Jeff Pao

Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against China's export controls on critical minerals, pushing for a floor price mechanism to shore up the economics of producing rare earths within the alliance.

China hit back at Washington on Monday with a sweeping two-pronged retaliation, barring government departments from buying products from 46 US defense contractors and blacklisting 10 American companies from receiving Chinese dual-use exports.

US firms are building local supply chains while European players eye an opening to serve both the West and China

China has added 40 Japanese companies to its export control lists, accusing them of supporting Tokyo's military buildup, as trade and military tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

China's home prices continued to fall in the first half of 2026 as buyers held back, betting that values would drop farther. With sales volumes and prices both in decline, analysts see little sign of a near-term recovery.

China is using several methods to circumvent United States export controls on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, including developing its own machines and stacking artificial intelligence (AI) chips to boost their performance.

China has made concessions on trade and diplomacy in hopes Washington will cancel Taiwan arms sales and reduce tariffs in return

Local elections are just months away in Taiwan, where Beijing hopes to boost influence by leveraging its economic strength

Power of Siberia 2, Sino-Russian gas pipelines, has hit a deadlock with a price gap so vast that Beijing told Moscow to stop negotiating

A Chinese AI startup's covert distillation campaign sparks sanctions threat and a heated global debate on IP theft