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China ‘Underground Banks Laundered $50m Drug Cash’ – G’dian
China ‘Underground Banks Laundered $50m Drug Cash’ – G’dian

US investigation "uncovered a partnership between Sinaloa cartel associates and a Chinese criminal syndicate operating in Los Angeles and China to launder drug money"

China Tamps Down Lithium Battery Makers Amid Overcapacity Worry
China Tamps Down Lithium Battery Makers Amid Overcapacity Worry

New guidelines aim to suppress the industry after years of over-expansion, which caused lithium prices to plunge more than 80% last year

China’s PBOC May Start Bonds Trading, Amid Stability Concerns
China’s PBOC May Start Bonds Trading, Amid Stability Concerns

PBOC head signals it may begin trading soon after noting that China must address the kind of risks that led to the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in the US

US ‘Wants Allies to Block Equipment to More China Chipmakers’
Nikkei Recovers, Hang Seng Slips Amid Wait For Fed Comments
Akio Toyoda Re-Elected Toyota Chairman Amid Safety Test Scandal
Vietnam’s Internet Cables ‘Down’, Days Before Putin Visit
Xi Claimed That ‘The US Wants China to Invade Taiwan’ – FT
Chinese PM’s Australian Tour Highlights Critical Minerals Race
Buffett Sells Another $40 Million of Shares in China’s BYD

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors