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China’s power plant construction across Sub-Saharan Africa is driven primarily by domestic economic needs. Empirical studies show that idle industrial capacity in China, not diplomatic goals, is the strongest predictor of overseas energy financing.
For African nations, this offers a chance to address energy gaps by aligning projects with Chinese commercial interests and local development goals.
https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/china-energy-investments-africa-power-projects/
US has a protagonist complex acting like the main character, doing whatever they want, then panicking when other countries push back. 😆
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/china-us-nvidia-chip-ban.html
SMIC, the largest foundry in China, is test-driving one of China's first domestic immersion DUV lithography tools. The system was developed by Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology Co., which is linked to Huawei's SiCarrier, and is believed to be a significant part of China's effort to become self-sufficient in wafer fab equipment.
China's Cyberspace Administration of China has banned major tech companies like ByteDance and Alibaba from buying Nvidia's new RTX Pro 6000D AI chips. This move, which comes after a similar ban on Nvidia's H20 chips, aims to boost China's domestic semiconductor industry. Homegrown companies like Huawei and Cambricon already produce comparable chips.
Linktour Automotive’s two new ‘Alumi’ all-electric models are technically motorized quadricycles, meaning they’re exempt from the European Union’s EV import tariffs set in place last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/tech/chinese-startup-ev-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #electricvehicles #byd #europe
#Poland refuses to reopen its border with Belarus, cutting #China off from a €25B/year trade artery, after it was closed indefinitely following #Russia drone incursion into Polish airspace on 10 September.
Some 90% of China-EU rail freight moves through Poland, now frozen amid Zapad-2025 drills and a Russian drone incursion. Yestrday Beijing asked Warsaw to restore the route (vital for platforms like Temu & Shein) but after 3 hours of talks, FM Sikorski said no.
With sea routes slower and air transport up to 30% more expensive, Europe’s e-commerce supply chains risk serious disruption. As a reminder, the border was originally planned to be briefly closed for the period of the “Zapad-2025” exercises only, but the closure had been extended following Russian drones provocation. China is the primary supplier of military drone parts into Russia.
China is sending its world-beating auto industry into a tailspin as symptoms of a vastly oversupplied market emerge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/markets/china-auto-industry-tailspin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #electricvehicles #carmakers #china #byd #faw #xiaomi #geely #chinaassociationofautomobilemanufacturers
China’s cyberspace regulator has instructed companies including Alibaba to halt orders for Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D, a semiconductor for workstations that can be repurposed for artificial-intelligence applications. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/tech/china-nvidia-ai-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #nvidia #chipmakers #jensenhuang #ai #huawei
China dominates 2025 Nature Index of leading research institutions.
HiCloud to develop offshore wind powered underwater data center off coast of Shanghai.
If geopolitical interest in the polar region has surged, so have U.S. and Canadian worries about how to defend their vast Arctic territories. That’s where icebreakers come in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/nations-arctic-power-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #shipping #fossilfuels #oil #gas #russia #us #energy #arctic #china #finland #canada
China makes one-third of the world's manufactured goods. Chinese companies are increasingly expanding globally, establishing factories in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. This expansion helps them bypass tariffs and find new markets, much like Japan's in the 1980s. This is concerning for the U.S. and its vassals as it shifts local economic and political dynamics.
Wei Shaojun, vice president of China Semiconductor Industry Association, and a senior Chinese academic and government adviser, has called on China and other Asian countries to ditch using Nvidia GPUs for AI training and inference.
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August hit 3,428,000, a record high for the month, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/foreign-visitors-hit-record-in-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #china #taiwan #southkorea
Nepal’s angry Gen Z protesters toppled a government, forcing India and China to rethink how they engage with a generation demanding jobs, accountability and an end to corruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/world/nepals-new-power-brokers-should-worry-china-and-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nepal #india #china #genz #democracy
Gorgeous #Calcite with #Fluorite and #Quartz From Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, #China..(HWD): 7 X 5 X 3.5 cm
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Gorgeous #Calcite with #Fluorite and #Quartz From Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, #China..(HWD): 7 X 5 X 3.5 cm
Photo Copyright ©️ Fabian Wildfang
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn
Japan's government has pledged to give heavy machinery for disaster relief worth ¥400 million ($2.73 million) to Papua New Guinea under its official security assistance program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/official-security-assistance-to-papua-new-guinea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #papuanewguineajapanrelations #papuanewguinea #defense #china
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