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Dec. 2, 2025, 10:17 a.m.
Why China Did Not Do a 'Kissinger' to Split Europe From America

Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.

Why China Did Not Do a 'Kissinger' to Split Europe From America

Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.

Dec. 2, 2025, 9:52 a.m.
China urges Japan to retract erroneous remarks, stop fobbing off

China urges the Japanese side to learn the lessons of history, do soul-searching, take seriously what it has heard from the Chinese side, simply retract the erroneous remarks as it should and take practical steps to honor its political commitments to China, C…

China urges Japan to retract erroneous remarks, stop fobbing off

China urges the Japanese side to learn the lessons of history, do soul-searching, take seriously what it has heard from the Chinese side, simply retract the erroneous remarks as it should and take practical steps to honor its political commitments to China, C…

Dec. 2, 2025, 9:40 a.m.
Most Companies Fear State-Sponsored Cyber-Attacks and Want More Government Help

New IO study claims 88% of US and UK firms are concerned about state-sponsored cyber-attacks

Most Companies Fear State-Sponsored Cyber-Attacks and Want More Government Help

New IO study claims 88% of US and UK firms are concerned about state-sponsored cyber-attacks

Dec. 2, 2025, 9:17 a.m.
Brookfield to buy packaging machinery supplier Fosber for $900m

The transaction is subject to regulatory clearances and expected to close in 2026.

Brookfield to buy packaging machinery supplier Fosber for $900m

The transaction is subject to regulatory clearances and expected to close in 2026.

Dec. 2, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
British Microdrama Firm Onset Octopus First To Board Irvin Gelb's Standard-Setting Micro-Series Certified Alliance

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s one for the vertical video crowd. Onset Octopus Micro Drama UK, one of Britain’s few microdrama-first production houses, has become the founding partner of global quality and ethics standard bearer Micro-Series Certified Alliance. L.A.’s IGM…

British Microdrama Firm Onset Octopus First To Board Irvin Gelb's Standard-Setting Micro-Series Certified Alliance

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s one for the vertical video crowd. Onset Octopus Micro Drama UK, one of Britain’s few microdrama-first production houses, has become the founding partner of global quality and ethics standard bearer Micro-Series Certified Alliance. L.A.’s IGM…

Dec. 2, 2025, 7:22 a.m.
China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku islands

China and Japan gave conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel around the disputed Sekaku islands on Tuesday. China's Coast Guard said the Japanese fishing vessel had illegally entered the wat…

China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku islands

China and Japan gave conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel around the disputed Senkaku islands on Tuesday. China's Coast Guard said the Japanese fishing vessel had illegally entered the wat…

Dec. 2, 2025, 7:14 a.m.
Hong Kong leader orders independent investigation into fire that killed 151

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee says committee to be led by a judge and will identify the causes of deadly blaze.

Hong Kong leader orders independent investigation into fire that killed 151

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee says committee to be led by a judge and will identify the causes of deadly blaze.

Dec. 2, 2025, 6:45 a.m.
Provoking China Again: Macedonia's Unlearned Lessons

A familiar drama has resurfaced in Skopje. While I was still in Beijing attending the CASS academic conference on the Belt and Road Initiative, news broke that the Vice Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, accompanied by two MPs, formally received a Taiwanes…

Provoking China Again: Macedonia's Unlearned Lessons

A familiar drama has resurfaced in Skopje. While I was still in Beijing attending the CASS academic conference on the Belt and Road Initiative, news broke that the Vice Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, accompanied by two MPs, formally received a Taiwanes…

Dec. 2, 2025, 6:18 a.m.
Fast-fashion firms Shein and Temu face calls for US investigation

Two senior US politicians accused the platforms of malpractice, including intellectual property theft.

Fast-fashion firms Shein and Temu face calls for US investigation

Two senior US politicians accuse the platforms of malpractice, including intellectual property theft.

Dec. 2, 2025, 5:56 a.m.
Mystery floor plans stoke espionage fears as UK faces its China reckoning

Underneath central London cables carrying vital financial information run and soon China's new embassy, ​​which has redacted floor plans, could sit atop them.

