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Driscoll’s introduced high-tech blueberry farming to China and built a major market there, but Chinese competitors copied its techniques and patent-protected varieties, according to a Chinese court ruling. The article frames the company as the victim of predatory Chinese competition and widespread intellectual-property theft.
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The House is set to take up a Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill that would allow tariffs of up to 500% on Russia and 100% on its energy partners. Democrats mostly support sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine but are weighing whether to accept the bill's grant of expanded tariff authority to President Trump.
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The article argues Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is repeating the kind of fiscal and trade policy mistakes he once exploited as a Soros trader, pointing to deficits, tariffs, and rising bond yields. It warns these policies risk a bond market crisis and calls for spending cuts and revenue increases.
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Ford's European boss urged UK and European regulators to create a 'level playing field' against cheap Chinese car imports, warning that Ford may shift investment without policy support. The article frames Chinese competition as an unfair flood threatening local manufacturing and also criticizes UK electric-vehicle mandates as overly aggressive.
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The opinion article argues that China's dominance in pharmaceutical ingredient production has left the U.S. dangerously dependent and vulnerable. It cites a Johns Hopkins study and decades of offshoring, framing the reliance as a national security threat and calling for domestic manufacturing.
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An opinion rebuttal argues that Section 232 aluminum tariffs are working, citing a multibillion-dollar investment that will double U.S. primary aluminum production and add 5,000 jobs. It disputes a prior letter's claim that the national security tariffs harm American manufacturers and would not build a single smelter.
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South Korea is close to announcing a U.S. investment package potentially exceeding $100 billion, including financing for up to eight nuclear power plants and a natural-gas project, tied to last year's U.S.-South Korea trade deal. The development is framed as a win for President Trump.