China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills; 
House launches probe into PRC influence operations; 
Blinken: U.S. will defend the Philippines against China; 
China and Russia to put a nuclear power plant on the moon; 
China has ramped up espionage campaigns – Lithuania

Risks of armed conflict between China and India grow: U.S. intelligence; 
China "deplores" Modi's visit to new tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh; 
China and India test missiles, ramp up troop deployments; 
China-Maldives ink military deal, India builds island base; 
U.S. says Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, China slams U.S.

Leaked Russian documents reveal plans to nuke China if attacked; 
Beijing rejects new subways due to local government debt; 
China expands state secrets law to include "work secrets"; 
U.S. to replace China-made cranes at ports; 
Canadian Chinese scientists lied about PRC links

China's population will fall to 525 million by 2100; 
Thousands of Chinese migrants cross from Mexico into the U.S.; 
Qin Gang's lover was a British spy; Meta takes down more fake accounts based in China; 
Chinese scammers steal facial recognition data, access bank accounts

Netherlands discovers malware, accuses China of spying; 
Beijing warns Chinese students to avoid foreign spies; 
China's fake news websites push propaganda in 30 countries; 
Chinese-born Australian commentator sentenced to death; 
After Messi misses HK match, China's football assn cuts ties with Argentina