Mystery floor plans stoke espionage fears as UK faces its China reckoning

Underneath central London cables carrying vital financial information run and soon China's new embassy, which has redacted floor plans, could sit atop them.

Dec. 2, 2025, 5 a.m.
Macron seeks to rebalance trade as Chinese exports flood Europe

Macron’s trip comes as French public concern over China rises

Macron seeks to rebalance trade as Chinese exports flood Europe

Macron’s trip comes as French public concern over China rises

Dec. 2, 2025, 4:20 a.m.
Who Venezuela's key allies and opponents are in the face of a US conflict

As the United States mounts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nations in the Caribbean, South America and across the world are revealing where their support lies.

Who Venezuela's key allies and opponents are in the face of a US conflict

As the United States mounts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nations in the Caribbean, South America and across the world are revealing where their support lies.

Dec. 2, 2025, 3:47 a.m.
Inside The Supply Chain That Keeps Russia's Iskander Missiles Flying

A hidden chemical pipeline keeps Russia’s Iskander ballistic missiles in production

Inside The Supply Chain That Keeps Russia's Iskander Missiles Flying

A hidden chemical pipeline keeps Russia’s Iskander ballistic missiles in production

Dec. 2, 2025, 3:41 a.m.
South Korea's tech leaks surge 50% as China deploys shell companies

South Korea is facing a sharp rise in industrial technology leakage cases, with incidents increasing nearly 50% year-over-year amid growing risks of Chinese attempts to steal proprietary technologies. Key sectors such as rechargeable batteries and semiconduct…

South Korea's tech leaks surge 50% as China deploys shell companies

South Korea is facing a sharp rise in industrial technology leakage cases, with incidents increasing nearly 50% year-over-year amid growing risks of Chinese attempts to steal proprietary technologies. Key sectors such as rechargeable batteries and semiconduct…

Dec. 2, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Didi launches all-day fully driverless Robotaxi service in Guangzhou

Didi’s autonomous driving unit on Monday announced the start of a 24/7 fully driverless Robotaxi trial in select demonstration zones in Guangzhou, following its deployment of autonomous services at the 15th National Games of China. Users can now request a ful…

Didi launches all-day fully driverless Robotaxi service in Guangzhou

Didi’s autonomous driving unit on Monday announced the start of a 24/7 fully driverless Robotaxi trial in select demonstration zones in Guangzhou, following its deployment of autonomous services at the 15th National Games of China. Users can now request a ful…

Dec. 2, 2025, 3:32 a.m.
Leapmotor B05 in Guangzhou – EV hatchback, up to 218 PS, 605 km CLTC range, RWD only, from RM54k

China may still be big on SUVs, but that doesn’t mean that variety isn’t welcome. We’ll have to commend Leapmotor for doing something different with the B05 (badged in China as a Lafa5), which made an appearance at the recent Auto Guangzhou show soon after it…

Leapmotor B05 in Guangzhou – EV hatchback, up to 218 PS, 605 km CLTC range, RWD only, from RM54k

China may still be big on SUVs, but that doesn’t mean that variety isn’t welcome. We’ll have to commend Leapmotor for doing something different with the B05 (badged in China as a Lafa5), which made an appearance at the recent Auto Guangzhou show soon after it…

Dec. 2, 2025, 3 a.m.
China's Crackdown on Japanese Entertainment Could Expand Beyond Anime

Following recent diplomatic friction, China’s pressure on Japanese entertainment has intensified — delaying films, shutting down concerts, and even canceling stage productions. Analysts warn this could escalate into a long-term “anti-Japan restriction,” simil…

China's Crackdown on Japanese Entertainment Could Expand Beyond Anime

Following recent diplomatic friction, China’s pressure on Japanese entertainment has intensified — delaying films, shutting down concerts, and even canceling stage productions. Analysts warn this could escalate into a long-term “anti-Japan restriction,” simil…

Dec. 2, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Rupee has fallen and that is not a bad thing

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data shows the REER index dipping from an all-time high of 108.1 in November 2024 to 97.5 in October 2025.

Rupee has fallen and that is not a bad thing

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data shows the REER index dipping from an all-time high of 108.1 in November 2024 to 97.5 in October 2025.

