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China Tightens the Screws on Rare Earths as Japan Ties Strain
Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fell 8% in December from November, following a diplomatic spat that rattled markets and raised fears...
Japan’s Tourism Boom Defies China Snub
Japan recorded its highest-ever December tourist arrivals, even as visitors from mainland China plunged by 45% after Beijing discouraged travel. The drop followed diplomatic...
Beijing’s View of Egypt’s Intelligence Chief and Cairo’s Role in Gaza
China views Major General Hassan Rashad, the current head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate under President “Abdel Fattah El-Sisi”, as a pivotal figure...
Deadly Explosion at Chinese Steel Factory Claims Six Lives
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An explosion at a steel plate factory in China's Inner Mongolia region killed six people on Sunday, with four still missing and 84...
China Hits Its Target but the Slowdown Is Getting Harder to Ignore
China’s economic growth slowed to a three-year low in the final quarter of 2025, underscoring the strain facing the world’s second-largest economy as domestic...
The Wrong Wings: Why Chinese Jet Fighter Is a Strategic Misfit for Indonesia
The modernization of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) remains an unresolved and persistently unsatisfactory issue. Although the defense budget has seen incremental increases, an...
Global Times Meeting: Bridging the Global South and Gauging China’s Mideast Views
The 2026 Global Times Annual Conference focused on strengthening China's role as a “predictable power” in a turbulent world. Global Times polls played a...
China’s AI ambitions meet the politics of global supply chains
The US military operation against the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has exacerbated the already strained US relationship with Latin America, with far-reaching implications beyond...
Iran: America’s Next Target After Venezuela
On December 28, 2025, protests unexpectedly erupted across Iran in response to a severe economic downturn in the Middle Eastern country, caused largely by...
Strategic Tensions and Talent Flows: China’s Reverse Brain Drain and UIBE’s Exit from Israel
The year 2025 witnessed a significant acceleration in what is known as “reverse brain drain” from the United States and Israel to China. Chinese...