U.S. restricts visas for Central Americans with PRC ties;
Huawei, ZTE seal 5G deals with Vietnam amid U.S. tariffs;
Taipei announces $40 billion budget for "Taiwan Dome";
PBOC expands crackdown on cyber currencies;
China is closing the military power gap

China criticizes, sanctions Japan over PM's Taiwan comments;
China builds the world's first floating artificial island;
UK set to approve new PRC mega embassy;
Amsterdam suspends Nexperia takeover;
Chinese stakes in Italy's energy grid raise red flags

China has invested $2.1 trillion in strategic sectors around the world;
MI5: PRC spies target UK lawmakers using LinkedIn;
Britain announces plan to counter PRC espionage;
China funds $29 million revamp of South African military base;
Beijing warns citizens of risks amid African gold rush

Beijing's AI-driven hacking campaign;
Trump-Xi meeting spurs agricultural deals;
China trade surplus with Germany hits new high;
China is a "very significant" challenge to German car companies;
Visa-free policy extended through 2026, Sweden added

Defunding RFA and VOA creates information void in Tibet;
Three PRC nationals arrested in Tbilisi for trying to buy uranium...;
...And three others busted for smuggling biological materials;
Chinese-made buses can be stopped remotely - Norway;
Xi commissions China's first supercarrier