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Europe Follows the U. S. in Closing the Gates on China's Low-Cost Export Surge, as EU-China Trade War Escalates
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (1127+ words) Trade tensions between the European Union (EU) and China are expanding into a broader confrontation. What began as a dispute over subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles has spread across steel, batteries, solar power, and e-commerce platforms, while the EU's response…...
"Strengthening Pricing Leverage" Apple Explores Sourcing Chinese Memory Chips, Unlikely to Shift in the Near Term but Industry Dynamics Could Still Change
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (949+ words) Apple is reportedly giving serious consideration to purchasing Chinese-made memory chips. With the AI-driven memory supercycle continuing to create a supplier-dominated market, the company is seeking to strengthen its negotiating leverage by raising the prospect of working with China's Chang…...
China Builds Self-Reliant Nuclear Ecosystem Despite U. S. Sanctions, Sets Sights on Energy Dominance by 2030
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (1042+ words) China has officially unveiled an ambitious energy transition blueprint aimed at increasing the share of non-fossil electricity generation to 50% by 2030. The plan calls for expanding renewable energy while establishing nuclear power as the country's primary baseload energy source to strengthen…...
"Germany Joins Opposition" EU Methane Rules Hit a Snag as Restrictions Threaten Domestic Gas Development, Undermining Bloc's Standing as a Climate Leader
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (1180+ words) Opposition to the European Union's methane emissions regulations is spreading rapidly. Not only major energy-exporting nations, including the United States, but also EU member states themselves are increasingly calling for a delay to the implementation timetable and revisions to the…...
Partisanship Estimates for Pro-Democratic and Pro-Republican Campaign News
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (41+ words) economy. ac - Partisanship Estimates for Pro-Democratic and Pro-Republican Campaign News - Previous Oil Shocks Reduce Earnings Most for Lower-Income Workers - Next Veracity Estimates for True and False Campaign News...
Growth in China's Installed Power Generation Capacity
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (41+ words) economy. ac Growth in China's Installed Power Generation Capacity - Previous Euro-Area Exports and Imports During a US'China Trade War - Next The Impact of Trade Restrictions and Trade Policy Uncertainty on FDI Flows...
Euro-Area Exports and Imports During a US'China Trade War
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (42+ words) economy. ac - Euro-Area Exports and Imports During a US'China Trade War - Previous Overseas AI Talent Returning to Chinese Universities, 2020'2026 - Next Growth in China's Installed Power Generation Capacity...
No Room for Unchecked Optimism" " South Korea's Bid for Canada's CPSP Requires Additional Strategic Leverage to Overcome Germany's "NATO Security Cohesion' Argument
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (1071+ words) As competition intensifies between South Korea and Germany for Canada's Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), senior South Korean government officials have adopted a cautious tone. While South Korea's industrial cooperation package offers meaningful competitiveness, they acknowledge that NATO-level strategic cohesion…...
The Global AI Divide and the Global South's Choice
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1184+ words) economy. ac - The Global AI Divide and the Global South's Choice The global AI divide is often reduced to a gap that can be closed with better funding and broader access. The harder truth is that the divide is hardening…...
"After Spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars" AUKUS Shaken by Australia's Humiliating Turn to Second-Hand Nuclear Submarines, as Questions Over U. S. Alliance Credibility Elevate the Strategic Role of South Korea and Japan
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1025+ words) Australia, a central pillar of AUKUS (the security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), has abandoned plans to acquire new U. S. -built nuclear-powered submarines. The move marks the emergence of cracks within the AUKUS framework, which was…...