China’s teapot refiners cut output due to a weak economy and reliance on stockpiles that won’t last.
Beijing is leaning on stockpiles built up over years to ride out the Strait of Hormuz shutdown. Analysts say these reserves have limits.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard said Chinese vessels hailed ships flagged in Singapore, Liberia, and Benin and made jurisdictional claims around Taiwan.
CrowdStrike’s 2026 threat report says China-nexus actors increased intrusions and rapidly exploited edge devices used by global companies.
Pyongyang continues producing nuclear material capable of making roughly 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said.
‘We must recognize that we are in a strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party,’ Rep. Tom Suozzi said.
The small-business owner says weak demand, business closures, and job shortages are fueling uncertainty about the future.
Ming Chu-cheng of National Taiwan University drew parallels between current challenges in China and conditions that preceded the fall of Soviet-era regimes.
The designation prevents the Pentagon from procuring from the listed firms.
The law applies to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela’s Maduro regime, and Syria.
Eurostat data show that the EU’s goods deficit with China hit 98 billion euros (about $114 billion) in the first quarter.
In a viral video, one assailant was seen vandalizing display boards and knocking an elderly woman to the ground. Three practitioners were left injured.
Deterring China’s maritime dominance has been a bipartisan issue in the executive branch, especially after supply chain issues were exposed during COVID.
Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans has previously outlined concerns with cheap Chinese fast fashion import platforms like Temu.
Taiwan condemned Beijing for using Japan–Philippine maritime negotiations as a pretext to assert jurisdiction.
Cases cited in a widely shared post suggest that the CCP is targeting not only online content but also how users access the internet.
On June 4, users say platforms flagged indirect references, restricted accounts, and filtered routine content tied to the 1989 clampdown.