Logic1052 days agoU.S., Taiwan agree on negotiating mandate for trade talksverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Doug PalmerThe first round of negotiations is expected early this fall. The United States and Taiwan have agreed on terms for negotiating a series of bilateral trade agreements over the strong objections of Beijing, which views the self-governing island as part of its territory. “We plan to pursue an ambitious …
Logic1052 days agoUS and Taiwan to hold formal talks to boost trade ties amid China tensionsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Helen Davidson with agenciesThe United States and Taiwan have agreed to start formal trade negotiations, in a move aimed at building support for Taiwan and ensuring supply chain resilience amid growing hostility from China. The US trade representative announced the two sides had “reached consensus on the negotiating mandate” …
Logic1053 days agoThe U.S. accused a Chinese MIT professor of spying. Now cleared, he helped discover what may be the ‘best semiconductor material ever found’verified_publisherFortune - Nicholas GordonA team of researchers has discovered what the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calls the “best semiconductor material ever found,” even better …
Logic1053 days agoUS approves nearly ALL tech exports to China and is increasing sales of technology - despite the insistence Washington wants to compete against Beijing, damning analysis of Commerce Department data findsdailymail.co.uk - Rob CrillyAll sides in Washington are agreed that China is the nation's most troubling competitor and that national security concerns mean it cannot be trusted …
Logic1053 days agoCanadian parliamentarians 'hoping' to make October visit to Taiwanverified_publisherCBC News - Nick BoisvertMembers of Parliament's Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group could make a trip to the island as early as October, said the group's chair Liberal MP Judy …
Logic1052 days agoUN Expert Finds Forced Labor Claims in China’s Xinjiang Credibleverified_publisherBloombergA United Nations slavery expert has found claims of forced labor in Xinjiang to be “reasonable,” in one of the clearest critiques of China’s human …