Category: China
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China’s Dual Power Play: Solar Surge, Coal Shadow
“In its November 2025 special report on “China, energy and climate,” The Economist dubs China the “world’s renewable-energy superpower,” emphasizing its unprecedented pace in building and deploying clean energy infrastructure. The magazine highlights how China’s scale dwarfs global efforts, driven by state-backed manufacturing dominance and ambitious climate goals. This positions China not just as a…
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Germany’s Trade Deficit with China
Germany is projected to end 2025 with a record trade deficit of €87 billion (approximately $101.46 billion) with China, surpassing the previous high of just over €84 billion set in 2022. This forecast comes from Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), the country’s state-owned international economic promotion agency. The widening gap reflects a combination of declining…
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Netherlands Tightens Grip on Nexperia
The ongoing conflict between China and the Netherlands centers on Nexperia, a major Dutch semiconductor company headquartered in Nijmegen. Nexperia specializes in producing high-volume, basic chips essential for industries like automotive (e.g., sensors and power management components in cars). The company is owned by China’s Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai-listed firm, and operates facilities in both…
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U.S. Troops Anchor Luzon Strait Defense
The United States has stationed troops and anti-ship missiles in the Philippines amid near-continuous joint military exercises, aiming to seal off the Bashi Channel and prevent Chinese warships from entering the Pacific Ocean in the event of a Beijing-led assault on Taiwan. What is your most up-to-date and in depth assessment? IP-100, Indo-Pacific Chief: Here’s…
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Strategic Pause: U.S. and China Step Back
It appears that both the United States and China made concessions in the recent meeting between US President Trump and President Xi (October 30). What is your most up to date and in depth assessment? Economics 100, Chief Economist: Executive Summary The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on 30 October 2025 in Busan, South Korea,…