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The Silent Industrial War: Why Europe Is Losing to China — and Doesn't Know How to Fight Back

The Silent Industrial War: Why Europe Is Losing to Chin...

Europe's battle with Chinese electric vehicles is making headlines. But the real...

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China's Double Game: How Beijing Plays Both Sides in the Iran War

China's Double Game: How Beijing Plays Both Sides in th...

Since U.S. and Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, ...

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Who Really Runs the United Nations? How Beijing Turned the World's Top Multilateral Body Into Its Own Platform

Who Really Runs the United Nations? How Beijing Turned ...

The United Nations was built as a cornerstone of the post-World War II internati...

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China's New Economic Arsenal: How Beijing Is Turning Defense Into Deterrence

China's New Economic Arsenal: How Beijing Is Turning De...

China has just finalized a sweeping legal framework designed to strike back agai...

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The Silent Power Shift: How China Is Turning the West's Weakness Into Its Greatest Win

The Silent Power Shift: How China Is Turning the West's...

A string of European leaders has flown to Beijing in 2026 — each calling it prag...

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While America Fights Two Fires, China Builds a Third Front

While America Fights Two Fires, China Builds a Third Front

When the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group left the South China Sea in Ja...

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BYD's "Dirty List" Escape: Brazilian Court Removes Chinese EV Giant from Forced Labor Registry — but Questions Remain

BYD's "Dirty List" Escape: Brazilian Court Removes Chin...

It started with a raid. In December 2024, Brazilian labor inspectors descended o...

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Xi Jinping's Inner Circle Collapses: The Purge of Ma Xingrui and What It Reveals About Power in Beijing

Xi Jinping's Inner Circle Collapses: The Purge of Ma Xi...

On April 3, 2026, Beijing confirmed what many observers had anticipated for mont...

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Beijing's Back Channel: How China Is Using Taiwan's Opposition to Reshape the Cross-Strait Agenda

Beijing's Back Channel: How China Is Using Taiwan's Opp...

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun traveled to Chi...

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China's New Law Orders Parents to Raise Children Who Love the Communist Party

China's New Law Orders Parents to Raise Children Who Lo...

On March 12, 2026, China's National People's Congress adopted the Law on Promoti...

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China's Economy: What the Numbers Actually Say

China's Economy: What the Numbers Actually Say

When China's government lowered its economic growth target for 2026 to between 4...

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Selling a Book Is Now a Crime: Hong Kong's New Security Crackdown on Words, Shelves, and Screens

Selling a Book Is Now a Crime: Hong Kong's New Security...

On the evening of March 24, 2026, a small independent bookstore in Hong Kong's S...

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THE LONG ARM OF BEIJING China's Global Intimidation Campaign — A Pattern That Is Escalating

THE LONG ARM OF BEIJING China's Global Intimidation Cam...

When a bomb threat forced the cancellation of a Shen Yun performance at Toronto'...

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The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conquering the World's Most Important Military Frontier

The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conqu...

The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conquering the World's Most Im...

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World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recognize It Yet

World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recogn...

World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recognize It Yet - A leading U....

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The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counter Beijing’s Subnational Influence

The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counte...

The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counter Beijing’s Subnational I...

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Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace in the Middle East While Pressuring Taiwan

Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace...

Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace in the Middle East While...

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Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem

Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem

Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem - Summary: This article expla...

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China Turns Iran War Data Into Future Battlefield Strategy

China Turns Iran War Data Into Future Battlefield Strategy

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the United States launched ...

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3 New Laws in Communist China

3 New Laws in Communist China

Red books are seen on the desks as a delegate reads a magazine about the meeting...