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Beijing Tightens Grip On Solar Exports: Will Trump Play America's Quartz Card? Beijing's new restrictions on advanced solar technologies and equipment suggest the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington did little to ease trade tensions. The new measures aim to preserve China's technological advantage as the US and India expand domestic solar manufacturing. This reinforces ongoing concerns about critical materials, where Beijing has placed export controls on tungsten, germanium, gallium, and antimony. Bloomberg cites a statement released by China's Ministry of Commerce earlier this morning announcing that it would add 12 solar-related technologies...

Russia & Ukraine Exchange 350 POWs As Orthodox Easter Truce Holds The rare Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter truce is already bearing much positive fruit, as both sides have on Saturday confirmed a massive POW swap involving 350 captives. In a press release, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that "175 Russian service members were returned from territory controlled by the Kiev regime, while in exchange, 175 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war were handed over." via Associated Press Additionally, the ministry announced that seven civilians from Kursk Region - who are believed to be the last...