China emerged from the trade war with its leverage intact. The final deal largely restored the status quo, with the US conceding on key export controls. China's strength is now undeniable, built on near-total dominance of critical supply chains like rare earth minerals and pharmaceutical ingredients.
Chinese scientists have broken a century-old barrier by creating a heat pump with no moving parts that can concentrate low-grade heat into high-temperature energy. Their device, using a 145°C source, achieved a record output of 270°C. This breakthrough could enable solar farms to directly produce industrial heat for smelting or allow factories to recycle waste warmth for chemical processes.
EU scraps 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars to boost auto industry. Funny how the climate crisis stopped being a concern now that all the green tech is made in China.
China has successfully built a functional prototype of an EUV lithography machine for making advanced chips. Constructed in a Shenzhen lab by former ASML engineers, the machine is operational and generating EUV light but has not yet produced working chips. The project, a national priority coordinated by Huawei, aims for chip-making independence by 2028-2030.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17
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#China is aggressively building a domestic chip ecosystem. Recent IPOs like MetaX and Moore Threads saw explosive gains, reflecting investor bets on national self-sufficiency. While no Chinese firm yet matches Nvidia's top chips, Huawei, Baidu's Kunlunxin, and Alibaba are making strides by clustering processors and developing specialized alternatives. The market is betting these companies will become "good enough" replacements in a decoupling tech landscape.
The AI infrastructure boom is colliding with physical limits. While Texas has requests for 226GW of data center power, 3x its current grid, most will never be built due to speculation and energy constraints. The massive Oracle-OpenAI contract reveals extreme counterparty risk, and circular financing creates cascade potential.
