34 h. ago How much is China willing to risk to protect its ties with Iran?

How much is China willing to risk to protect its ties with Iran?  RFI

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36 h. ago Tesla’s defeat, Harvard’s success, Trump ‘top global risk’: 7 US

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. BYD’s win, Tesla’s defeat, Ford’s pivot: the widening gap in US-China EV markets After years of competing head-to-head with China in electric vehicles, the United States is now widely seen as falling behind – a reality increasingly acknowledged even within Detroit. Read the full story...

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61 h. ago The US has sent a ‘dangerous’ message in Venezuela and China must act, legal expert warns

China needs to legislate to protect itself against the risk of “external suppression” and safeguard its technology and supply chains, a legal expert with a top Beijing think tank has warned. Li Honglei, head of a Communist Party committee that oversees two law institutes under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said tighter national security legislation was needed to make the country more “resilient”. He said the risks had been laid bare by America’s abduction of the former Venezuelan...

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3 d. ago Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites

As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns that powerful lasers beaming energy back to Earth could pose serious risks to other satellites in the increasingly crowded low-Earth orbit. If these beams miss their targets – because of tracking errors or system malfunctions – they could strike nearby spacecraft, overheat solar panels or trigger electrical discharges, according to a team from the Beijing Institute of Satellite Environment...

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4 d. ago Why collusion is a risk, not a solution, to China’s strategic dilemma on the Korean Peninsula

Why collusion is a risk, not a solution, to China’s strategic dilemma on the Korean Peninsula  DailyNK

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5 d. ago Japan firms seen ‘stockpiling’ rare earths as Tokyo looks to G7 in face of China controls

Fears of China choking off exports of critical minerals to Japan amid a deepening political dispute have set off industry alarms and prompted Tokyo to elevate the issue at a G7 gathering of finance ministers this week, despite Beijing’s assurances that civilian trade would be spared. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said last week that she would attend the Group of Seven event in Washington on Monday with the “risk of a rare-earth-supply interruption from China in mind”, the...

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5 d. ago The Bull Case For Apple (AAPL) Could Change Following China Risk Pushback And Finance Leadership Shift

The Bull Case For Apple (AAPL) Could Change Following China Risk Pushback And Finance Leadership Shift  simplywall.st

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6 d. ago China applies to put 200,000 satellites in space after calling Starlink a crash risk

Chinese firms have signalled plans to launch more than 200,000 internet satellites, filing submissions with a UN agency just as Beijing criticised Elon Musk’s SpaceX for crowding shared orbital resources. A dozen or so submissions from various Chinese satellite players were filed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the end of December. The biggest projects – CTC-1 and CTC-2 – were for 96,714 satellites each and filed by the newly established Institute of Radio Spectrum...

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6 d. ago China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Is UBS’s New Coverage of China Yuchai (CYD) Reframing Its Engine Business Risk‑Reward Story?

Is UBS’s New Coverage of China Yuchai (CYD) Reframing Its Engine Business Risk‑Reward Story?  simplywall.st

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9 d. ago ‘Odious debt’: why China is at risk of painful losses in post

‘Odious debt’: why China is at risk of painful losses in post-Maduro Venezuela  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago With Maduro out, are Chinese investments in Venezuela at risk?

With Maduro out, are Chinese investments in Venezuela at risk?  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Beijing escalates rwa tokenization china clampdown with sweeping ban and legal risk for Hong Kong Web3 links

Beijing escalates rwa tokenization china clampdown with sweeping ban and legal risk for Hong Kong Web3 links  The Cryptonomist

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1 week ago China’s sensitive technology at risk after Trump abducts Venezuela leader Maduro

China risks losing access to satellite tracking stations and other sensitive technology infrastructure in Venezuela after the United States seized control of the country’s leadership and transferred its president Nicolas Maduro to New York for trial. Beijing’s embedded assets – from satellite ground stations to oilfield systems and telecommunications networks – could be compromised after US President Donald Trump said Washington would “run” Venezuela and “fix oil infrastructure” in the country...

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1 week ago China’s sensitive technology at risk after Trump abducts Venezuelan leader Maduro

China risks losing access to satellite tracking stations and other sensitive technology infrastructure in Venezuela after the United States seized control of the country’s leadership and snatched its president, Nicolas Maduro, taking him to New York for trial. Beijing’s embedded assets – from satellite ground stations to oilfield systems and telecommunications networks – could be compromised after US President Donald Trump said Washington would “run” Venezuela and “fix oil infrastructure” in the...

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1 week ago Trump seen as top global risk in 2026 as US slips further behind China: Eurasia Group

The US is in danger of falling increasingly behind China in 2026 as the Asian giant tightens its grip on drones, battery storage, robots and manufacturing, although the No 1 risk to global stability is the US under President Donald Trump, Eurasia Group said on Monday in its closely watched annual forecast of threats, challenges and hotspots. “It’s a time of great geopolitical uncertainty. Not because there’s imminent conflict between the two biggest powers, the United States and China – that...

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1 week ago Trump seen as top global risk in 2026 as US slips further behind China

Trump seen as top global risk in 2026 as US slips further behind China  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Venezuela And The Escalating Risk Of Global Market Collapse In US–China Strategic Competition – Analysis

Venezuela And The Escalating Risk Of Global Market Collapse In US–China Strategic Competition – Analysis  Eurasia Review

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2 w. ago Big risk to AI capex may be if we see China's tech spend suddenly undercut U.S.: Strategist

Big risk to AI capex may be if we see China's tech spend suddenly undercut U.S.: Strategist  CNBC

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2 w. ago SpaceX will move more than 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit after China cited safety risk

SpaceX has announced it will reconfigure its Starlink internet satellite constellation by lowering the orbit of more than 4,400 satellites throughout 2026, shortly after Beijing said the project posed “safety and security challenges”. The move aims to relocate the satellites to orbital regions less crowded by space debris and other planned satellite constellations, reducing the risk of collisions and allowing satellites to deorbit faster. It comes after an unnamed representative from Beijing...

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