Day: May 18, 2025

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China gave Pakistan a lot of military hardware and equipment. Then India blew it all up.

It seems next round of negotiation will start from here. People in China are having disucssion about whether we should open up to the US. What do you think? #china #trumptariffs #chinausrelations #tradewar

The Chinese Communist Party is facing a breaking point — and behind closed doors, its top elites are quietly searching for a new way forward. In this episode, we delve into the CCP’s internal deliberations as it stands at a pivotal crossroads. With Xi Jinping’s grip on power facing unprecedented scrutiny, party elders are reportedly exploring alternative governance models to navigate China’s future. We examine the potential shifts, from the Singaporean and Vietnamese models to other global frameworks, assessing their viability within China’s political landscape. Join us as we unpack these developments, offering insights into the possible directions the CCP might take in the post-Xi era.1. Why CCP rumors matter2. The current governance models have failed3. The debates within CCP leadership about its future4. The Vietnamese model?5. The Singapore model?

Chinese state media has claimed that if the People’s Liberation Army were to blockade Taiwan, the country’s energy reserves would last less than a week. How could Taiwan endure such a blockade from China? Our guests, Christina Chen and Wu Wen-Chin, share their views.

According to High Wind News from Chinese Business View, the words Nanxiang Branch were mentioned in the chat records, so the bank involved was possibly the Nanxiang branch of a bank in Shanghai. Tencent News later confirmed the user had bought the gold bars from an branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, or ICBC.

Stanford students are calling for help. They’re accusing the Chinese regime of blanketing the school with a spy network, and using it to harass the school’s community and steal intellectual property.Lawmakers are calling on Duke University to cut ties with a Chinese institution and Wuhan University. We have more on the concerns about the Chinese regime’s access to sensitive defense-related technology.President Donald Trump strikes a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the United States. We look at the China concerns surrounding the deal.Washington and Beijing are each stepping up their game in yet another race: to secure rare earth supplies. An American mining company strikes a deal in Saudi Arabia, while Beijing moves to tighten its grip on the entire supply chain.00:00 Intro01:20 Stanford Under Spotlight for China Espionage Report05:33 Lawmakers Call on Duke to Close China-Based Campus08:02 Trump Unveils $200B UAE Deal Including AI Project10:15 US, China Rush Ahead in Rare Earths Race12:30 Top Space Official Warns of China, Russia Threats14:06 Bipartisan House Panel Examines CCP’s Threat to Taiwan16:56 How China’s Dual-Use Sparks Warning in AI Race: Lee

China Update provides the most up to date political, economic, and geopolitical news and analysis on China. Videos are based on hundreds of articles, think tank reports, government statements and other resources in English and Chinese. China Update is fully independent and I make the videos.

News Corp columnist Angela Mollard discusses the “grey zone warfare” that China is waging against the Western world. US engineers inspecting Chinese-made solar components have uncovered hidden kill switches and communication devices embedded in power inverters. “This is an attack on civilian infrastructure … this could be through phone devices, it could be through solar panels,” Ms Mollard said. “How do we monitor that?”

Chinese weapons falter during critical combat tests meanwhile, Made-in-India defense systems shine with unmatched performance.#china #india #wion