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Typhoon Wipha hits mainland China

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Typhoon Wipha Reaches Mainland China After Pounding Hong Kong and Macau
The tropical cyclone made landfall in mainland China late Sunday afternoon with winds near to those of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.

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Typhoon Wipha hits mainland China after disrupting travel in Hong Kong
Typhoon Wipha Causes Major Flight Disruptions in Hong Kong and Southern China

China's exports of rare earth magnets to US surge

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China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls
China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says threaten national security.

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China's exports of rare earth magnets to the US surge in June
Chinese Rare-Earth Magnet Exports Surge After U.S. Trade Truce

China Faces $2.5B AI Chip Supply Gap

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Nvidia's China restart faces production obstacles, The Information reports
Nvidia has told its Chinese customers it has limited supplies of H20 chips, the most powerful AI chip it had been allowed to sell to China under U.S. export restrictions, The Information reported on Saturday.

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Impact of Nvidia's return to China
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China Faces $2.5B AI Chip Supply Gap Despite Nvidia’s Return

China, Microsoft and Defense Department

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Microsoft: China-Based Engineers Will No Longer Handle Defense Department Work
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little review,' according to a ProPublica investigation.

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Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems
As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out
The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls ...
China, Vietnam Plan First Joint Army Drill Amid US Tariffs
China and Vietnam plan to hold their first joint army training exercise this month, a sign of deepening military ties as the ...
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Is China’s Military Ready for War?
A new wave of purges has engulfed the senior leadership of China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army. Since the 20th ...
Exclusive: China EV brands Zeekr, Neta inflated car sales using insurance scheme
July 19 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle brands Neta and Zeekr inflated sales in recent years to hit aggressive targets, ...
Iran pivots from Russia to China in quest for new weapons after Israel war
"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...
China was on the sidelines of the Iran-Israel war. That’s just where it wanted to be
Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, ...
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China's Zeekr says it did not sell or register zero-mileage used cars
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese automotive firm Zeekr said in a statement on Sunday that used cars described in media reports as ...
US Ally Calls China Greatest Threat
In its 2025 white paper, Japan's Defense Ministry said the world faces the most perilous security environment since World War ...
Who is the 'most handsome man in China' looking to stop Scheffler?
Li Hoatong was once dubbed "the most handsome man in China" and, after nearly walking away from the sport, will try and beat ...
China is buying appliances and iPhones thanks to government subsidies
Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But some cities have ...