China: China halts fuel exports as Taiwan receives F-16V jets
Economic pressure builds while military and maritime activities intensify around Taiwan
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China halted fuel exports after oil prices exceeded $100. 418 Volvo Cars issued a profit warning citing falling China sales and projected a significant negative impact on earnings. 16 Taiwan received its first two F-16V fighter jets as Chinese construction accelerated on Antelope Reef in the South China Sea. 81222 Novartis agreed to pay Abogen Biosciences $575 million upfront for rights to an mRNA T cell engager in a deal valued at about $7.8 billion. 510
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Diversifying magnet rare earth supply chains outside China by 2035 would cost about $60 billion, far less than the potential $6.5 trillion annual economic impact of a supply shock. 9 Nike announced further job cuts to address intensifying China troubles, while STAAR Surgical cited heavy China distributor risk amid broader corporate exposure. 1120
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Former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will visit the United States next week. 15 Lynas will acquire Meteoric Resources' Caldeira project, the largest known ionic clay rare earth oxide resource outside China, for $674 million. 2
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