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Beijing Strikes A Major Blow In The U.S.-China Tech Showdown

Post author By Chloe Bird
Post date September 18, 2025

Employees work on a semiconductor production line at a science and technology enterprise in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province of China.

China has banned imports of semiconductors from the American company Nvidia, marking a new episode in their technological war with the United States. China is standing up to Donald Trump, bolstered by its technological capabilities that rival those of the Silicon Valley giants.

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Iran’s Deepening Isolation On The World Stage

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Post date July 30, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcoming the Iraqi prime minister Iranian Presidency/ZUMA

The Islamic Republic foreign minister made a series of trips recently to shore up support among his country’s few remaining allies. He returned empty handed.