HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control of the world’s largest nickel supply, after years of betting that the metal would anchor a domestic electric vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins to shift away from a heavy reliance on nickel. The move could further spread through global electric vehicle supply chains … Read more
By Alessandro Parodi, Gleb Stolyarov and Alexandr Reshetnikov Feb 12 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of cars are exported from China to Russia in gray market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and carmakers’ pledges to leave the Russian market, according to registration data analyzed by Reuters and interviews with five people … Read more
LIVIGNO, Italy — Eileen Gu will likely win another medal Monday in the women’s big air freeski final. And she will likely come to the news conference, as she always does, and sidestep any questions about the true nature of her citizenship, the political implications of her choice as a 15-year-old to represent China — … Read more
Western automakers, from the Big Three to the EV games, offer the same stark warning: Chinese automakers pose a threat to their survival if domestic production is not protected. “China poses a clear and present threat to the US auto industry,” the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), a trade group representing the Big Three, among … Read more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. Vegetation grows on the banks of the Tarim River along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. | Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Mass tree planting in China is turning one of the world’s largest and driest … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — In China, consumerism appears to trump nationalism, no matter how strained relations have become in recent diplomatic spats with countries like Japan and the United States. It has been common practice for the ruling Communist Party to stir up nationalist sentiment and run propaganda condemning countries deemed to be in violation … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — Monday’s sentencing of Hong Kong democracy advocate and former media mogul Jimmy Lai has sparked protests from governments and rights groups. Chinese and Hong Kong authorities have defended it, saying it reflects the spirit of the rule of law. Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found … Read more
What happened in Davos this year was not just a message for presidents and prime ministers. It was a warning to CEOs. The World Economic Forum has long served as a venue for diplomatic signalling, but this time the implications went straight to the boardroom. In Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the … Read more
Credit: @ChineseArmy/YouTube China has unveiled plans for a space carrier that can deploy unmanned fighter jets capable of firing missiles from the edge of Earth’s atmosphere. State media released a concept video of the futuristic Luanniao, the world’s largest warship, which travels through space above all current defensive systems. China has claimed the carrier could … Read more
Much has been made of the artificial intelligence race between the US and China as the two national powerhouses compete for leadership in the world’s fastest-growing industry. For some Western observers, China’s progress in autonomous robotics is a cause for concern. But the nation’s robotics revolution extends far beyond surveillance and military uses, existing at … Read more