Iran Strategy Tests U.S.-China Relationship | China in Focus

Aug 26, 2026 - 09:40

A new U.S. sanctions campaign targets Iran and its global enablers, with China now in the spotlight. Will Washington actually target Chinese banks?
The United States is working with a British firm to build a nuclear-powered commercial fleet. How is Washington ramping up efforts to revive shipbuilding and counter China?
Chinese media are showcasing what the country’s robots can do. But they didn’t show what’s happening behind the scenes: robots catching fire and people controlling their movements.
For the first time in decades, the United States is surpassing China in gas-fired power capacity as it rapidly expands gas projects to meet rising energy demand from AI data centers.