Sean Tseng is a Canada-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Asia-Pacific news, Chinese business and economy, and U.S.–China relations. You can contact him at [email protected]
A 30-year-old city brokerage default puts over 6,000 retirees at risk and spotlights the $10 trillion local-government debt Beijing is scrambling to hide.
The CCP seeks trade leverage with tighter rare earth export rules, but risks accelerating Western supply chains that could erode Beijing’s long-held monopoly.
The low flow of visitors and early pack-ups at a Chinese trade fair reveal how new U.S. tariffs are putting pressure on Chinese exporters and factory jobs.
Dual‑use ports, runways, and telecom lines in 10 Pacific nations could help the PLA leapfrog U.S. defenses and threaten shipping between Hawaii and Australia.