Day: January 7, 2025

00:00 Introduction00:12 China’s New Virus Outbreak: An Update03:38 US-China I: Tencent Hit 05:50 Chinese Economy: Stock Market 08:51 US-China II: Sanctions & Trade Restrictions

As China’s economy crumbles, Chinese people are becoming so desperate, they’re taking in part in what looks like a real life version of Squid Games.

The US Department of Defense has added Chinese social media giant Tencent and battery leader CATL to a list of firms it says work with the Chinese military. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: Nippon Steel vows to keep trying to acquire US Steel under the new Trump administration, and the 2025 CES gets underway in Las Vegas.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck China’s remote Tibet region on Tuesday morning, with the death toll rising to at least 53, state media reported. US Media stated that a magnitude of 7.1 earthquake jolts China-Nepal Border. The earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze city, located in the Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region, at 9:05 am local time. In addition to the confirmed fatalities, 62 others have been injured. The powerful tremor has left a trail of destruction, and rescue efforts are underway.#nepal #china #tibet

North Korea says it test-fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile on January 6, 2025. Pyongyang’s latest test coincides with a visit to the region by Washington’s top diplomat and just days before the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump.

As the global race to develop humanoid robots is heating up, China has recently scored significant advancements in the industry, with mass production of embodied artificial intelligence-powered robots already realized.

On December 27, 2024, the Chinese military’s newest 076 amphibious assault ship, the first of its class named “Sichuan,” was launched. Official media, bloggers, and nationalists erupted in celebration, flooding the internet with exaggerated and contradictory claims of “cutting-edge technology.” They boasted of electromagnetic catapults, drone carriers, fixed-wing early warning aircraft capabilities, and even arresting wires at the stern, comparing its performance to light aircraft carriers. Some even claimed this vessel propels China’s navy into the world’s top tier. But is this true, or is it just a misrepresented “drone carrier concept model” hyped by propaganda?