American firms help China skirt U.S. chip bans;
Chinese criminals launder fentanyl cash for Mexican cartels;
China's industrial parks turn to cash to lure foreign firms;
China launches satellites to rival SpaceX's Starlink;
China-funded canal to connect Phnom Penh to the gulf of Thailand

State pension funds dump PRC investments;
TikTok illegally collects children's data – U.S. Dept of Justice;
China issues new fentanyl regulations;
Less Chinese are getting married;
With debts mounting, localities chase back taxes

A national internet I.D. system;
Loyalty training for Chinese pastors;
State-owned enterprises invest $414bn in new equipment;
Germany the latest to accuse China of cyberattacks;
State banks sign $50b in deals with Saudi wealth fund

Chinese and Russian bombers off Alaskan coast;
High-schools, universities further restrict foreign travel;
Manila shutters Chinese-run online gambling outfits;
Hong Kong helps Russia avoid sanctions;
China brokers Palestinian reconciliation deal

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