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Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

China Signals Cooperation with Taliban-led Afghanistan at Central Asian Conference

China Signals Cooperation with Taliban-led Afghanistan at Central Asian Conference

The Lede: China has laid out a path of cooperation with the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan at a Central Asian regional conference hosted in Samarkand by Uzbekistan What We Know: * The meeting was attended by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, and Russian Foreign

Apple Considers Plans to Shift MacBook Production to Thailand

Apple Considers Plans to Shift MacBook Production to Thailand

The Lede: Apple is in talks with suppliers about moving the manufacture of MacBooks to Thailand as the company continues to shift its manufacturing lines outside of China amid geopolitical tensions. What We Know: * Three suppliers directly involved in discussions with Apple are mulling the possibility of assembling and producing

China and France Deepen Cooperation in Nuclear Energy as Tool for Carbon Free Future

China and France Deepen Cooperation in Nuclear Energy as Tool for Carbon Free Future

The Lede: China and France have declared their intention to expand their cooperation in nuclear energy, in order to facilitate a transition towards a carbon-free energy system. In a meeting in China earlier this month, Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping reaffirmed their commitment to the Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful

US State Dept and OFAC Sanction Chinese Firms for Assisting Russia

US State Dept and OFAC Sanction Chinese Firms for Assisting Russia

The Lede: The U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on China HEAD Aerospace Technology Company, which, as it said, supplied Russia with satellite imagery of locations in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department has also taken action against King-Pai Technology HK Co., Ltd., a company based in China that

China Partners with Qatar on Largest Ever LNG Project

China Partners with Qatar on Largest Ever LNG Project

The Lede: QatarEnergy has announced the signing of a definitive partnership agreement with China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) for the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the largest project in the history of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry. What We Know: * Sinopec has become the first Chinese firm to acquire

IMF Warns US-China Tensions May Cut World Output By 2%

IMF Warns US-China Tensions May Cut World Output By 2%

The Lede: The tensions between the U.S. and China could result in a loss of approximately 2% of global output, according to the IMF’s latest report. The capital is now flowing toward countries that share geopolitical affinities, commonly referred to as "friend-shoring" – the trend that IMF

Australia and China Ease Barley Trade Tensions

Australia and China Ease Barley Trade Tensions

The Lede: Australia and China have reached an agreement to cooperate on resolving a trade dispute over Australian barley exports What We Know: * Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced they had reached a partial truce in a years-long trade dispute with China over sanctions on Australian products worth an estimated