China-Russia Military Leaks, Big Bank Dominance, Space Launch Progress, and Child Custody Disputes

by | Jul 11, 2026 | News

The latest set of developments out of China spans four very different fronts, but together they say something important about the country’s direction. On one side, leaked documents are raising fresh questions about how far Beijing’s partnership with Moscow really...

Flood Disaster, Gig Economy Pressures, Religious Release, Corruption Sentence, and the Death of Economist Gao Shanwen

by | Jul 8, 2026 | News

China is facing a convergence of pressures this week, from severe flooding and storm risk to labour market strain, sensitive political signalling, and the death of one of the country’s most closely followed economists. The developments are different on the surface,...

Property Stress Deepens, Alibaba Settles in the US, and Beijing Faces New Security Questions

by | Jul 4, 2026 | News

From above, cranes rise over a large housing development, visually reinforcing the blog’s point that property remains at the center of China’s structural challenge—even when new projects continue. Photo by chen zy on Unsplash China’s latest run of developments...

Weak Consumption, Daily Taiwan Pressure, and Beijing’s New Global Governance Push

by Tony Fiddis | Jun 22, 2026 | News

Photo by Hyunwon Jang on Unsplash China opened the week with three important developments that, taken together, say a great deal about where the country is headed. On the economic front, the latest data pointed to another setback for Beijing’s long-running effort to...

 EU Friction, a Huge AI Infrastructure Bet, South China Sea Tensions, and a Sharper North Korea Shift

by Tony Fiddis | Jun 13, 2026 | News

China closed out the week with a cluster of developments that matter well beyond Beijing. Relations with Europe look more strained, a giant state-backed data centre buildout is taking shape, tensions with the Philippines have sharpened again in the South China Sea,...