President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones.
Monthly Archives For December 2025
China launches $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island
China on Thursday split off a Belgium-sized island with an economy comparable to a mid-sized country from the mainland for customs processing, part of a bid to join a major trans-Pacific trade deal …
Senior Ukrainian diplomat arrives in Beijing for talks amid push for war’s end
First deputy foreign minister signals engagement with Chinese officials, also meets with US envoy during Beijing visit – Anadolu Ajansı …
Why China Is Suing Missouri—And Demanding $50 Billion
Both Beijing and the Show Me State are seeking billions in coronavirus damages, with neither side looking ready to back down.
Beijing bares teeth over Panama Canal as US operations further threaten China’s hold in region
The Chinese Communist Party has begun playing hardball in negotiations over future control of the Panama Canal as United States intervention in Venezuela threatens to further disrupt Chinese economic …
Germany’s Automakers Go to War With China, For China
China’s automakers are making stylish vehicles full of advanced tech at competitive prices, gaining market share globally.
China’s secret ‘Manhattan Project’: Why Beijing’s EUV prototype marks a turning point in the chip war | Explained
The United States and its allies believed they had locked China out of the most critical technology needed to build cutting-edge chips. That confidence is now under strain.
China solar industry’s losses narrowing on overcapacity push, association says
Losses in China’s slumping solar sector narrowed in the third quarter, according to data presented by an industry group official, as the government’s war on industrial overcapacity targeted …
China Has Bought More Than Half the Soybeans It Promised From US
China has secured at least 7 million tons of US soybeans after heavy buying in the past two weeks, passing the halfway mark toward meeting its 12-million ton purchase agreement with the Trump …
China Ships More Rare-Earth Products as Export Controls Loosen
China shipped 13% more rare-earth products in November than in the preceding month, a sign that a more relaxed export regime is restoring flows of the critical minerals used in electric vehicles, …
China’s economic slump isn’t stopping a billionaire boom in AI chips
US chip bans are supercharging China’s homegrown AI champions.
China files tit-for-tat lawsuit against Missouri for COVID-19 claims
China files tit-for-tat lawsuit against Missouri to demand apology over Covid-19 claims – Missouri filed a lawsuit against China for hoarding personal protective equipment in the early months of the p …
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat
Beijing is using its messaging tools to show off its prowess at building infrastructure and project power, taking advantage of what it says is “deep anxiety” in U.S. policies.