Ford Motor on Monday reduced prices of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck by between $6,000 and nearly $10,000, the latest sign of sluggish demand for electric vehicles.The price cuts […]
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Back to news homeOne Reason China Is Willing to Engage Again: Its Troubled Economy
Three months ago it appeared that China’s economy was on track to recover relatively quickly after being closed off to the world during the pandemic. Consumers were spending again. Exports […]
Comparing Responses from ChatGPT and China’s AI Chatbot Ernie
“How does the United States affect the situation in Taiwan?”Ernie ducked the question about China’s “zero Covid” restrictions, offering a lengthy description of the policy instead. When asked to recount […]
The Energy Transition Is Underway. Fossil Fuel Workers Could Be Left Behind.
Tiffany Berger spent more than a decade working at a coal-fired power plant in Coshocton County, Ohio, eventually becoming a unit operator making about $100,000 annually.But in 2020, American Electric […]
Janet Yellen’s Trip to China: 3 Takeaways
The deep chill between the United States and China moderated a little over the past few days as Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen held marathon talks with a new group […]
The Guardian Explores Its Ties to Slavery, and Britain’s
Those facts weren’t much discussed until the murder of George Floyd, in May 2020, and the global spread of the Black Lives Matter movement. A number of British corporations soon […]
Yellen Urges China to Cooperate More on Climate Finance
The Biden administration called on China on Saturday to do more to help developing countries combat climate change, urging the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases to back international climate […]
How Much Debt Does China Have?
China, which has lent nearly $1 trillion to some 150 developing countries, has been reluctant to cancel large debts owed by countries struggling to make ends meet. That is at […]
Janet Yellen Criticizes China’s Treatment of U.S. Companies
Of all the economic rifts between the United States and China, one felt personally by American executives is what they describe as the difficult, even hostile, conditions they face doing […]
U.S. and China, by the Numbers
China and the United States are locked in an increasingly intense rivalry when it comes to national security and economic competition, with American leaders frequently identifying China as their greatest […]