7 h. ago What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.

What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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7 h. ago How Europe is scrambling to reduce dependence on China’s rare earths

How Europe is scrambling to reduce dependence on China’s rare earths  CNBC

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3 d. ago Why the real AI race is within China and not across the Pacific

For much of the global debate, the race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy has been framed as a binary contest between the United States and China. As Washington envisions it, victory hinges on frontier models and compute scale, a battle dominated by a handful of American labs. China is cast as the challenger, constrained by export controls and dependent on catching up. That narrative is increasingly outdated. China is not pursuing a single AI strategy. It is running three large-scale...

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4 d. ago India’s looming BrahMos missile deal with Indonesia challenges US

India and Indonesia are close to finalising a US$450 million sale of BrahMos missiles, in a deal analysts say could give Southeast Asia a long-sought alternative to dependence on the US or China. The deal, discussed last Thursday during the third India–Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue co-chaired by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, would make Indonesia only the second Southeast Asian country after the Philippines to acquire the missile...

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8 d. ago Conflict, drones, rare earths drive China supply chain dependence fears

Conflict, drones, rare earths drive China supply chain dependence fears  Reuters

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1 week ago UK launches critical mineral strategy to cut dependence on China

UK launches critical mineral strategy to cut dependence on China  MSN

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1 week ago Nexperia Chip Freeze Exposes Auto Industry’s Hidden China Dependence

Nexperia Chip Freeze Exposes Auto Industry’s Hidden China Dependence  Modern Diplomacy

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1 week ago UK launches critical minerals strategy to reduce dependency on China

UK launches critical minerals strategy to reduce dependency on China  The Guardian

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2 w. ago The economic coercion risk in ASEAN’s growing dependence on China

The economic coercion risk in ASEAN’s growing dependence on China  Asia Times

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2 w. ago EU industry chief says raw materials recycling is solution to China dependency

EU industry chief says raw materials recycling is solution to China dependency  Reuters

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3 w. ago Chinese firms in EU report solid performance despite mounting uncertainties

Most Chinese companies are faring well in the European Union despite rising challenges such as higher labour costs, trade barriers and the bloc’s efforts to reduce dependence on Beijing, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) said in its annual report. Over 80 per cent of surveyed companies reported stable or improved performance in Europe in 2024, with more than half posting revenue growth and 40 per cent turning higher profits, according to the report published on Wednesday by the...

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3 w. ago Development or Dependence? Rethinking China’s Economic Playbook in the Americas

Development or Dependence? Rethinking China’s Economic Playbook in the Americas  Small Wars Journal

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3 w. ago New lithium deposit discovery could eliminate dependence on China

New lithium deposit discovery could eliminate dependence on China  Earth.com

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4 w. ago China’s Homegrown Oil Drilling Push Chips Away at Import Dependence

China’s Homegrown Oil Drilling Push Chips Away at Import Dependence  Bloomberg.com

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