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ALL DEALS 
May 12, 2018 China’s ZTE Teeters as US Ban Hits Operations
Chinese telecom giant ZTE faces a grim future after ceasing major operations due to a US ban on American sales of critical technology to the company, raising the stakes in a trade spat between the world’s two largest economies. The firm’s fate has added a new source of tension to trade talks between the two countries after Chinese officials […]
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NEWS 
August 11, 2017 Could China’s Uber for Trucks Pave the Way to Similar Service for Small U.S. Haulers?
There seems to be an Uber for everything these days, and the trucking industry is no exception. Take China, for example. Truck Alliance, Inc., an online trucking logistics company that provides services to truckers and shippers in China, has earned the reputation “Uber for trucks” due to its similarity to the popular ride-hailing service. The […]
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NEWS 
June 24, 2017 How Pizza Hut and payments are fueling China’s retail revolution
Part of the huge shadow Ant Financial casts is its appetite for global investment, but at the same time it’s making moves that are kicking off major changes to how payments are handled in its local market in China. While the world waits to see how the company’s attempt to acquire U.S.-based MoneyGram will play […]
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ELECTRONICS 
October 11, 2016 China’s $100 Billion Chip Supremacy Bid Deemed Unrealistic
HIGHLIGHTS China wants to become premier supplier of semiconductors to the planet Part of a broader effort to wean itself off foreign technology China currently makes just 15 percent of the semiconductors it consumes China faces an uphill battle in its push to become the global leader in computer chips because of a lack of […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 30, 2016 Microsoft Makes Special Edition of Windows 10 for China’s Government
Microsoft is said to have made a special version of Windows 10 for the Chinese government. Dubbed Windows 10 Zhuangongban, or “Windows 10 Specially-provided Edition,” the variant boasts of fewer consumer-centric features when compared to Windows 10 Home (hence, Windows 10 Pro), but offers additional security measures as mandated by the Chinese government. Chinese publication […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 China’s ZTE Says Suppliers Need to Apply for US Export Licence
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Wednesday its suppliers must seek licences to provide materials, in line with newly imposed US restrictions on the company. The news, confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, comes a day after the US Commerce Department slapped export restrictions on ZTE for alleged Iran sanctions violations, a move […]
