China’s leader heads to New Delhi for the September 12–13 BRICS summit, his first trip to India since 2019, as both sides seal an eight-point border consensus ahead of a Modi meeting.
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Xi, Putin and Modi Convene in Bishkek for SCO’s 25th Anniversary Summit
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi gathered in Bishkek on August 31 for the 26th SCO leaders’ summit, marking 25 years since the bloc’s formation and anchoring a dense schedule of bilateral meetings.
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China’s Factory Activity Edges Toward Recovery as New Orders Turn Positive in August
China’s NBS manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8 in August from 49.2 in July, with new orders and export orders both crossing into expansion territory for the first time since May.
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Hong Kong Convicts Two Tiananmen Vigil Leaders for Inciting Subversion
Two former leaders of Hong Kong’s banned Tiananmen vigil alliance were convicted of inciting subversion, facing up to 10 years under the national security law.
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China’s Top Internet Regulator Issues 2026–2030 Plan to Push Firms to Build AI Chips
China’s Cyberspace Administration has issued a 21-measure sectoral plan for 2026–2030 directing informatization and cybersecurity companies to develop advanced AI chips, improve foundation models, and pursue AI agents and embodied intelligence.
Posted inGeopolitics
China and Russia Blunt Washington’s Push to Financially Isolate Iran
Despite the Trump administration declaring an economic D-Day against Tehran, Beijing and Moscow are sustaining trade and military supply lines that US secondary sanctions cannot easily reach.
Posted inMarkets
YMTC Seeks $4.9 Billion Shanghai Listing on AI Memory Demand
China’s third-largest NAND flash chipmaker filed for a 33-billion-yuan IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market on August 21, positioning itself to capitalise on surging AI data-centre memory demand despite US export restrictions.
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Bessent Pledges Toughest Sanctions in History Against Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will impose what he called the greatest coordinated economic isolation of any country in history, warning Beijing that buying Iranian oil makes it a target.
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Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Shenzhen court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, 67, to life imprisonment for fraud and bribery on August 20, closing the criminal chapter of China’s largest property collapse.
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China Uses Taiwan’s 2026 Local Elections to Test Its 2028 Influence Playbook
Beijing set a goal at its Beidaihe retreat of shaping Taiwan’s November local elections, targeting the Kaohsiung mayoral race with fabricated polling data.