s debut catered to investor appetite for tech companies amid China’s push for self-reliance. The firm’s shares surged 45 per cent to HK$235 at the start of trading, versus the offer price of HK$162, before ending the day up 37.5 per cent at HK$222.80. The close valued the company at around HK$155.2 billion (US$19.9 billion). Its Shanghai-listed...

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5 d. ago G7 finance ministers agree to cut reliance on China for rare earths

G7 finance ministers agree to cut reliance on China for rare earths  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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5 d. ago Japan launches world’s first deep sea trial to secure own rare earth supply

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply. The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori island some 1,900km (1,200 miles) southeast of Tokyo, will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare earth seabed sludge from 6km deep onto a ship. Japan, like its Western allies, has been reducing its dependence on...

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6 d. ago US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths  Reuters

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6 d. ago Maersk explores more ethanol use for green fuel to cut reliance on China, FT reports

Maersk explores more ethanol use for green fuel to cut reliance on China, FT reports  Reuters

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6 d. ago Maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on China for green fuel

Maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on China for green fuel  Financial Times

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9 d. ago What will top the agenda when Canada’s Mark Carney heads to China?

Trade, particularly in energy, is expected to dominate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s talks in China next week as his country looks to reduce its economic reliance on the United States. Carney’s five-day trip starts on Tuesday and will be the first by a Canadian leader to China since 2017. Carney said on Wednesday that his trip was part of a broader effort to bolster Canada’s economic resilience. “We’re forging new partnerships around the world to transform our economy from one that has...

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9 d. ago USDA Research Priorities for 2026 and China Tries to Reduce Soy Reliance

USDA Research Priorities for 2026 and China Tries to Reduce Soy Reliance  AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

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2 w. ago Feed industry raises concerns over U.S. reliance on China for vitamins

Feed industry raises concerns over U.S. reliance on China for vitamins  Brownfield Ag News

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2 w. ago Baidu chip unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong IPO amid China’s push for tech self

Baidu’s artificial intelligence chip subsidiary Kunlunxin (Beijing) Technology has confidentially applied for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, as the search and AI giant becomes the latest to join an investment frenzy amid China’s drive for tech self-reliance. The Kunlunxin prospectus was submitted on Thursday but details such as the size and structure of the IPO had not yet been finalised, Baidu said in a statement on Friday. Baidu’s Hong Kong-listed shares rose 7.5 per cent to...

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2 w. ago China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers to Accelerate Self

China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers to Accelerate Self-Reliance  Modern Diplomacy

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