Hacker News with Generative AI: International Trade

$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme (theregister.com)
The US is moving forward with its prosecution of a man who is accused of illegally shipping semiconductors to sanctioned businesses in Russia after he pleaded guilty to the multi-million-dollar scheme.
TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies Co., a potential violation of US sanctions intended to sever the flow of technology to a Chinese national champion.
Shein and Temu Prices Expected to Rise as Biden Targets China-Linked Retailers (cnbc.com)
China Conquers Mexico's Automotive Market, and the US Is Worried (wired.com)
China Conquers Mexico's Automotive Market, and the US Is Worried (wired.com)
Australian government approves AAPowerLink project to export solar to Singapore (pv-tech.org)
Russia legalizes crypto for cross-border trade (cnbc.com)
Russia to allow crypto payments in international trade to counter sanctions (reuters.com)
China asks WTO to set up panel for US electric vehicle subsidies dispute (reuters.com)
Biden Announces Tariffs on Chinese Metals Routed Through Mexico (nytimes.com)
Call it the Tijuana two-step: How Chinese goods dodge American tariffs (economist.com)
Why is China producing so many export goods, anyway? (noahpinion.blog)
US set to impose 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle imports (ft.com)
US overtakes China as Germany's top trading partner (reuters.com)