By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanLaw.com Energy consumption in the U.S. is projected to reach 800 Terewatt hours (TWh) annually by 2030 for quantum computing and artificial intelligence. That is 3% of the total U.S. demand now. Major project are already being engaged to use AI and...

Lee Young-hee, an HCR distinguished professor at South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University and a world authority on next-generation semiconductor and battery technology—has been appointed at Hubei University of Technology in China, where he is leading semiconductor and quantum research institutes. After retiring from the Institute for Basic...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. JeffNewmanLaw.com Hutchison Whampoa through its subsidiary Hutchinson Port Holdings has been funding Mexico's ports since the 1990's and it operates Terminal Internacional de MAnzanillo , one of seven port concenssion it holds in Mexico including Ensenada, Veracruz, Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo. the Port of...

China and Russia are conducting joint military activitiesat and near U.S. owned Aleutian islands and the Bering straits according to new reports. In July of 2024, multiple Chinese military warships were spotted off the coast of Alaskaover the weekend, the US Coast Guard announced. In a 

Jeffrey A. Newman After NAFTA, Congress passed a new law called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The regulations include 19 CFR 182.1 which outline the responsibilities. Under this law, the U.S. importer of goods, including goods from China is responsible to ensure that the stated country of origin is...

There is an interesting article in today's Wall Streey Journal regarding Huawei China's top developer of semiconductor chips and more. The most recent development, recently announced relates to a joint effort between Huawei and Beijing based Cambricon Technologies to develop chips with similar capabilities to Nvidia's H20 chips which are now restricted...

Jeffrey A. Newman Many rare earth minerals have been found on the ocean floor including yttrium, lanthanum, cerium and neodymium and other rare earth elements are found embedded within polymetallic nodules, cobalt rich crusts and hydrothermal vent deposits. These are critical for electronics, renewable energy technologies and defense applications....

Jeffrey A. Newman China has halted its sale of rare earth minerals to the United States. In early April, Beijing engaged major export controls on seven rare earth elements used in everything from laser-guided weapons to MRI machines. The restricted elements include samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—require...

According to recently news articles , online sellers in the United States are being loaded with with suspicious offers to evade tariffs on Chinese goods, and Malaysia’s name is being misused as part of the scheme. Bloomberg Has reported that China-based freight brokers are allegedly rerouting products through Malaysia and...

Jeffrey A. Newman Mongolia, which borders China, is one of the world's most promising countries for rare earth elements (REEs), with estimated reserves ranging from 21 million to 31 million tons, potentially making it second only to China in terms of total reserves. These resources are distributed across multiple deposits,...