Tensions escalate further between China and Japan
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They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history they’re still working through.
China has begun restricting exports to Japanese companies of rare earths and powerful magnets containing them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after Beijing banned exports of dual-use items to the Japanese military.
Elon Musk says China's electricity advantage gives it the edge to "far exceed the rest of the world in AI compute."
Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
China’s retail sales of new-energy vehicles are set to expand at a slower pace this year as government-backed trade-in subsidies are gradually phased out, removing a key pillar of support for the world’s biggest auto market.
Beijing worries the $2.5 billion acquisition of startup Manus will encourage more entrepreneurs to follow in its footsteps.
China's car sales in 2025 slowed to their weakest pace in three years while exports of made-in-China cars beat estimates, as automakers stepped up overseas expansion to offset a sluggish domestic market.
Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have launched a week of naval drills with host South African off the coast of Cape Town as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’ intervention in Venezuela.