China Faces Biggest Fuel Price Jump This Year

Beijing announced Monday that it will cap retail fuel price increases, with the measure taking effect at midnight, as oil prices surge amid the Iran war.

Taiwan will soon receive its first batch of new U.S. fighter jets—specifically designed for the island—after years of delay.

A warning from Capitol Hill: Lawmakers want stricter export rules for cutting-edge AI chips. This comes after three people were charged with smuggling high-end Nvidia chips to China.

More dismissals of top nuclear and missile specialists have taken place in China, with experts saying this shows officials’ lack of faith in “Made-in-China” weapons.

OpenClaw, a fast-growing AI tool, has been taking China by storm. What are the risks?

1. China Faces Biggest Fuel Price Jump This Year
2. China’s Drivers Hit Harder Amid Brent Crude Cooling
3. Taiwan to Receive US Fighter Jets in Fall: Official
4. Defense Officials: Iran War Won’t Delay Sales to Taiwan
5. China Ties Not Anti-US: Taiwan Opposition Leader
6. Lawmakers Ask Commerce Sec. to Protect Top AI Chips
7. China Purging Nuclear, Missile Experts
8. China’s Tencent Adds OpenClaw AI to WeChat
9. US Report Warns China Gaining Edge in AI Race
10. Strait of Hormuz Crisis Exposes NATO Weakness
11. Strait of Hormuz Tensions Driving Temporary Oil Surge
12. Iran War Threatens China’s Discount Oil Supply
13. China Faces Recession as Oil Reserves Dry Up