Day: February 24, 2026

Should Taiwan seek to join a mutual defense alliance with neighboring nations? How might Taipei fulfill such a role, while avoiding a direct provocation of Beijing? Watch our discussion and share your thoughts below.

Source: Should a Hypothetical ‘Asian NATO’ Include Taiwan? | Taiwan Talks

00:00 Intro 00:46 Unpacking China’s Mineral War, Global Response: Expert 01:25 Significance Of Rare Earth Minerals 03:53 Alliance Secures Rare Earth Supply Chains 05:49 How Did China Become The Dominant Player? 09:45 Why Beijing Fixates On Rare Earth Metals 10:30 Green Tech Boom Hinges On Mineral Supply 12:08 Global Security And Competition For Critical Minerals 12:34 Mining Is Ugly, But The West Needs It 14:49 Clean Tech Isn’t Really Clean 16:19 Critical Minerals To Shape The Next War 17:59 To Cut Reliance On China, Follow The Money 19:25 Japan Turns To Deep Sea Mining For Minerals

Source: Unpacking China’s Mineral War, Global Response | China in Focus

At a global disarmament conference in Geneva, the United States accused China of secretly conducting low-yield nuclear tests in 2020 — an allegation Beijing strongly denies. The claim comes at a pivotal moment, as the New START treaty between the US and Russia has expired and Washington pushes for a new trilateral arms control framework that China refuses to join. Are we entering a post–arms control era marked by renewed nuclear testing and unconstrained warhead deployments? In this episode, we examine the credibility of the US allegations, China’s strategic calculus, the collapse of traditional arms control regimes, and what a potential three-way nuclear competition could mean for the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan. *Recorded on February 12, 2026 at 3:15pm Taiwan Standard Time Host: Wen-Ti Sung Producer: Chinyeh Chiang Our guests: Kitsch Liao Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub Associate Director K. Tristan Tang Pacific Forum Non-Resident Vasey Fellow Chapters: 00:00:00 – Talks Falter as US-Russia Treaty Expires 00:01:40 – US Accuses China of Secret Nuke Tests 00:09:00 – New START Treaty Lapses 00:14:00 – US Calls for Treaty With Russia, China

Source: Nuclear Deadlock: US Alleges Secret China Tests as New START Treaty Expires | Taiwan Talks EP780

China’s global image of strength—built on growth, infrastructure, and military spectacle—masks a system shaped by state control, distorted data, and strategic propaganda, raising urgent questions about how democracies should assess Beijing’s real power to avoid costly strategic miscalculation.

Source: China: Empire of Illusion | Frank Dikötter

China—along with other countries around the globe—is facing a new 15 percent tariff on all goods exported to the United States. That’s on top of industrial tariffs President Donald Trump imposed last year. Trump says China will benefit if the Supreme Court rules against his birthright citizenship order. The court is set to consider the issue in April. Fake news sites tied to the Chinese Communist Party are the subject of a new report, which says a China-linked network is impersonating major U.S. media outlets. It’s targeting a New York performing arts company founded by victims of persecution under communism. An event in Nashville highlights the challenges Christian communities are facing worldwide and how believers are responding. Sam Brownback, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, said: “China’s at war with God. They will not win this war, but they could cause a lot of death and carnage 00:00 Intro 01:09 How Trump’s 15% global tariff will impact chinese goods 04:03 Trump: Any Change to Birthright Rule Could Help China 04:51 Report: CCP-Linked Fake Sites Mimic Major Media Outlets 07:40 Faith Groups Highlight Work Against Religious Persecution 10:24 India Joins Pax Silica to Challenge China’s Technology Sector 12:15 Trump Raises Global Tariffs From 10 Percent to 15 Percent | Analysis 🔵Tiffany Meier’s documentary Hollywood Takeover – how Beijing is rewriting the script in America’s film industry: hollywoodtakeover.com

Source: How Trump’s New 15% Global Tariff Impacts Chinese Goods | China in Focus

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. X (Formerly Twitter): / tonychinaupdate Channel email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:17 US-China: Trump Visit & Taiwan Trade 04:32 China Investors Embrace AI Rally 07:21 China’s Auto Sector Slump

Source: 44% Crash: Taiwan Just Surpassed China | US – China Trade | China’s Economy | AI Trade

This video exposes the hidden wealth empire of Xi Jinping’s family, shattering the official narrative of clean leadership. Despite claims since 2012 that relatives exited business, evidence shows no real severance—instead, assets moved into shadowy proxies and shell companies. Xi’s sister Qi Qiaoqiao quietly dominates lucrative sectors: Venezuelan oil deals netting billions annually via special quotas, rare earth monopolies in Jiangxi, concrete supply in Shenzhen-Guangzhou, and deep ties to China Ping An Insurance. Estimated family-controlled assets exceed 20 trillion RMB (~$3 trillion USD). The script details money-laundering via white glove Chen Zhi, whose 127,271 Bitcoin ($15 billion) and London properties were seized by US-UK authorities in 2026. His repatriation to China is portrayed as silencing to protect the family. Ultimately, the decade of “anti-corruption” is framed as a brutal wealth centralization, turning national resources into one family’s private fortune—while ordinary people pay the price.

Source: (4206) 20 Trillion RMB in the Shadows – The Xi Family Wealth Map Exposed | Digging into China

Since Xi Jinping’s arrest of Zhang Youxia, the second-highest-ranking military official, and General Liu Zhenli, the military has been in turmoil. A video uploaded by X users claims that an explosion occurred at a Chinese military facility in Zibo, Shandong on February 21. This incident is reportedly connected to dissatisfaction with Xi within the military.

Source: (4206) Breaking! Explosion Rocks PLA Shandong Base, Zhang Youxia’s Son Claims Father Was Killed