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China has imposed export controls on two US rare earth producers that are part of Washington’s effort to establish alternative supply chains for minerals critical to advanced manufacturing and defense.

China has imposed export controls on two US rare earth producers that are part of Washington's effort to establish alternative supply chains for minerals critical to advanced manufacturing and defence.

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China expanded its export-control offensive against Japan, a move that affects 40 more entities and signals a deepening feud with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government.

Beijing tightened controls on dual-use exports targeting defence and industrial firms, signalling deeper tensions after remarks by Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan.

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Hong Kong has become a vital conduit for high-tech products moving in and out of China, emerging as one node in a $2 trillion network of Asian trade fueled by a global boom in artificial intelligence.

A review of official data by Bloomberg found the city accounted for more than half of China's $239 billion chip imports in the first five months of 2026, a record share.

President Xi Jinping hailed China’s progress in developing low-cost artificial intelligence, pressing his personal imprint on the country’s rapidly expanding global influence to call for a more open technological order.

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