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Chipmakers Like Micron Trapped Between U.S. and China
It's not just a brewing trade war making investors anxious.
China's penetration of Silicon Valley creates risks for startups
Danhua Capital has invested in some of Silicon Valley's most promising startups in areas like drones, artificial intelligence and cyber security. The venture capital firm is based just outside Stanford University, the epicenter of U.S. technology entrepreneurship.
BMW signs battery order with China's CATL
BMW has awarded a contract worth just over a billion euros ($1.16 billion) to China's lithium battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) , the German carmaker said on Thursday.
China, EU to form group to modernize global trade rules
BEIJING (AP) — China and the European Union agreed Monday to launch a group that will work to update global trade rules to address technology policy, subsidies and other emerging irritants and preserve support for international trade amid U.S. threats of import controls. Actions such as U.S. President Donald Trump's unilateral tariff hikes in a technology dispute with Beijing show World Trade Organization rules need to keep pace with changes in business, said an EU vice president, Jyrki Katainen.
As Trade War Looms, China Wonders Whether It's Up for the Fight
Xi Jinping vowed to match Donald Trump blow for blow in any trade war. Now as one gets closer, some in Beijing are starting to openly wonder whether China is ready for the fight -- an unusually direct challenge to the leadership of the world’s second-largest economy.
China says to offer $4.7 bln in loans under SCO framework
Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking at a summit of regional security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), said the country would offer the equivalent of 30 billion yuan ($4.7 billion) in loans under a framework formed by SCO countries.
China Opens European Charm Offensive as Trump Stokes Trade Dispute
China is reaching out to Europe with pledges to improve market access for companies in a charm offensive that contrasts with President Donald Trump’s escalation of trade disputes worldwide.
A Payments Battle Is Brewing in Hong Kong
Alipay’s azure blue logos began appearing two years ago in Hong Kong’s airport, greeting travelers from China who rely on the popular payments app back home.
Germany Needs China to Save the Global Order from Trump
The U.S. president’s attacks on multilateralism may push Chancellor Merkel into an unlikely alliance with Beijing. Germany and the EU have to test ways to work with China in the absence of
Germany's Merkel to visit China May 24-25: spokeswoman
Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to China next week for a two-day visit that includes talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, a government spokeswoman said on Friday.
China looks to Merkel visit to boost 'mutual trust' amid global trade concerns
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit China next week, Chinese officials said on Friday, at a time of rising global concern about protectionist trade measures undermining growth.
Red light: Ford facing hold-ups at China ports amid trade friction - sources
Ford Motor Co's imported vehicles are being held up at Chinese ports, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, underscoring how U.S. goods are facing increased customs scrutiny in China amid a tense trade stand-off.
In remote China, a high-tech auto plant flags global challenge
(Corrects April 27 story in paragraph 10 to say production at a plant in Belgium is planned to start in 2019, and sales are planned to begin in 2020.)
Chips down: China aims to boost semiconductors as trade war looms
As a trade war with the United States looms, a government decision to accelerate the development of the domestic chip industry underlines how far those goals have fallen short.
Exclusive: China nears first Americas refining capacity as CNPC, Petrobras talks mature - sources
Brazil's state-run oil company is nearing a deal in which China National Petroleum Corp Ltd (CNPC) would invest in an oil refinery in exchange for crude oil, two people with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, potentially giving China its first refining capacity in the...
Chinese defense chief says his trip to Russia is a signal to the US | CNN
The US should take notice of China and Russia's increasingly close military ties, a top Chinese official said Tuesday.
Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea island, officials say
A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
Wary of China, Europe and Others Push Back on Foreign Takeovers (Published 2018)
The move by countries in Europe, as well as Australia and Canada, comes against the backdrop of rising support for protectionist practices in the White House.
China upset as Interpol removes wanted alert for exiled Uighur leader
China expressed dissatisfaction on Saturday at Interpol's decision to lift a wanted alert for an exile from its Uighur minority, a man China accuses of being a terrorist.
China's Geely Buys $9 Billion Daimler Stake
The billionaire founder of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. has accumulated a stake worth about 7.3 billion euros ($9 billion) in Daimler AG, marking the biggest investment in a global automobile manufacturer by a Chinese company.