Biden and Xi to meet on Monday With the G20 conference coming up next week, US President Biden and Chinese President Xi will talk beforehand on Monday.
From US-China chip woes to a fresh volcano eruption in Italy – Here’s your October 11 news briefing To start off, we’re looking into: The US and China butt heads over tech When it comes to global tech, the semiconductor supply chain is pretty exclusive. Lately, China has been investing a lot in domestic tech to get in on the industry. Right now, TSMC leads manufacturing for
From more military drills in the East to Fat Bear Week – Here’s your October 6 news briefing To start off, we’re looking into: The US and Philippines launch combat drills Tensions have been on the rise lately between the US and China, which claims self-governed Taiwan as its territory. Now, the US and the Philippines have launched joint naval exercises off the Philippine coast. Through October
From the US-China audit deal to Timothée Chalamet’s backless wonder – Here’s your September 6 news briefing To start off, we’re looking into: What’s up with the US-China audit deal? As of March 31, 2022, there were 261 Chinese companies listed on major US stock exchanges, with a total market capitalization of US$1.3 trillion. The benefit of this international listing is that non-Chinese
A US-China audit deal will prevent delistings As of March 31, 2022, there were 261 Chinese companies listed on major US stock exchanges, with a total market capitalization of US$1.3 trillion. The benefit of this international listing is that non-Chinese citizens can trade shares of these companies. But, US law requires that companies on the
Despite warnings from China, Nancy Pelosi will likely visit Taiwan Although the US doesn’t have official diplomatic ties to Taiwan, the country believes in Taipei’s right to self-defense and has sent weapons there to support this stance. Still, no US Speaker of the House has visited since Newt Gingrich in 1997. Over the past couple of weeks, it’
Biden and Xi have a marathon phone call to deepen ties and discuss Taiwan Tensions between the US and China have been higher than average in the past few months. The big thing going on is that China refuses to join the American-led attack on the Russian economy over the war in Ukraine. But more recently, China has been up in arms over a