China’s Record Cable Laying Machine, GDP Forecast Lowered: SCMP Daily Lag

Posted on November 25, 2024 by L. Dreeye

China’s Record Cable Laying Machine, GDP Forecast Lowered: SCMP Daily Lag

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1. China’s GDP forecast lowered due to Trump’s trade concerns ahead of new term

Although Donald Trump has not yet taken office, his expected tariff hikes have led S&P Global Ratings to cut China’s growth forecasts.

2. “It’s not that simple”: why China and the EU will face a worst-case scenario after Trump returns

Leading Chinese European studies scholar and former diplomat Cui Hongjian says Beijing, Brussels and Washington could find themselves in a “triad game.”

3. China is building a machine capable of laying undersea cables in the Challenger Deep

The Mariana Trench is one of the most inaccessible places on the planet, but now China's Haiwei GD11000 cable can reach this remote seabed. Photo: Dalian Maritime University — The Mariana Trench is one of the most inaccessible places on the planet, but now China’s Haiwei GD11000 cable can reach this remote seabed. Photo: Dalian Maritime University

China has built the world’s first machine capable of laying undersea cables in the Challenger Deep, the deepest known place on Earth.