China’s Economic Truce With America Is Fraying, Just as Its Domestic Problems Deepen

by | Aug 4, 2026 | News

For all the talk of a US-China “truce”, the relationship currently resembles two men politely shaking hands while each quietly checks whether the other has brought a knife. Beijing and Washington are still speaking. They are still trading. They are even...

US Talks, Fiscal Strain, Europe Tensions and South China Sea Fallout

by | Jul 23, 2026 | News

US-China Talks Create a Narrow Opening for Stability China’s diplomatic and economic picture is increasingly defined by a familiar contradiction. Beijing wants stable external relations at a moment when its domestic economy needs them badly, yet its policy choices,...

Chongqing Landslide, Economic Slowdown, US Election Claims and China’s Global Image

by | Jul 18, 2026 | News

Four developments underline the extraordinary range of pressures and opportunities shaping China today: a deadly landslide near Chongqing, a sharper than expected economic slowdown, fresh allegations from Washington over the 2020 US election, and a notable shift in...

Xi-Trump Summit Ends With Symbolism, While China’s Banking Risks Keep growing.

by Tony Fiddis | May 16, 2026 | News

The latest round of high-level US-China diplomacy ended in Beijing with plenty of ceremony, warm language, and carefully managed optics. What it did not deliver was much in the way of decisive progress on the issues that actually matter most. That was the core story...

Iran Fallout, US Tech Curbs, Mexico Tariffs, and the Manus AI Crackdown

by Tony Fiddis | Mar 27, 2026 | News

China Update News has been dominated by one big theme: the world around China is getting harder to manage. At the same time, Beijing is trying to keep multiple balls in the air, from stabilizing diplomacy with Washington to defending its strategic industries. Here are...