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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Aug- 2026 -21 AugustCapital
China sentenced its biggest property fraudster to life in prison
Hui Ka Yan, founder of Evergrande Group, received a life sentence on August 20, 2026, after the Shenzhen court found he overstated revenue by $78–80 billion between 2019 and 2020,…
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20 AugustTech & AI
China now controls how many Nvidia chips actually arrive
ByteDance and Tencent each received 10,000 H200 accelerators in August, but Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission now approves each shipment individually, shifting the real gate from Washington to Beijing.
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17 AugustPower
Taiwan’s record defence budget faces an opposition parliament that cuts
President Lai proposed NT$1.1225 trillion in 2027 military spending, but lawmakers who trimmed the 2026 budget by NT$48 billion now control the vote.
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17 AugustScience
China is racing to write the Moon’s rules before America lands
Chang'e‑7 launches this month to drill for water ice at the south pole, two years ahead of NASA's crewed Artemis IV landing, positioning Beijing to unilaterally set governance standards for…
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15 AugustCapital
Ford pulls Lincoln out of China to dodge a $3 billion tariff bill
The automaker will stop importing China-built Nautilus models by 2030 and shift production stateside, responding to 52.5% tariffs and looming connected-vehicle restrictions that make Chinese sourcing untenable.
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14 AugustTech & AI
Apple surrendered its AI to China. Beijing approved it anyway.
The Cyberspace Administration of China registered Apple Intelligence in July 2026, but the service will run on Alibaba's Qwen model, not Apple's own technology—a template for how Beijing forces foreign…
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14 AugustTech & AI
A Chinese chipmaker nobody knows just became worth more than Intel
CXMT's $540.5 billion valuation rests on a 6.73% free float, making the ranking misleading—but the $8.6 billion capital behind it is real.
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14 AugustPower
Trump’s 100% drone tariff targets China, reshapes allied supply chains
A Section 232 order signed August 13 imposes tiered duties on unmanned aircraft, with allies gaining lower rates only if hardware and software originate in approved countries.
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13 AugustCompass
Thailand is quietly winning the race for Chinese tourists from Japan
With 5.1 million Chinese arrivals projected for 2026, Thailand has overtaken Japan in the first half—a shift driven by airlift capacity, safety perceptions, and political friction between China and Tokyo.
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12 AugustPower
China brings Indonesia into waters Taiwan claims as its own
The PLA's first joint naval drill east of Taiwan with an Indonesian frigate tests whether repeated foreign participation can normalize Beijing's contested presence.
