The China Edit – April 2020

EU hits China, Egypt with five-year tariffs on glass fiber
The trade dispute is significant because of a parallel commission investigation into alleged market-distorting subsidies to Chinese and Egyptian exporters of glass fiber fabrics. In that context, the commission is weighing whether to target possible Chinese aid to an Egypt-based subsidiary of China Jushi.
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China’s latest Haiyi underwater gliders complete Indian Ocean deployment
Comparable in physical form to the US-made Teledyne Webb Slocum gliding autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the Haiyi features a torpedo-shaped main body constructed from aluminium alloy or carbon fibre composite material and features a pair of swept wings.
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FAW Group to co-build first Hongqi sports car with US-based company
The S9 grabbed the attention of many viewers with its exceptionally streamlined car body, large-sized the aerodynamics package, massive rear spoiler and Hongqi’s signature design at the front. In addition, it boasts a great lightweight design by largely using carbon fiber materials.
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Central SOEs urged to change gears
Liu Hualong, chairman of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, the country’s largest train maker by market share, said the group will expand its market presence in nine areas including industrial robots, polymer composite materials, information and software solutions to enrich its core competence in the global markets this year.
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Graphene’s breakthrough in the non-invasive treatment of cancer
Based on long-term research on graphene special far-infrared, Professor Feng Guanping, the founder of China’s graphene industry and chairman of Enwang Technology, joined the scientific team of Dr. Hu Ke and Dr. Tingting Yu from Nanjing Medical University to pioneer an individual non-invasive far-infrared tumor.
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BGI unveils rapid deployment inflatable biosafety lab
Furthermore, in the future the laboratory will be optimised so that it can be sprayed with composite materials in order to form a concrete shell structure and become a permanent structure where needed.
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