The Latest Breaking News from China

Today on Critical Materials: Tesla's 2025 sales fumble, GM is leading on former Cruise engineers, and China officializes door handle regulations.

When leaders of “the Quad” last met in September 2024, host and then-President Joe Biden declared the partnership between the United States, India, Australia and Japan to be “more strategically aligned than ever before.”

Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.

The United States has announced it will resume nuclear testing if other countries do the same

Learning Resources is suing the administration, claiming the president’s tariffs are illegal – and millions of dollars are on the line

China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability.

The EU has softened its 2035 car emissions ban, raising questions about climate targets and the pace of EV adoption.

Package will be the largest-ever U.S. arms sales to Taiwan when approved, dwarfing Biden-era deals

Make American shipbuilding great again (Masga) may sound like an effort by the US to bolster its economic strength and project power internationally, but Masga is not an American policy. It is a South Korean initiative that emerged following trade talks with the US in June.

Nissan faces potential collapse following Honda's failed merger, reporting a $4.5 billion loss amid US tariffs threatening $3.1 billion annually. The CEO warns of difficult decisions ahead.

Japan will lose its last two pandas in 2026 as Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China, ending a 50-year era and highlighting the role of panda diplomacy abroad.