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China may be a long way from attaining its goals of localizing most chip production, but recent innovations show impressive progress.

In 2023, China witnessed a significant 14% increase in imports of chipmaking machines, reaching nearly $40 billion, despite a general decline of 5.5% in total imports. This surge, one of the largest since 2015, reflects Chinese chip companies’ efforts to build new semiconductor factories and boost national capabilities amidst U.S.-imposed export controls. These restrictions have hampered Chinese access to advanced chipmaking machinery, slowing the development of the country’s high-...

Shanghai-based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment said its core technology breakthroughs last year enabled the firm to deploy more chip-making gear to domestic semiconductor fabrication plants.

Russia’s average monthly expenditure on imports of battlefield goods from January to October 2023 stood at $932 million, only 10% less than the Kremlin was spending before sanctions

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On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) amending E.O. 14024 and E.O. 14068. This E.O. further targets Russian sanctions evasion and solidifies...

He said that pyongyang was seeking russias military assistance in return. mr kirby said that washington would raise the issue at the united nations security council. due in part to our sanctions and export controls, russia has become increasingly isolated on the world stage, and theyve been forced to look to like—minded states for military equipment. as weve been warning publicly, one of those states is north korea. earlier, i spoke to our north korea correspondent, shingai nyoka, and asked he...

November and then mood was pretty positive. but when you get down to the nitty—gritty, to the economic relationship, things are still as tough as ever. first, lets talk about trade. the idea of the two countries completely breaking off ties or decoupling, that is not going to happen anytime soon. but trade between the us and china is down and china says that is because of us tariffs, us export controls and curbs on investment. clearly china is a country that relies a lot on exports and underst...

M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general...

To the economic relationship, things are still as tough as ever. first, lets talk about trade. the idea of the two countries completely breaking off ties or decoupling, that is not going to happen anytime soon. but trade between the us and china is down and china says that is because of us tariffs, us export controls and curbs on investment. clearly china is a country that relies a lot on exports and understandably, it is not very happy. translation: it is biased and hostile and has no - rationa...