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Why the US and China battle for influence in South America

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South China Morning Post – 9-3-2025

US President Donald Trump has made South America a priority for his administration, citing concerns about China’s growing influence in the region. Through Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, China has invested heavily in major projects in the region, particularly related to lithium reserves, transport and energy infrastructure. As a result, China has replaced the US as South America’s main trading partner over the past two decades. Early into his second term, Trump attempted to strong-arm control back in the US’ favour by threatening to seize the Panama Canal away from China’s growing influence. However, experts suggest his methods will not be enough to turn the momentum, as China’s flexible business approach and significant investments have reshaped the continent’s landscape.

It’s the world’s hottest car company. You can’t buy one in America

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By John Liu and Hassan Tayir, CNN

 7 minute read 

Published 9:27 PM EDT, Wed March 26, 2025

BYD's logo is seen at a showroom in Warsaw, Poland on March 22, 2025.

BYD’s logo is seen at a showroom in Warsaw, Poland on March 22, 2025. Stringer/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesHong KongCNN — 

In the world of electric vehicles, there’s a Chinese company outdoing Elon Musk’s Tesla. And it’s just getting started.

BYD, the Shenzhen-based Chinese EV champion, eclipsed Tesla in annual sales last year. Last week, it unveiled a revolutionary battery charging technology that it says adds 250 miles of range in five minutes, outpacing Tesla’s Superchargers, which take 15 minutes to add 200 miles. And last month, BYD launched “God’s Eye,” an advanced driver-assistance system rivaling Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, at no extra cost for most of its cars.

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Heaven & Earth (1993)

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Wikipedia – Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone’s Vietnam War trilogy, following Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, both authored by Le Ly Hayslip about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. It received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Tiếp tục đọc “Heaven & Earth (1993)” →

DeepSeek is giving the world a window into Chinese censorship and information control

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Simone McCarthy

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN

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Published 9:19 PM EST, Wed January 29, 2025

This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing this month.

This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing this month. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty ImagesHong KongCNN — 

Previously little-known Chinese startup DeepSeek has dominated headlines and app charts in recent days thanks to its new AI chatbot, which sparked a global tech sell-off that wiped billions off Silicon Valley’s biggest companies and shattered assumptions of America’s dominance of the tech race.

But those signing up for the chatbot and its open-source technology are being confronted with the Chinese Communist Party’s brand of censorship and information control.

Ask DeepSeek’s newest AI model, unveiled last week, to do things like explain who is winning the AI race, summarize the latest executive orders from the White House or tell a joke and a user will get similar answers to the ones spewed out by American-made rivals OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama or Google’s Gemini.

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New York Times newsletter – January 26, 2025 – President Trump’s first week back in office

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Good morning. Today, my colleague Peter Baker reflects on President Trump’s first week back in office. We’re also covering South Korea, the Covid lab leak theory and a parenting poem. —David Leonhardt

Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office.
President Trump in the Oval Office.  Doug Mills/The New York Times

Testing the limits

By Peter BakerI’m the chief White House correspondent.

On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re going to do things that people will be shocked at,” he declared. Of all the thousands of words that Trump uttered during his fact-challenged, talkathon-style opening days as the nation’s 47th president, those may have been the truest. Tiếp tục đọc “New York Times newsletter – January 26, 2025 – President Trump’s first week back in office” →

Trump’s slew of actions at inauguration

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New York Times

The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump Signs Executive Orders at Inaugural Celebration

President Trump signed several executive orders in front of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington.

“So I am revoking nearly 80 destructive, radical executive actions of the previous administration, they’ll all be null and void within about what, five minutes. Is that them over there? Five minutes.” “The first item that President Trump is signing is the rescission of 78 Biden era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and others.” [cheering] “Thank you, sir.” [cheering] “The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty.” [cheering]

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NY Times newsletter Jan. 18, 2025

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Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in ChicagoThe size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
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As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnellThere are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary is reviving their painful memories.By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for TrumpA new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.By Jeremy W. Peters and Ruth Igielnik
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Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.52 MIN LISTEN
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Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to ClashDonald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party’s unity.By Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender

Tòa án buộc chính phủ Hàn Quốc bồi thường nạn nhân thảm sát Quảng Nam

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VNE – Thứ sáu, 17/1/2025, 16:38 (GMT+7)

Tòa phúc thẩm Seoul giữ nguyên phán quyết, yêu cầu chính phủ bồi thường hơn 30 triệu won cho bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh mất gia đình trong vụ thảm sát Quảng Nam năm 1968.

Tòa án Trung tâm Quận Seoul trong phiên phúc thẩm hôm nay giữ nguyên phán quyết của tòa sơ thẩm, yêu cầu chính phủ Hàn Quốc bồi thường 30 triệu won (hơn 20.000 USD) và các khoản bồi thường thiệt hại do chậm trễ cho bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh, người mất gia đình trong vụ thảm sát do lữ đoàn thủy quân lục chiến số 2 của Hàn Quốc thực hiện hơn nửa thế kỷ trước.

Bà Thanh qua cuộc gọi video với những người ủng hộ bên ngoài tòa án ở Seoul, Hàn Quốc, ngày 17/1. Ảnh: Yonhap

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Việt Nam, US bilateral ties see remarkable progress since upgrade to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: ambassador

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VNN – January 03, 2025 – 12:24

One year after Việt Nam and the US upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the two countries have enjoyed thriving cooperation across multiple domains, US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc E. Knapper told the Vietnam News Agency.

Marc E. Knapper, Ambassador of the United States to Việt Nam. — VNS Photo

One year after Việt Nam and the US upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the two countries have enjoyed thriving cooperation across multiple domains, US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc E. Knapper told the Vietnam News Agency.

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Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war

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By  DIDI TANGUpdated 6:55 AM GMT+7, December 6, 2024 AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war.

Speaking at a congressional hearing Thursday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said the country lacks the capacity to “deter and win a fight” with China and called for action.

“Bold policy changes and significant resources are now needed to restore deterrence and prevent a fight” with China, Moolenaar said.

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Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

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Giải mã cái chết của Lê Quang Tung và Hồ Tấn Quyền trong vụ đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm (3 kỳ)

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Bộ Tổng Tham mưu chế độ Sài Gòn năm 1972.

Giải mã cái chết của Lê Quang Tung và Hồ Tấn Quyền trong vụ đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm

ANTG – Thứ Sáu, 17/03/2017, 16:45

Chính quyền ngụy tạo Việt Nam Cộng Hòa là những trang lịch sử hoen ố của đất nước. Vụ đảo chính Ngô Đình Diệm xảy ra tại Sài Gòn vào ngày 01-11-1963 càng làm vấy bẩn thêm cái chính quyền ô hợp, lai tạo bởi 2 chế độ ngoại xâm Mỹ – Pháp. Cuộc đảo chính này đã góp phần khẳng định chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng Hòa chỉ là một con cờ trong tay Mỹ.

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