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The US, China, and Russia have clashed at the United Nations over Washington's seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers, with Beijing accusing the US of violating international law.

A rare report on Chinese state TV shows the PLA conducting wargame simulations of battles in the Gulf of Mexico, near Cuba and Mexico, signaling a potential expansion of its global military ambitions.

Despite a grim year for climate news in 2025, there are bright spots. China has flattened emissions while growing its economy, grid battery deployment is surging, and the AI boom is driving clean energy investment.

Xi Jinping's historical comments on Okinawa (Ryukyu) are escalating geopolitical tensions. An analysis of how China's sovereignty claims challenge the U.S.-Japan alliance and America's Pacific strategy.

China's central bank is expanding the digital yuan's reach, launching a cross-border payment pilot with Singapore. The move aims to challenge the US dollar's dominance and internationalize the yuan.

China's Air Force commander, Chang Dingqiu, and political commissar, Guo Puxiao, missed a key event led by Xi Jinping, fueling speculation that the military's anti-corruption purge is expanding.

China accuses Taiwanese nationals of smuggling in a subsea cable-cutting incident, escalating a blame game with Taiwan, which suspects Beijing of 'grey zone' warfare.

Russia's ambassador to China claims Western sanctions have backfired, pushing the two nations' relationship to its 'highest level in history' and shifting almost all trade to local currencies.

President Xi Jinping has mandated China's central state-owned enterprises to lead industrial upgrading and secure key technologies, signaling a major push in the state-led development model amid global tech rivalries.

Chinese scholars are reigniting a historical debate, arguing that Japan's late Emperor Hirohito should be held legally responsible for the crimes of Unit 731.

Despite pressure from the Trump administration, U.S. oil giants are reluctant to return to Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves. We analyze the reasons, from political risk to crumbling infrastructure.

A scholar from a Chinese state-run think tank says China must build an 'original' knowledge system for its border history to counter 'hostile forces in the West,' signaling a new front in geopolitical competition.