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Google’s Secret China Project “Effectively Ended” After Internal Confrontation…

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Google has been forced to shut down a data analysis system it was using to develop a censored search engine for China after members of the company’s privacy team raised internal complaints that it had been kept secret from them, The Intercept has learned. The internal rift over the system has had massive ramifications, effectively […]

China Makes First Big U.S. Soybean Purchase Since Trump-Xi Truce…

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China on Wednesday made its first major purchases of U.S. soybeans since President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping struck a trade war truce earlier this month, providing some relief to U.S. farmers who have struggled to find buyers for their record-large harvest. Trump told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday the Chinese […]

The Economy “Rigging” That Impacts Americans…

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I apologize in advance for my shortcomings in trying to de-wonk multinational economics and the financial constructs that impact, at the core, the U.S. worker and consumer. It’s a big issue to tackle in digestible portions. However, that said some inflationary statistics are presenting an opportunity for expanded discussion. Reuters has an article out today […]

GM Discovers That Government Bailouts Come with Golden Chains Attached…

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General Motors recently announced that it will stop production and lay off some 15,000 employees at several U.S. and Canadian facilities. The announcement elicited a predictable outburst of indignation from President Trump. He said in a Twitter tirade that his administration is “looking into cutting all @GM subsidies, including … for electric cars.” That’s a […]

China Bans the Sale of Nearly All iPhone Models for ‘Violating Patents’…

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American chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it had won a preliminary order from a Chinese court to ban the import and sale of several Apple Inc iPhone models in China due to patent violations. The preliminary order affects all of the iPhone models from the iPhone 6S to the iPhone X which are […]

China’s Huawei CFO Freed on Bail…

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A Vancouver judge on Tuesday ruled that an executive of a Chinese tech firm accused of violating U.S. sanctions with Iran will be granted bail, according to media reports. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested on Dec. 1 in Canada at the request of the U.S. As a condition of her bail she will have […]

Sabotage? Has the Deep State Destroyed Trump’s Chances of a China Trade Deal?…

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Somebody out there apparently does not want President Trump to make a trade deal with China. Just after U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to suspend the implementation of new tariffs for 90 days, one of China’s most important tech executives was literally kidnapped as she was changing planes in Canada. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was […]

Former Canadian Diplomat Detained in China…

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A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, and his current employer, the International Crisis Group, said it was seeking his prompt and safe release. Michael Kovrig’s detention comes after police in Canada arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on Dec. 1 at […]

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