We look at how Beijing is courting African and Central Asian countries following Washington’s latest move.
A Chinese national accused of running a major drug trafficking network appears in U.S. court after extradition.
So Beijing is so smug about controlling the world through Huawei. Well, it looks like the United States was able to break in through cyber attacks into the whole Huawei system and shut it down.
The White House said in a Nov. 1 fact sheet that Beijing had committed to issuing “general licenses” valid for gallium, germanium, antimony, and graphite, along with rare earths.
A fire accompanied by loud bangs broke out in the Gujiashan Tunnel on the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway, causing panic on Feb. 23, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year holiday, which this year is celebrated from Feb. 17 to March 3.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News shortly after the Trump–Xi summit on Oct. 30 that Washington and Beijing could sign the trade deal as soon as this week.
ET on Sept. 5 titled, “The Emerging Beijing Bloc and Xi’s ‘Conspiracy’ Against America” to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s role in undermining the United States.
Instead of large sovereign infrastructure loans, Beijing appears to be shifting toward more commercially viable projects and private sector–led foreign direct investment. Beijing is also favoring trade expansion over debt expansion.
The DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Sept. 3, 2025.
Zion Church said in an Oct. 12 statement that China had launched a “sweeping operation” across five provinces, Beijing, and Shanghai three days earlier, detaining or disappearing more than 30 church leaders and members.
Chinese authorities also blacklisted an annual global security summit that has denounced the CCP's oppression of the Chinese people and critics of the regime.
The Treasury did not label any major trading partner a currency manipulator, but it singled out China for unusually low transparency around how it manages its exchange rate—and warned that poor disclosure won’t shield Beijing from a future designation
Concerns are growing over Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp user data ending up in Beijing. This comes after Meta recently announced it’s buying Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus.
Identifying Vulnerabilities
Hung further noted that beyond collecting specific military data, Beijing aims to test infiltration channels and identify systemic vulnerabilities in Taiwan's defenses.
They carry a long and troubling history, particularly when invoked in Beijing, where the phrase is often used to justify the erosion of liberal norms in favour of hierarchy, managed markets, and political control.
From media moguls to TikTok investors? President Trump says Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan could be part of the proposed U.S. deal to keep TikTok running.
A passenger train connecting Beijing and Pyongyang resumed service after a six-year halt, departing from Beijing Station on March 12 amid the U.S. war on Iran.