Charles Lieber is the the former Chair of Harvard’s chemistry department and renowned nanoscientist. In 2021, he was convicted of lying to federal agents about his ties to China. According to the Boston Globe it was recently announced that he has...
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Should the U.S. allow China’s BYD and other EV makers to sell cars here as long as they make the cars here in joint venture with U.S. car makers ?
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanlaw.com
BYD, China's top electric car maker does not manufacture or sell its electric cars in the United States, although BYD has operated here for over a decade, making and selling electric buses, trucks and fleet vehicles. BYD is sold over 4.27 million vehicles...
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What China’s fully automated 24/7 robotic ‘dark factories’ mean for the future of China and the U.S. regarding lost jobs
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanLaw.com
China is expanding its "dark factories", completely automated facilities that operate only by robotics and without human workers. Powered by artificial intelligence and davnced sensors, these manufacturing plants are dark because the machines do every task including assembly, inspection and logistics and there...
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Ways that artificial intelligence is already being used to develope U.S. energy sources needed for quantum computing and AI evolution
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanLaw.com
Energy consumption in the U.S. is projected to reach 800 Terewatt hours (TWh) annually by 2030 for quantum computing and artificial intelligence. That is 3% of the total U.S. demand now. Major project are already being engaged to use AI and...
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Korea’s Lee-Young-hee global authority on semiconductor quantum research technology accepts lead role in China’s Quantum Research Institute
Lee Young-hee, an HCR distinguished professor at South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University and a world authority on next-generation semiconductor and battery technology—has been appointed at Hubei University of Technology in China, where he is leading semiconductor and quantum research institutes. After retiring from the Institute for Basic...
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What Chinese entities are funding construction of ports in Mexico?
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanLaw.com
Hutchison Whampoa through its subsidiary Hutchinson Port Holdings has been funding Mexico's ports since the 1990's and it operates Terminal Internacional de MAnzanillo , one of seven port concenssion it holds in Mexico including Ensenada, Veracruz, Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo. the Port of...
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China and Russia conducting military activities around the U.S.-owned Aleutian islands and the Bering Straits
China and Russia are conducting joint military activitiesat and near U.S. owned Aleutian islands and the Bering straits according to new reports. In July of 2024, multiple Chinese military warships were spotted off the coast of Alaskaover the weekend, the US Coast Guard announced. In a
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Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement the importer of U.S. goods is reponsible for country of origin certification
Jeffrey A. Newman
After NAFTA, Congress passed a new law called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The regulations include 19 CFR 182.1 which outline the responsibilities. Under this law, the U.S. importer of goods, including goods from China is responsible to ensure that the stated country of origin is...
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China’s Huawei develops new AI semiconductor chip to match Nvidia
There is an interesting article in today's Wall Streey Journal regarding Huawei China's top developer of semiconductor chips and more. The most recent development, recently announced relates to a joint effort between Huawei and Beijing based Cambricon Technologies to develop chips with similar capabilities to Nvidia's H20 chips which are now restricted...
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Here’s what rare earth minerals are found on the ocean floor, where they are, who is doing the mining and how
Jeffrey A. Newman
Many rare earth minerals have been found on the ocean floor including yttrium, lanthanum, cerium and neodymium and other rare earth elements are found embedded within polymetallic nodules, cobalt rich crusts and hydrothermal vent deposits. These are critical for electronics, renewable energy technologies and defense applications....
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