Beijing announced restrictions on exports to named US defence firms in a retaliatory measure linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions and arms sales to Taiwan.
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Russia and China Deepening Energy Cooperation as Hormuz Disruption Boosts Their Leverage
The Iran war’s disruption of Middle Eastern oil supplies has handed Russia and China significant geopolitical and economic advantages in global energy markets.
China Announces $295 Billion Five-Year AI Infrastructure Investment Plan
Beijing unveiled a massive state-directed plan to fund AI compute energy and research infrastructure representing roughly $59 billion annually.
China to Return as Major Oil Buyer in August After Hormuz Reopening
JPMorgan forecasts China will resume large-scale crude oil purchases in August, boosting demand as the Hormuz Strait reopens to normal traffic.
Viral Post About India-China LAC Troop Pullback Exaggerates Scope of Limited Disengagement Agreement
A widely shared post claiming India and China completed a full military disengagement along the Line of Actual Control was found to exaggerate the scope of the limited pullback agreements.
IMF Projected India to Grow at 6.6 Percent in FY26 Outpacing China for Third Straight Year
The International Monetary Fund’s projections forecast India growing at 6.6 percent in FY2025-26 maintaining its position as the world’s fastest growing large economy.
Microsoft’s China AI Business Grows as ByteDance Spends Over $1 Billion on Azure
ByteDance is on track to spend over a billion dollars annually on Microsoft’s AI and cloud services, making it Microsoft’s biggest AI customer globally.
Explosion in Xing’an County China Kills Seven People and Injures 17
Seven people died and 17 were wounded in an explosion in Xing’an County, Guangxi, China, with authorities investigating the cause.
G7 Leaders Discuss China’s Record Trade Surplus and ‘Second China Shock’
G7 members debated how to address China’s growing dominance in high-value industries, with France framing it as a second China economic shock.
Old Explosion Videos from Ukraine and China Falsely Shared as Iran War Footage
Investigators found social media users spreading years-old explosion footage from Ukraine and China and falsely labeling it as Iran war content.