Trump claims China ‘doesn’t want to’ invade Taiwan
"“I think we’ll be just fine with China. China doesn’t want to do that,” the president told reporters in response to a question about President Xi Jinping’s appetite for invading Taiwan. “As it pertains to Taiwan, and that doesn't mean it's not the apple of his eye, because probably it is, but I don't see anything happening.”"
--- With minds and eyes closed you usually don't see much.
"“First of all, the United States is the strongest military power in the world by far. It's not even close,” Trump said, tamping down anxiety surrounding the next possible conflict. “We have the best equipment. We have the best of everything, and nobody's going to mess with that. And I don't see that at all with President Xi. I think we're going to get along very well.”"
--- The question is not whether the USA is the biggest military power, because at the moment it probably still is, but whether China sees US military power as a threat to its invasion of Taiwan. How much of US military power could get involved in the Taiwan conflict? And how does it compare to how much China is capable of throwing at it?
US considering curbs on exports to China made with US software
"To be sure, the measure, details of which are being reported for the first time, may not move forward, the sources said."
--- So, just wait and see.
"But the fact that such controls are being considered shows the Trump administration is weighing a dramatic escalation of its showdown with China"
--- Yeah, truly dramatic. Yawn.
EU's Dombrovskis says countermeasures possible in response to China rare earth curbs
""We are examining possible countermeasures if conditions do not improve. We have not yet named any specific instruments, but the discussion is ongoing," EU economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told the German newspaper."
--- Ah, the EU, proactive as ever.
"Despite an agreement in July aimed at fast-tracking shipments to Europe, China has maintained tight control over rare earth exports and earlier this month announced expanded curbs."
--- Promises promises. Chinese promises to be exact.
China's AI ambitions target US tech dominance
"So far this year, China has stunned the global tech community with the rise of DeepSeek, a startup whose large language model (LLM) rivals top Western brands like ChatGPT and Grok."
--- Because it is mostly a copy of ChatGPT.
""US chip export restrictions to China are counterproductive. They incentivize firms like DeepSeek to optimize older hardware, advancing research," Domingos said, referring to how the Chinese firm built powerful AI models using less advanced chips by finding smarter ways to train them."
--- Or by simply lying about their methods.
China’s rare earth magnet exports to U.S. fall for second month
Why is China again targeting underground 'house churches?'
--- China Uncensored: "By The Time You Watch This, Xi Jinping May Already Be DEAD"
Seltene Erden: EU und Deutschland kämpfen gegen Chinas Dominanz
"Dumm nur, dass die Reaktionen der Europäer ihre Hilflosigkeit offenbaren. Man sehe die Ausweitung der chinesischen Exportkontrollen »mit großer Sorge«, erklärte eine Sprecherin des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums. Chinas Regierung gehe »äußerst aggressiv« vor, sagt EU-Handelskommissar Séjourné. Man müsse ihr »die Grundlage der Erpressung nehmen«. Nur wie?"
--- Ja, und darüber müssen wir jetzt erstmal ein paar Jährchen diskutieren. So lange können wir ja weiter unsere Besorgnis äußern
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