Dec. 2, 2025, 1:53 a.m.
Visiting Vientiane, the world's youngest Communist capital

As Vientiane marks 50 years as the capital of the Lao People’s Republic, here’s what it’s like to live in the laid-back Southeast Asian city now rising as a ...

Visiting Vientiane, the world's youngest Communist capital

As Vientiane marks 50 years as the capital of the Lao People’s Republic, here’s what it’s like to live in the laid-back Southeast Asian city now rising as a ...

Dec. 2, 2025, 1 a.m.
Hong Kong: Deadly Fire Demands Transparency, Accountability

Click to expand Image Flowers offered for the victims near the site of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, December 1, 2025. ©2025 AP Photo/Chan Long Hei (Bangkok) – The H…

Hong Kong: Deadly Fire Demands Transparency, Accountability

Click to expand Image Flowers offered for the victims near the site of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, December 1, 2025. ©2025 AP Photo/Chan Long Hei (Bangkok) – The H…

Dec. 2, 2025, 12:28 a.m.
Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous 'vomitoxin' fungus into US has been deported

Yunqing Jian, 33, who once worked for the University of Michigan, pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to smuggle the biological pathogen into the States, reportedly to continue researching it, and then lying to the FBI about her actions.

Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous 'vomitoxin' fungus into US has been deported

Yunqing Jian, 33, who once worked for the University of Michigan, pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to smuggle the biological pathogen into the States, reportedly to continue researching it, and then lying to the FBI about her actions.

Dec. 2, 2025, 12:18 a.m.
Why time is running out for Germany's green hydrogen industry

Firms are ready to make the equipment needed for green hydrogen, but demand has not picked up yet.

Why time is running out for Germany's green hydrogen industry

Firms are ready to make the equipment needed for green hydrogen, but demand has not picked up yet.

Dec. 2, 2025, midnight
Magnetic alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymers for enhanced thermal conductivity

Nanoscale, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04715C, PaperKang Xu, Yuhan Zhou, Rongjie Yang, Zujian Zhao, Caiqing Gao, Yuru Wang, Gang Huang, Yuxiang Ni, Xin Huang, Chaoyang Zhang, Yanqing WangPreparation of thermally conductive materials with low filler…

Magnetic alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymers for enhanced thermal conductivity

Nanoscale, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NR04715C, PaperKang Xu, Yuhan Zhou, Rongjie Yang, Zujian Zhao, Caiqing Gao, Yuru Wang, Gang Huang, Yuxiang Ni, Xin Huang, Chaoyang Zhang, Yanqing WangPreparation of thermally conductive materials with low filler …

Dec. 2, 2025, midnight
Author Correction: Projectome-based characterization of hypothalamic peptidergic neurons in male mice

Nature Neuroscience - Author Correction: Projectome-based characterization of hypothalamic peptidergic neurons in male mice

Author Correction: Projectome-based characterization of hypothalamic peptidergic neurons in male mice

Nature Neuroscience - Author Correction: Projectome-based characterization of hypothalamic peptidergic neurons in male mice

Dec. 2, 2025, midnight
Bulk superconductivity up to 96 K in pressurized nickelate single crystals

Nature - Bulk superconductivity up to 96 K in pressurized nickelate single crystals

Bulk superconductivity up to 96 K in pressurized nickelate single crystals

Nature - Bulk superconductivity up to 96 K in pressurized nickelate single crystals

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:41 p.m.
Cracks widen in China's economic growth model

President Xi warns that cut-throat, self-defeating competition is weakening his country's economy even as productivity and exports rise. Beijing now sees curbing this dynamic as essential. - 2025/12 / article

Cracks widen in China's economic growth model

President Xi warns that cut-throat, self-defeating competition is weakening his country's economy even as productivity and exports rise. Beijing now sees curbing this dynamic as essential. - 2025/12 / article

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:41 p.m.
China's great green leap forward

Both superpowers put sovereignty ahead of emissions cuts. While the US is still backing fossil fuels, China is pushing ahead with renewables – and building a vast export engine in the process. - 2025/12 / article

