12 h. ago Macron Tells EU to Weigh Using Strongest Trade Tool on China

Macron Tells EU to Weigh Using Strongest Trade Tool on China  Yahoo Finance

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15 h. ago Macron Tells EU to Consider Using Strongest Trade Tool on China

Macron Tells EU to Consider Using Strongest Trade Tool on China  Bloomberg.com

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17 h. ago US lawmakers urge Trump to press Xi on American detainees, exit bans

A group of US Republican lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping at an expected summit next week about Americans they view as unjustly detained or barred from leaving China, framing Beijing’s use of exit bans and detention as “tools” to gain leverage. In a letter released on Thursday, three Republicans – Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Representatives Chris Smith of New Jersey and John Moolenaar of Michigan – highlighted the cases of two Americans,...

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5 d. ago Miniature tools were South China’s ancient strategy for survival

Miniature tools were South China’s ancient strategy for survival  Earth.com

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7 d. ago China has a new 500 billion yuan ‘financial instrument’. How will it be used?

China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), confirmed last month that Beijing was setting up a new “policy-based financial instrument” worth 500 billion yuan (US$70 billion). The special financing tool was first proposed in April – when trade tensions between China and the United States were rapidly escalating – to provide an extra injection of funding to accelerate domestic innovation and support the economy. It has the potential to drive trillions of...

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2 w. ago China reportedly restricting sales to Russia of tools needed for missile production

China reportedly restricting sales to Russia of tools needed for missile production  TVP World

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2 w. ago House China panel calls for stronger restrictions on chip ‘toolmakers’

House China panel calls for stronger restrictions on chip ‘toolmakers’  The Hill

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2 w. ago US moves to widen restrictions on chipmaking tools for China

US moves to widen restrictions on chipmaking tools for China  The American Bazaar

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2 w. ago US lawmakers call for broader bans on chipmaking tool sales to China

US lawmakers call for broader bans on chipmaking tool sales to China  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago US lawmakers call for broader bans on chipmaking tool sales to China By Reuters

US lawmakers call for broader bans on chipmaking tool sales to China By Reuters  Investing.com

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2 w. ago China Bought $40bn Advanced Chip Tools Despite Curbs: US Lawmakers

China Bought $40bn Advanced Chip Tools Despite Curbs: US Lawmakers  Asia Financial

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2 w. ago What are Section 337 investigations, and why is China so concerned about them?

The Section 337 investigation is one of the United States’ most potent legal weapons for policing intellectual property disputes. Conducted by the US International Trade Commission (USITC), they can lead to the total exclusion of a product from the American market. And the tool is often used to target China: more than 40 per cent of the Section 337 investigations completed in 2024 involved a Chinese company, according to USITC data. In September, the commission launched a probe into smart...

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2 w. ago China hastens to break down Babel barrier with LLMs and wearable tech

How close are we to rebuilding the legendary Tower of Babel? China is rolling out a suite of AI tools that may soon make cross-language communication seamless. In the Bible’s Book of Genesis, humanity came together to build a tower that would reach the heavens. To disrupt their ambitious project, God introduced one simple change: people would speak different languages. Chaos engulfed the construction site, and the unfinished tower came to be known as Babel – a word derived from the Hebrew for...

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3 w. ago China: Courts used as tools of systematic repression against human rights defenders

China: Courts used as tools of systematic repression against human rights defenders  Amnesty International

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3 w. ago China Trade Investigations: Evolving Legal Tools and Authorities

China Trade Investigations: Evolving Legal Tools and Authorities  Lexology

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3 w. ago China unveils $70 billion of financing tools to bolster investment

China unveils $70 billion of financing tools to bolster investment  Reuters

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3 w. ago China unveils $70 billion financing tools to bolster investment

China unveils $70 billion financing tools to bolster investment  Reuters

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3 w. ago Jensen Huang says China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ the US in chipmaking, calls for reducing US export restrictions on Nvidia's AI chips

Jensen Huang says China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ the US in chipmaking, calls for reducing US export restrictions on Nvidia's AI chips  Tom's Hardware

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4 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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