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Stephen Beatty: Why stop tariffs when you're on a roll? A seven-point plan for #canada to shift from building auto parts for #Trump’s USA to building them for #China | Driving
https://driving.ca/column/stephen-beatty-why-stop-tariffs-when-youre-on-a-roll
China launches three astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station.
From @AssociatedPress: "The Tiangong, or 'Heavenly Palace,' space station has made China a major contender in space, especially since it was entirely Chinese-built after the country was excluded from the International Space Station over U.S. national security concerns."
#China fast-tracks 29 university majors in ‘extraordinary’ push to counter trade war impact
1 man, 10,000 #durian trees: #China’s planting pains give way to golden home-grown bounty https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3307087/1-man-10000-durian-trees-chinas-planting-pains-give-way-golden-home-grown-bounty?utm_source=rss_feed
“Some experts see the technology as the next energy revolution and claim that just one thorium-rich mine in Inner Mongoliacould – theoretically – meet China’s energy needs for tens of thousands of years, while producing minimal radioactive waste.”
‘No quick wins’: #China has the world’s first operational #thorium nuclear reactor https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3306933/no-quick-wins-china-has-worlds-first-operational-thorium-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=rss_feed
#Trump’s Tariffs war halts US beef exports to #China as #Australia happily fills the trade gap
#China reportedly orders its airlines to halt #Boeing jet deliveries amid #Trump’s US trade war https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/15/china-orders-airlines-to-halt-boeing-jet-deliveries-us-tariffs
#Trump says U.S. may buy ‘top-of-the-line’ ships from ‘close’ countries such as South #Korea.
“National Security Adviser Mike Waltz noted that #China’s shipyards received 1,700 shipbuilding orders last year, whereas American shipyards got only five.
“Under your leadership, like so many other industries, we are going to revitalize and make shipbuilding and maritime (industry) great again,”
http://www.koreatimesus.com/trump-says-u-s-may-buy-top-of-the-line-ships-from-close-countries/
As NASA faces possible devastating cuts, China outlines an ambitious slate of upcoming space missions to Jupiter's moons, Venus, a Mars sample return, and a possible Neptune probe.
https://spacenews.com/china-to-seek-out-life-in-the-solar-system-as-nasa-faces-cuts-commercial-players-expand-ambitions/ #science #tech #china
Here's what some exporters in China say about Trump's trade war
> “Do you know 90% of Christmas-related goods in the U.S. are from China?” said Ding, who often sells to the U.S. market via intermediaries in third countries such as #Mexico.
> “If #China does not export them, the U.S. will not be able to import such large amount of goods from elsewhere, right?” https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/exporters-china-trumps-trade-war-120707785 #DonaldTrump #TradeWar
#Trump’s #tariff battle with #China has ‘echoes of the Vietnam war’, it is a quagmire not a winnable game of poker, a US economist says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/trump-tariff-battle-with-china-has-echoes-of-the-vietnam-war-us-economist-says
#China to restrict US Hollywood film releases after #Trump’s 125% #tariff hike https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/10/china-to-restrict-us-film-releases-after-trumps-tariff-hike
