Samsung dangles $560,000 bonuses to keep engineers from China
• https://asiatimes.com, by David HanLawmaker's review traced 27 Samsung and SK Hynix veterans moving to China's CXMT, driving firms to pay dearly to retain talent
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China Buys Record Amount Of Gold As India Panics, Scraps Key Tax Relief On Precious Imports
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenGold is climbing notably this morning, underscoring the potential for the precious metal to ratchet higher into year-end thanks to sustained buying from central banks and retail investors.
Anduril's plan to save US sub edge from China's undersea surge
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaUpstart military tech firm committing $3.7 billion on 'software-defined' shipyard as legacy builders keep missing delivery dates
India's Central Asia missile sales spark a new Great Game
• Asia TimesCentral Asian states are buying Indian and Chinese weapons to escape Russia's grip, sparking a new Asian rivalry in the heart of Eurasia
China's Central Bank Adds 23 Tonnes of Gold in September
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by GoldFixThe People's Bank of China added roughly 23 tonnes of gold to its official reserves in September, extending its buying streak to 23 consecutive months as the pace of reported purchases continued to accelerate.
"You've Got Mail": China Got Its Hands On F-35 Stealth Parts Because A UPS Worker Miss
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden"You've Got Mail": China Got Its Hands On F-35 Stealth Parts Because A UPS Worker Missed An Email
China In Large Russia-Hosted Drills Featuring 'Applied Lessons Of Ukraine War'
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenRussia has just wrapped up hosting mass military drills involving troops and defense technology from eight countries which state media hailed as applying lessons learned from the Ukraine war.
China Shuts Record 670 Banks As Beijing Moves To Shore Up Financial System
• https://www.linkedin.com, Vincentius Liong/LeongChina is rapidly consolidating its banking industry as Beijing tries to strengthen the financial system amid mounting pressure on the world's second-largest economy.
China Is Drilling More Than 8 Kilometres Beneath the Taklimakan Desert
• https://www.linkedin.com, Vincentius Liong/LeongChina's Fuman Oilfield has produced more than 26 million tonnes of oil and gas from ultra-deep formations below 6,000 metres. Engineers have now recovered rock cores from 8,080 metres underground, reaching rocks roughly 500 million years old.
China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it
• https://asiatimes.com, by Y Tony YangBeijing's new 15-year grants borrow American funding idea with a proven record, but money can't buy the freedom to argue or leave
New F-16s buy Taiwan time and space against China's air coercion
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaUS fighters a welcome relief against near-daily Chinese air incursions, but jets would face steep odds if the shooting ever actually started
Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel
• Good News NetworkIn a world first, Chinese engineers have achieved brief nuclear fusion with a much cleaner and abundant fuel supply in what an international review team called a "significant and valuable" advance in the field.
China Wants Mass-Produced Solid-State Batteries By 2030. CATL Knows That's Hard
• Inside EV'sBeijing wants large-scale production, but the world's biggest EV battery maker warns that making the technology affordable is another matter.
Shawn Ryan: America May Not Stay A Superpower, China Is Watching Us Self-Destruct
• The Diary Of A CEO and Shawn Ryan ShowWhat happens when the relentless pursuit of adrenaline leads to losing your soul in the process?
What does it mean to win the AI race?
• https://asiatimes.com, by Jan KrikkeThere will be no clear winner as US looks to build the most powerful AI while China seeks to make the tech ubiquitous
China's disputed satellite refueling heralds new space war era
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaRefueling in orbit signals a turn in space warfare, as sustained operations make space a high-stakes, maneuver-driven gray zone
US nuclear pact puts Saudi Arabia on path to the bomb
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaUS-Saudi agreement gives Riyadh technical means to pursue nuclear latency in risky bid to sever kingdom's budding ties to China
U.S. and China Announce Major Deal to Wipe Away Tariffs After Trump-Xi Meeting
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, by Jack DavisThe United States and China announced massive tariff cuts Monday on a wide range of items from each nation.
Xi Dada Explains the Facts of Life to a Sociopath
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Pepe EscobarXi de facto laid the framework for how China and the U.S. should compete on a "win-win" basis.
China Extends Mortgages To 40 Years, But Homebuyers Remain Reluctant To Borrow
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Michael ZhuangChina's decision to extend the maximum term for individual home mortgages from 30 years to 40 years has received a lukewarm response from homebuyers.
Inside The Texas Factory Racing To Break China's Grip On EV Magnets
• https://insideevs.com, By: Suvrat KothariMP Materials' rare earth magnet factory is on the cusp of making history. Will it be enough?
China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam For Supercritical CO2
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Haley ZarembaChina just broke ground on a revolutionary new hybridized energy production and storage facility.
Xi Presses Trump For Taiwan Policy Shift As $14 Billion Weapons Deal Hangs In Limbo
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFollowing our earlier coverage of Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou's view that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit delivered "more signaling, less substance," attention turns to Taiwan, where Xi pressed President Donald Trump to oppose
How US and China can nimbly escape the Thucydides Trap
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gerui WangXi and Trump traded warm words in Washington, but history shows goodwill is fragile unless institutions turn rhetoric into reality
Xi Came to Washington With Leverage. Washington Is Already Buying It Back
• by Phoenix Capital ResearchI am in Washington this week. Yesterday afternoon Marine One flew over on its way to Joint Base Andrews, with the President on board to meet Xi Jinping's plane in person.
Xi Presses Trump For Taiwan Policy Shift As $14 Billion Weapons Deal Hangs In Limbo
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFollowing our earlier coverage of Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou's view that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit delivered "more signaling, less substance," attention turns to Taiwan, where Xi pressed President Donald Trump to oppose
How much Climate Change™ angst is propped up by China or is even a Cold War weapon of statecraft?
• https://joannenova.com.au, By Jo NovaPotentially, fifty years from now people may look back and marvel at how easily (and cheaply) China could wind up the Western liberals, and how they got away with it.
Taiwan's 'silicon shield' is in a race against time
• https://asiatimes.com, by Chih-Cheng MengQuestion is no longer whether Taiwan's hardware can be replicated, but whether US can do so fast enough as AI race with China accelerates
Xi backs AI safety with Trump, draws Taiwan line, urges Iran talks
• https://asiatimes.com, by Jeff PaoTrade truce extended two months, not six, as the United States says China lags on agriculture deals and rare earths shipments
Russia and China have a plan to disable Starlink
• European Institute of Professional Intelligence OfRussian academic and RAS member Sergey Glazyev, together with Konstantin Malofeev, outlined scenarios in a Tsargrad piece.
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