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• China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry - BEIJING/SAO PAULO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China will impose an added 55% tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key suppliers including Brazil, Australia and the U. in a move to protect its domestic cattle industry.
• China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products.
• China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is building robots and fortune-telling AI apps at the same time - Hangzhou’s AI ecosystem now spans everything from cutting-edge robotics to experimental apps built by solo founders.
• In China, A.I. Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss - A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems.
• Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island’s sovereignty in the face of China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills around the island. “In the face of Ch
• How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China - The scheme involved falsifying shipping documents to misclassify the GPUs and hide their true destinations, including China and other prohibited locations.
• Exclusive: China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers, sources say - China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, three people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing pushes to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain. The mandate is one
• China accuses Netherlands of making 'mistakes' over chipmaker Nexperia - Beijing and Amsterdam are locked in a war of words over technology transfer.
• China factory activity picks up in December as orders rebound ahead of holidays - Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects, according to surveys released Wednesday. The official purchasing managers index
• China urges Netherlands to correct Nexperia 'mistakes' - China urged the Netherlands on Wednesday to immediately correct its "mistakes" and remove obstacles ​to ensuring the stability of the global chip production ‌and supply chain. "The Netherlands remains indifferent, and stubbornly insists on