White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan praised the bipartisan Bill, saying it “would strengthen our ability to address discrete risks posed by individual transactions, and systemic risks posed by certain classes of transactions involving countries of concern in sensitive technology sectors”. “We look forward to continue working with bothContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (Mar 7) that his government wanted to diversify trade and foreign investment partners and will lead a business delegation to India which he said shared Australia’s democratic values. Australia wanted “greater diversity in who we trade with – and greater varietyContinue Reading
Republican and Democratic candidates are pledging tough stances on China, hoping to woo voters who see China as a threat to national and job security.Continue Reading
BRUSSELS: Partners, competitors or rivals? European Union leaders are debating whether to rethink their stance on China as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip over an ever more assertive Beijing. A two-day summit in Brussels from Thursday (Oct 20) will be dominated by the fallout of Russia’s war on Ukraine andContinue Reading
BERLIN: Germany’s economic climate minister said on Tuesday (Sep 13) the government was focusing on a new trade plan with China to reduce dependence on Chinese unprocessed trash, batteries and semiconductors, promising “no a lot more naivety” in industry dealings with Beijing. Resources told Reuters a week ago the economyContinue Reading
BEIJING: Robot fish that will “eat” microplastics may one day help to cleanup the world’s contaminated oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China. Soft to touch and 1 . 3 centimetres in size, these programs already suck up microplastics in superficial water. The teamContinue Reading