Day: March 21, 2026

At the end of 2024, Su Ting, the founder of the Beijing startup incubator “Kunlun Nest,” posted this provocative video on social media. In the video, he proudly shows off the 200 Nvidia H200 GPUs he just received and does an “unboxing” live.

Source: Blow Dryer Breaks China’s ‘Great Power Tech’ Myth! $2.5B Nvidia H200 Smuggling Video Leaked

Washington is mulling a move that may free several hundred million barrels of oil. What does the Treasury secretary say about the possibility of lifting sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil bound for China? President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House. Topping the agenda were the Iran war, China, and rare earth minerals. We have the key takeaways. U.S. intelligence is shifting its outlook on China and Taiwan, saying a 2027 invasion isn’t expected, but warning the broader threat from Beijing is still growing. Senior Trump administration officials say Taiwan remains a top priority in arms sales, pushing back on concerns the Iran military operation has shifted focus. 00:00 Intro 01:07 U.S. To Redirect Sanctioned Oil From China to Hit Iran 03:07 President Trump Hosts Japan Pm at White House 05:36 U.S. Intel Report: China Won’t Invade Taiwan by 2027 11:23 U.S. Official Says China May Be Conducting Secret Nuclear Tests 12:15 Leavitt: China Agrees to Postpone Trump Visit 12:50 China’s Control Over U.S. Drug Supply 15:35 Pro-china Factions’ Influence in S. Korea Politics

Source: U.S. To Lift Sanctions on China – bound Oil to Ease Costs | China in Focus

Source: Foreign Spies Everywhere – 2026 China is a Paranoid Place!

Why did China send three ministers—foreign affairs, public security, and defense—to Vietnam at the same time? This rare “3+3” meeting signals something far beyond routine diplomacy. In this video, we break down what Beijing is really trying to achieve—from South China Sea tensions to regional security coordination and growing geopolitical pressure. We also examine speculation around whether Xi Jinping is quietly preparing for contingency scenarios in southern China. As Vietnam pushes back with international law and strategic caution, one question remains: Is this cooperation—or a sign of deeper uncertainty inside China?

Source: Xi’s Backup Plan? China’s Unusual Vietnam Move Explained

00:00 Introduction 00:12 US-China: Drugs, Smugglers & Spies 04:35 Economy: China’s Retirement Crunch 08:11 China & The Iran War

Source: Iran War Is a Massive Blow To China | China’s Economy | US – China Moves

When Japan surrendered in 1945, its military was dismantled and Article 9 renounced war, anchoring a pacifist identity that shaped post-war relations with China and the United States. For decades, Japan relied on American protection while tensions with Beijing simmered over history, trade, and disputed islands, slowly intensifying as China rose. The security rules that once defined East Asia—Japan restrained, the U.S. dominant, China cautious—are beginning to shift, as Tokyo expands its military role and steps closer to the region’s front lines. Since the Shinzo Abe era, security reforms, defense buildups, and Taiwan-linked crises have accelerated this transformation. Japan’s evolving posture could redraw the fragile balance between deterrence and escalation in Asia.

Source: China just woke a sleeping giant

This book launch event, featuring Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times senior editor and “Killed to Author” author, and comedian Rob Schneider, was hosted by the Trump Kennedy Center as part of its Millennium Stage series.

Source: The Hot Mic Moment that Exposed China’s Elite Transplant Obsession | Rob Schneider & Jan Jekielek

For years, Iran has boasted that its missile range was self-limited to 2000 kilometers, but this time they took a swing at the US base over 4,000 kilometers away, but they didn’t hit it. One missile was intercepted by the US military, a US Navy ageist destroyer patrolling the Indian Ocean fired an SM three missile, which soared into space at terrifying speeds and collided with Iran’s missile shattering it mid-flight.The Diego Garcia base didn’t even get a scratch.

