38 h. ago Why India is losing ground over Bangladesh and Myanmar to regional rivals

India is facing multiple geopolitical challenges in the region as Bangladesh and Myanmar show signs of drifting away from New Delhi’s orbit amid its long-standing disputes with Pakistan and China. Dhaka has been drawing closer to Islamabad following the downfall in 2024 of its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who had close ties with Delhi during her rule, while China has continued to maintain its influence in Myanmar since the junta in Naypyidaw ousted the elected government in a coup in...

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39 h. ago China Overhauls Battery Rules as Wave of Electric Clunkers Looms

China Overhauls Battery Rules as Wave of Electric Clunkers Looms  Bloomberg.com

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41 h. ago Porsche 2025 deliveries drop 10% on weak China demand, EU cybersecurity rules

Porsche 2025 deliveries drop 10% on weak China demand, EU cybersecurity rules  Reuters

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48 h. ago China pushes slow bull run with tightened margin financing rules to fight overheating

China’s move to raise margin requirements for leveraged stock trading signalled regulators’ push to steer clear of boom-and-bust cycles, while strengthening the stock market’s role in funding the country’s tech self-sufficiency efforts, according to analysts. “The signal from regulators was crystal-clear: guide the market towards a stable transition to a slow bull run,” said Wang Jun, a strategist at BOC International in Shanghai. “Investors should reduce their leverage levels to guard against...

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50 h. ago Lutnick warns Taipei to keep Trump ‘happy’ as US$500 billion chip deal draws China rebuke

Blending economic nationalism with geopolitical leverage, US President Donald Trump’s top trade official delivered a pointed message to Taiwan shortly after Washington announced an ambitious deal on Thursday to bring critical technology manufacturing, including semiconductors, back to the United States. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick framed the massive reshoring initiative as not just a business transaction, but as a strategic imperative for Taiwan to maintain favour with the “America...

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50 h. ago Lutnick warns Taipei to keep Trump ‘happy’ as US chip deal draws China rebuke

Lutnick warns Taipei to keep Trump ‘happy’ as US chip deal draws China rebuke  South China Morning Post

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50 h. ago Lutnick warns Taipei to keep Trump ‘happy’ as US chip deal draws Beijing rebuke

Blending economic nationalism with geopolitical leverage, US President Donald Trump’s top trade official delivered a pointed message to Taiwan shortly after Washington announced an ambitious deal on Thursday to bring critical technology manufacturing, including semiconductors, back to the United States. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick framed the massive reshoring initiative as not just a business transaction, but as a strategic imperative for Taiwan to maintain favour with the “America...

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60 h. ago China begins to create purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips: report (NVDA:NASDAQ)

China begins to create purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips: report (NVDA:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha

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67 h. ago Q&A: Amid the Chinese Communist Party’s Authoritarian Rule, How Does Freedom House Uncover Dissent in China?

Q&A: Amid the Chinese Communist Party’s Authoritarian Rule, How Does Freedom House Uncover Dissent in China?  Freedom House

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68 h. ago China plans rules to cap Nvidia AI chip buys, Nikkei reports

China plans rules to cap Nvidia AI chip buys, Nikkei reports  Investing.com

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69 h. ago Trump’s China chip rules are ‘discriminatory,’ Global Times says

Trump’s China chip rules are ‘discriminatory,’ Global Times says  Investing.com

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69 h. ago China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports

China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports  Reuters

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2 d. ago Trump’s Chip Rules for China ‘Discriminatory,’ Global Times Says

Trump’s Chip Rules for China ‘Discriminatory,’ Global Times Says  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Trump administration faces backlash over Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China

Witnesses and lawmakers at a foreign affairs hearing blasted the Trump administration’s approval for the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China and called for it to reverse the decision, as the White House’s top technology adviser defended the move in the administration’s first public testimony discussing the latest export control measures. Allowing China to buy Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chip is a “wrong path” that would “supercharge” Beijing’s military modernisation and damage the US’...

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3 d. ago Does Trump’s Nvidia chip flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China

When US President Donald Trump gave his blessing to sales of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, he sparked a national security backlash in both countries. Rather than seeing it as an olive branch, many Chinese commenters interpreted the move as a sophisticated Trojan horse-style trap that aimed to make Beijing dependent on American technologies in advanced semiconductors and other chokepoint sectors. Trump’s green light for the H200 – a template that he said would be...

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3 d. ago Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China with a 25% surcharge

Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China with a 25% surcharge  CNBC

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3 d. ago U.S. posts official H200 and MI325X AI GPU export rules to China, but with plenty of caveats — a string of requirments greatly limits the total number of GPUs that can be shipped to China

U.S. posts official H200 and MI325X AI GPU export rules to China, but with plenty of caveats — a string of requirments greatly limits the total number of GPUs that can be shipped to China  Tom's Hardware

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3 d. ago Nvidia Stock Drops. U.S. Rules on China Chip Sales Might Not Please Beijing.

Nvidia Stock Drops. U.S. Rules on China Chip Sales Might Not Please Beijing.  Barron's

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3 d. ago Nvidia Just Got the Final China Chip Rules From U.S. Now It Waits on Beijing.

Nvidia Just Got the Final China Chip Rules From U.S. Now It Waits on Beijing.  Barron's

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3 d. ago Trip.com Under Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules

Trip.com Under Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules  Skift

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