China's great green leap forward

Both superpowers put sovereignty ahead of emissions cuts. While the US is still backing fossil fuels, China is pushing ahead with renewables – and building a vast export engine in the process. - 2025/12 / article

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:32 p.m.
Japan says comment on Chinese paper's Okinawa sovereignty claims unnecessary

The top government spokesman said Monday he would not comment on a recent Chinese newspaper editorial that questioned Japan's sovereignty over the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, amid a diplomatic rift over the prime minister's remarks on Taiwan. Chief…

Japan says comment on Chinese paper's Okinawa sovereignty claims unnecessary

The top government spokesman said Monday he would not comment on a recent Chinese newspaper editorial that questioned Japan's sovereignty over the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, amid a diplomatic rift over the prime minister's remarks on Taiwan. Chief…

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:30 p.m.
What's Going on With Wong Kar-wai?

Director Wong Kar-wai’s first TV series, ‘Blossoms Shanghai,’ premiered in North America on the Criterion Channel following weeks of social-media discourse about him in China. Why are some international fans concerned?

What's Going on With Wong Kar-wai?

Director Wong Kar-wai’s first TV series, ‘Blossoms Shanghai,’ premiered in North America on the Criterion Channel following weeks of social-media discourse about him in China. Why are some international fans concerned?

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:28 p.m.
Chinese soccer fans lambast Brighton over Imperial Japanese soldier post

Chinese soccer fans have condemned Brighton and the Premier League side's Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma after a social media post showed him smiling and holding an image of the last Japanese soldier to surrender in World War II. Millions of Chinese were killed…

Chinese soccer fans lambast Brighton over Imperial Japan soldier post

Chinese soccer fans have condemned Brighton and the Premier League side's Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma after a social media post showed him smiling and holding an image of the last Japanese soldier to surrender in World War II. Millions of Chinese were killed…

Dec. 1, 2025, 9:21 p.m.
Starmer says China policy cannot continue to blow 'hot and cold'

The PM spoke at the Lady Mayor's banquet, traditionally used to set out foreign policy for the year ahead.

Starmer says China policy cannot continue to blow 'hot and cold'

The PM spoke at the Lady Mayor's banquet, traditionally used to set out foreign policy for the year ahead.

Dec. 1, 2025, 8:39 p.m.
China poses 'real national security threats' to UK, PM warns

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses "real national security threats to the United Kingdom".

China poses 'real national security threats' to UK, PM warns

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses "real national security threats to the United Kingdom".

Dec. 1, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
As political winds shift, top chipmaker TSMC looks beyond Taiwan

The lifeblood of Silicon Valley — advanced microchips — pumps from a science park on Taiwan's west coast, mostly from TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker. But now the company is looking abroad for places to grow.

As political winds shift, top chipmaker TSMC looks beyond Taiwan

The lifeblood of Silicon Valley — advanced microchips — pumps from a science park on Taiwan's west coast, mostly from TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker. But now the company is looking abroad for places to grow.

Dec. 1, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
ByteDance Launches Doubao Real-Time AI Voice Assistant for Phones

The company behind TikTok is rolling out a smartphone AI assistant that behaves less like an app and more like a secretary

ByteDance Launches Doubao Real-Time AI Voice Assistant for Phones

The company behind TikTok is rolling out a smartphone AI assistant that behaves less like an app and more like a secretary

Dec. 1, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Polysemous Han

Sino-Platonic Papers is pleased to announce the publication of its three-hundred-and-seventy-first issue: “The Multifaceted Saga of the Ethnonym Han,” by Sanping Chen. (free pdf) ABSTRACT The term Han designates one of the largest categories of collective ide…

Polysemous Han

Sino-Platonic Papers is pleased to announce the publication of its three-hundred-and-seventy-first issue: “The Multifaceted Saga of the Ethnonym Han,” by Sanping Chen. (free pdf) ABSTRACT The term Han designates one of the largest categories of collective ide…

Dec. 1, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
No, EVs aren't an 'electrosmog' health risk, experts say – with some petrol cars performing even worse

New study claims EVs emit less electromagnetic radiation than petrol cars, killing off a number of myths.

