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1. US House passes China bills on issues from economic espionage to human rights
The US House of Representatives intensified its legislative push against Beijing, advancing a slate of China-related bills targeting industrial espionage, export controls, national security threats and alleged human rights abuses.
2. China’s dying EV batteries are powering its circular economy in new-energy era
Recycling critical materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are driving profits and shoring up China’s resource security as the trade war with US hits supply chains.
3. ‘Major obstacle’: Southeast Asian pests biting into China’s food security
Migratory pests from mainland Southeast Asia, thriving under El Niño, are partially driving rice yield losses in southern China, a study led by Peking University has found.