Japan’s defense chief rejected China’s “new militarism” claims, saying Tokyo’s buildup is transparent as Beijing expands its military.
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Towering dust storm wall swallows city skyline in China
On May 31, 2026, in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, a massive dust storm was captured on video as a towering wall of dark grey and brown dust advanced across the horizon engulfing buildings and …
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China learns to build without Nvidia
Chinese companies are increasingly seeking Nvidia alternatives to develop self-sufficient systems, even if their own tech remains in the early stages.
China’s DF-27 can sink a US aircraft carrier from thousands of miles inland — and the Pentagon says it can now reach the American homeland too
Summary and Key Points: China has fielded a weapon that can threaten a US aircraft carrier from a launcher sitting thousands of miles inland — and according to the Pentagon’s most recent assessment, …
China urges Brazil to jointly repel ‘external challenges’ as ties deepen in Beijing
Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira meets Wang Yi and Han Zheng as Brazil seeks key stable fertiliser supply amid US-Iran conflict.
China’s first commercial small modular reactor is set to start generating power this year — the country racing ahead of every Western SMR project on the schedule
Why small modular reactors matter Traditional nuclear plants are enormous, expensive, and slow to build. The Vogtle expansion in Georgia, the only new conventional reactor project completed in the …
China built a missile to sink US Navy aircraft carriers — there’s just one problem nobody can answer
Summary and Key Points: China calls it the aircraft carrier killer. The DF-26B is built to do what most weapons can’t — track a U.S. aircraft carrier moving across open ocean and slam into it…
China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
China’s delivery drivers are its most obvious underclass
C HINESE CITIES can look like a tableau of bold colours as delivery drivers on scooters—some yellow, orange or blue—zip through traffic bearing cargo to waiting customers. It …
China launches rival rocket to SpaceX Falcon 9 for the first time
China apparently didn’t issue any airspace or maritime notices ahead of the maiden launch of the rocket on Monday …
China and Brazil should ‘jointly fend off’ challenges, Beijing says
China and Brazil should “jointly fend off external challenges”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, during a meeting in Beijing …
Beijing slams Czech senate chief’s Taiwan trip, demands ‘immediate’ fixes to undo damage
Milos Vystrcil, who is leading a delegation from business, academic and cultural sectors, is set to meet island’s leader and other officials Beijing has strongly condemned Czech senate president Milos …
Iran, Russia, and China are still hunting submarines together in the Gulf of Oman — a Chinese sub-killer frigate working inside US carrier range for a second week
For the second week running, a Chinese anti-submarine warfare frigate is operating alongside Iranian and Russian warships in the Gulf of Oman, conducting coordinated drills in waters that sit squarely …
