China Pattern Zodiac

China Moves to Ease Debt Concerns---but Again Holds Off on Stimulus Measures

Investors’ hopes for large-scale support for the economy were dashed after an anticipatory stock-market surge in recent weeks.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

House Committee Targets Chip Technology Firms for China Ties

It requested information from a handful of firms that make chip manufacturing possible about their commercial ties to China.

Business - The New York Times - November 8

TSMC to close door on producing advanced AI chips for China from Monday

World’s biggest contract chipmaker acts to ensure it is in line with US restrictions on Chinese access to latest processors

World - Financial Times - November 8

Philippine president signs new laws to secure sea territory, clashing with China

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new ...

World - ABC News - November 8

China unveils 10tn yuan support for debt-stricken local government

Cash stops short of hoped-for ‘bazooka option’, with critics calling it ‘an accounting exercise’ that will not bolster growth. China has announced 10tn yuan in debt support for local governments ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Steve Madden says it will cut production in China to avoid Trump tariffs

The footwear- and accessory-maker says it already has a plan in place to reduce its reliance on imports from China.

Russia Explores Plan to Merge Oil Giants Into Mega Producer

The resulting company would be the world’s second-largest crude producer, behind Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, and would pump almost three times the output of Exxon Mobil.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 9

China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent

The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

A Xi Enforcer Is Revving Up China's Spy Machine---and Alarming the West

The intelligence agency accused of steering cyberattacks on the U.S. has grown more powerful with a trusted protégé of the Chinese leader at the helm.