No, EVs aren't an 'electrosmog' health risk, experts say – with some petrol cars performing even worse

New study claims EVs emit less electromagnetic radiation than petrol cars, killing off a number of myths.

Dec. 1, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Morgan Stanley Just Named This Stock a Top Semiconductor Pick. Should You Buy Shares Now?

ASML wins top-pick status as AI drives demand, but its premium value leaves little room for mistakes.

Morgan Stanley Just Named This Stock a Top Semiconductor Pick. Should You Buy Shares Now?

ASML wins top-pick status as AI drives demand, but its premium value leaves little room for mistakes.

Dec. 1, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
World champion Zhao makes fine start to UK campaign

Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong makes a superb start to his UK Championship campaign with a dominant first-round victory over compatriot Long Zehuang.

World champion Zhao makes fine start to UK campaign

Reigning world champion Zhao Xintong makes a superb start to his UK Championship campaign with a dominant first-round victory over compatriot Long Zehuang.

Dec. 1, 2025, 4:27 p.m.
The Future of China's "Electro-State"

China has built the machinery of an innovative, low-carbon industrial economy capable of leading the global net-zero transition and the unfolding AI revolution. But whether this model will be sustainable depends on China's ability to overcome several major ch…

The Future of China's "Electro-State"

China has built the machinery of an innovative, low-carbon industrial economy capable of leading the global net-zero transition and the unfolding AI revolution. But whether this model will be sustainable depends on China's ability to overcome several major ch…

Dec. 1, 2025, 3 p.m.
China's spacecraft has window crack, will return to earth without crew

China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the damage. The Shenzhou-20...

China's spacecraft has window crack, will return to earth without crew

China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the damage. The Shenzhou-20...

Dec. 1, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity

The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.

Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity

The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.

Dec. 1, 2025, 2:47 p.m.
'Zootopia 2' Sprints To Biggest Global Animated Opening Of All Time, Fueled By Massive Chinese Turnout

Disney’s 'Zootopia 2' achieved numerous historic opening milestones across domestic and international markets, becoming Disney's biggest-ever animated release.

'Zootopia 2' Sprints To Biggest Global Animated Opening Of All Time, Fueled By Massive Chinese Turnout

Disney’s 'Zootopia 2' achieved numerous historic opening milestones across domestic and international markets, becoming Disney's biggest-ever animated release.

Dec. 1, 2025, 1:59 p.m.
Craving More 'Zootopia'? These Four Dialogue-Free Chinese Shorts Have You Covered

Disney and Shanghai Animation Film Studio teamed on this four-pack of 'Zootopia' animated shorts in different traditional Chinese styles.

Craving More 'Zootopia'? These Four Dialogue-Free Chinese Shorts Have You Covered

Disney and Shanghai Animation Film Studio teamed on this four-pack of 'Zootopia' animated shorts in different traditional Chinese styles.

Dec. 1, 2025, 1:42 p.m.
China Doubles Down on Crypto Ban After Detecting New Trading Activity

China’s central bank has reasserted its strict prohibition on crypto trading following signs of renewed speculation in virtual assets. The People’s Bank of...

China Doubles Down on Crypto Ban After Detecting New Trading Activity

China’s central bank has reasserted its strict prohibition on crypto trading following signs of renewed speculation in virtual assets. The People’s Bank of...

Dec. 1, 2025, 1:28 p.m.
China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze

Hong Kong's national security police arrest three, as Beijing issues warning to 'anti-China and pro-chaos elements'.

China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze

Hong Kong's national security police arrest three, as Beijing issues warning to 'anti-China and pro-chaos elements'.

Dec. 1, 2025, 1:21 p.m.
Meet Huawei's Smart Hanhan, The Emotional AI Plush

Huawei has introduced the Smart Hanhan, its first “virtual pet” featuring what the company calls emotional artificial intelligence. Launched in China during the Mate 80 series event, the device quickly sold out in all three color options on the Huawei Mall. P…

Meet Huawei's Smart Hanhan, The Emotional AI Plush

Huawei has introduced the Smart Hanhan, its first “virtual pet” featuring what the company calls emotional artificial intelligence. Launched in China during the Mate 80 series event, the device quickly sold out in all three color options on the Huawei Mall. P…