China
The latest on trade decisions, technology restrictions, military posture — none of it stays contained to China for long, and every neighbor’s strategy has to account for it.
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Jun- 2026 -1 JuneEarth
A super El Niño is coming to a warmer planet than ever
The World Meteorological Organization forecasts a 70% chance the 2025–2029 global average exceeds 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, stacking a potential strong El Niño on top of already-elevated baseline warmth.
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1 JuneCapital
Indonesia’s nickel boom is actually Beijing’s supply chain
The country banned raw exports to capture value, but Chinese state firms now control the smelters refining it, while the rupiah slides to 1998 crisis levels.
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May- 2026 -31 MayTech & AI
China’s surveillance city is already inside your devices
Shenzhen electrified 22,000 taxis and cleared robotaxis across 205 square kilometres, but the same platforms routing that convenience also fuse identity, payment, and location into infrastructure residents cannot escape.
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31 MayEarth
Vietnam’s clean-air gamble rests on a struggling state champion
Vietnam targets 30% electric motorbikes by 2030 under National Power Development Plan VIII to combat severe urban air pollution. But the strategy relies on loss-making VinFast, disputed pollution data showing…
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31 MaySociety
China engineered fake holidays to make people spend money
China's tiáo xiū system stretches 11 public holidays into longer breaks by converting adjacent weekends into compulsory workdays. The 2025 Spring Festival required work on Sunday January 26 and Saturday…
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31 MaySociety
China’s privacy laws don’t stop its hidden-camera porn trade
A clandestine industry in China systematically installs pinhole cameras in hotel rooms and rental apartments, livestreaming footage through encrypted Telegram channels at $65/month subscriptions. Over 70 prosecuted voyeurism cases across…
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31 MayPower
Pentagon’s general warns Congress China will be ready for Taiwan by 2027
Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 21, 2026, that China's PLA is on track to achieve military readiness for forced…
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30 MayPower
US defense chief softens China rhetoric while urging allies to boost military spending
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies to increase defence spending against China's military buildup while describing US-China relations as improved and omitting Taiwan from his prepared remarks. The…
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30 MayTech & AI
Tencent’s Penguin Island campus locks engineers inside China’s innovation strategy
Tencent is constructing Penguin Island, an 809,000-square-metre headquarters campus in Shenzhen's Qianhai zone designed to house 80,000 people and function as a self-contained district integrating R&D, housing, schools, autonomous transport,…
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30 MayTech & AI
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT captures 8% global market share, entering Western PC supply chains
HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus have evaluated or adopted DRAM from Chinese manufacturer CXMT, which captured 8% of global DRAM market in Q1 2026. Pentagon delisting in January 2026…
