23 h. ago Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech

“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech policy towards China. The approach, designed to fence off sensitive US technologies from China, was most commonly associated with export controls that, among others, restricted Chinese firms’ access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, the critical inputs for developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Beijing is now fighting back by taking a leaf out of that playbook. For...

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34 h. ago Delcy Rodríguez: ‘Venezuela has the right to have relations with Russia, China, Iran and Cuba’

Delcy Rodríguez: ‘Venezuela has the right to have relations with Russia, China, Iran and Cuba’  EL PAÍS English

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3 d. ago Trump prevails in US Senate showdown over Venezuela war powers

US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to unify his party behind his takeover of Venezuela succeeded Wednesday when all but three Senate Republicans voted to block a resolution opposing further military action in the country. US Vice-President J.D. Vance broke a tie vote in order to stop the resolution. The 51-50 vote followed fiery phone calls from Trump to Republican defectors who last week voted to advance the resolution. Trump’s success in flipping votes effectively ends one of the...

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3 d. ago How Putin’s focus on Ukraine war leaves allies Venezuela, Iran and Cuba exposed

As Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses his attentions on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, his strategic allies around the world have been left feeling neglected – or worse. In Venezuela, officials now think their years-long security relationship with Moscow was a paper tiger. They’re not alone: From Damascus and Tehran to Havana, over the last 13 months authoritarian regimes which previously benefited from their close ties to the Kremlin have found Russian support lacking when it mattered...

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3 d. ago China Ties Need to Be Repaired, New Czech Premier’s Adviser Says

China Ties Need to Be Repaired, New Czech Premier’s Adviser Says  Bloomberg.com

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6 d. ago Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time US nemesis. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargoes have departed from Venezuelan ports to the Caribbean country since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in early January amid a strict US oil blockade on the Opec country, shipping data shows. “THERE...

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8 d. ago US Demands Venezuela to Cut Ties With China, Russia, Iran, Cuba

US Demands Venezuela to Cut Ties With China, Russia, Iran, Cuba  Mexico Business News

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9 d. ago US will end China’s dominance of rare earths, Trump adviser Navarro predicts

US President Donald Trump’s White House trade adviser predicted American industrial breakthroughs would help boost domestic production and eliminate China’s market dominance of rare earths. “China has been flexing its muscles now in Europe, in India, in the United States saying, basically, we’re gonna do what we want, and if you try to stop us, we’re gonna take away your critical minerals,” Peter Navarro said in an interview on Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show. “Because they have, they think...

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1 week ago US won’t rule out pressuring Venezuela to curb China, Russia ties

The White House on Wednesday stopped short of denying reports that the United States has urged Venezuela to cut ties with adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran, instead emphasising Washington’s determination to maintain “American dominance” in the western hemisphere. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cited frequent leaks coming out of classified briefings and stated she would “not confirm or deny or get into what the Secretary has said in classified settings to members of Congress.” However,...

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1 week ago Breaking | US won’t rule out pressuring Venezuela to curb China, Russia ties

Breaking | US won’t rule out pressuring Venezuela to curb China, Russia ties  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China's Exporters See Drop in Shipments to Venezuela Amid US Pressure

China's Exporters See Drop in Shipments to Venezuela Amid US Pressure  Yicai Global

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1 week ago Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran and Cuba

Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran and Cuba  Axios

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1 week ago U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say

U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers From China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say  The New York Times

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1 week ago Rubio Casts Venezuela Move as Warning to Russia, Iran, China, Cuba

Rubio Casts Venezuela Move as Warning to Russia, Iran, China, Cuba  Kyiv Post

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2 w. ago Hong Kong firm sanctioned by US in Venezuela crackdown found to use bogus address

A Hong Kong-based company sanctioned by the United States for alleged links to Venezuelan oil exports registered a fictitious address in the city, the Post has found, leaving a namesake eyewear firm anxious about repercussions. The Trump administration stepped up its pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports earlier this week by sanctioning four companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, accusing them of ties to the Venezuelan oil sector and evading restrictions. The US Department...

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2 w. ago US sanctions Chinese companies and tankers with Venezuela links

The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday added four companies with links to Venezuela’s oil industry – Zhejiang-based Corniola and Hong Kong-based Aries Global Investment, Krape Myrtle Co and Winky International – to its specially designated...

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2 w. ago China Accuses White House Advisor of Politicizing Trade by Encouraging Others to Mimic Mexico's Anti

China Accuses White House Advisor of Politicizing Trade by Encouraging Others to Mimic Mexico's Anti-China Tariffs  Mexico Solidarity Media

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2 w. ago China’s lagging basic research calls for core tech pivot, economic adviser urges

China’s lagging basic research calls for core tech pivot, economic adviser urges  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Trump hints at land strike against drug cartels as Venezuela pressure mounts

A throwaway remark last week by US President Donald Trump has raised questions about whether US forces may have carried out their first land strike against drug cartels in Venezuela. Trump said the US knocked out a “big facility” for producing trafficking boats, as he was discussing his pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an interview broadcast on Friday. “They have a big plant or a big facility where they send, you know, where the ships come from,” Trump said in an...

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2 w. ago Trump says US ‘hit’ drug boat loading facility in Venezuela pressure campaign

US President Donald Trump has indicated that the US has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the US offered few details. Trump initially seemed to confirm a strike in what appeared to be an impromptu radio interview Friday, and when questioned Monday by reporters about “an explosion in Venezuela”, he said the US struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs “load up”. “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the...

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