Source: Breaking! Iran Fires 2 Chinese 3,800km Missiles at US Base—One Shattered, One Intercepted

China has been rattling its saber about Taiwan ever since the nationalists fled to Taiwan in 1949. If China were to take over Taiwan, about 10% of its population could be targeted for elimination. We spoke with Ethan Gutmann, author of The Xinjiang Procedure, about why 10% of Taiwan’s population is in China’s crosshairs.

Source: 10% of Taiwan DEAD

00:00 Introduction 00:21 China’s Economy: A Shrinking Global Share 04:32 Rural Land Contracts 06:18 Taiwan Holds Rates as AI Boom Meets Energy Shock Risks

Source: The Shocking China Story No One Is Talking About | China’s Economy | Taiwan

National security expert T. Casey Fleming is the CEO of BlackOps Partners, a strategy and cybersecurity consulting firm that he founded in 2008. He’s also the author of the new book, “The Red Tsunami: The Silent Storm Killing Your Freedom.” “It may look like a book, but it’s a whistleblower’s exposé and survival guide. … It basically tells you what to do to protect yourself,” Fleming said. “Number one: Stop buying Chinese products and services and stop investing in companies that are investing in China,” he said. The Chinese Communist Party has been using what are known as unrestricted warfare tactics against the United States for decades, and on multiple fronts, he said. Its purpose is to weaken the enemy from within—without firing a single shot. There are dozens of tactics, including, for instance, cognitive warfare, drug warfare, and biological warfare. These manifest in the deployment of TikTok—which remains a powerful cognitive weapon in the CCP’s arsenal, Fleming argued—as well as the spread of both COVID-19 and fentanyl addiction in America. For years, Americans have largely failed to notice this pattern of unrestricted warfare and how the pieces fit together. “The mosaic effect is you see bits and pieces and you don’t connect them, and so it doesn’t really mean much to you. … When you connect the dots… it becomes the mosaic. You now see what your enemy is doing and what the end goal is, and how you need to protect yourself.” Casey said he believes this silent, unrestricted war is the final war: “The world will be won or lost within the next 10 years or less.”

Source: How Chinese – Made Infrastructure Could Be Used to Cripple the U.S. in a Crisis | Casey Fleming

Source: Why Professor Jiang Appeals to the Woke Right

The US, Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan are deploying increasingly powerful coastal defense systems along the First Island Chain, creating a “missile arc” aimed at deterring China’s aggression. From Japan’s upgraded Type-12 missiles covering the Miyako Strait, to the Philippines’ Indian-made BrahMos batteries guarding the Bashi Channel, and Taiwan’s growing concentration of Hsiung Feng anti-ship missiles, these overlapping ranges could transform key maritime chokepoints into highly contested zones. It comes as Washington discusses stockpiling more weapon supplies in Taiwan, which could be accessed during an attempted blockade. In this episode, we examine how this emerging missile arc could affect China’s military operations, the implications for a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, and what it means for the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Missile Arc? Japan Deploys 1st Long – Range Missiles, Philippines Pivots BrahMos Against China | EP793

This video explores whether Xi Jinping could face a sudden downfall, drawing parallels to recent events like Khamenei’s fate. Three scenarios are examined: a U.S. military strike (unlikely without global war), a lone-wolf assassination (more plausible from his inner circle due to paranoia-fueled purges), or a Ceaușescu-style coup and execution following mass unrest. Historical cases—Park Chung-hee’s assassination by his intelligence chief amid fear of purges, and Ceaușescu’s collapse after losing all legitimacy—highlight how intense control and betrayal from within can backfire. Xi’s lack of a clear successor and eroded legitimacy (performance, procedural, narrative) make his one-man rule fragile. If Xi is removed, China likely reverts to collective leadership like the Hu era—factional struggle, restored term limits, renewed focus on economic growth—offering a better, though not fully democratic, future. His exit, not reform, may be the key to breaking the current deadlock.

Source: Xi’s Purges Are Planting the Seeds of His Own Downfall | Digging into China