U.S. Coast Guard shadows PLA Navy near Aleutian Islands;
Cheap robotaxis spark anxiety among cabbies;
China's population is 100M less than official data claims;
Cooking oil scandal prompts residents to buy oil presses;
China and Philippines reach deal to stop SCS clashes

China and Belarus conduct military exercises on NATO's doorstep;
China the "decisive enabler" of Russia's war on Ukraine – NATO;
Germany bans Chinese telecom giants from 5G;
China builds a military base in Tajikistan;
PRC-state hackers behind online theft – Australia

United Front targets Taiwan's religious temples;
Taiwanese navy officer indicted for giving intel to China;
China cuts bankers' pay;
U.S. puts tariffs on PRC steel and aluminum routed via Mexico;
Japan to subsidize antibiotics to reduce reliance on China

The PLA hires Western pilots and experts as trainers;
MSS launches "zero tolerance" crackdown on fake officials;
China, Pakistan upgrade their economic corridor;
Arms sales shows U.S. "commitment to defense" against China – Taipei;
China builds floating nuclear reactors in South China Sea

China working to "prevent" countries from attending summit – Zelenskyy;
Central African Republic suspends Chinese firm for ties to armed groups;
Prison time for trying to sell Iranian oil to China;
Epoch Times CFO arrested for $67 million money laundering scheme;
Aussie wine exports to China boom after Beijing drops tariffs