Global opinion shifts toward China;
China denies weaponizing Panama inspections;
Fourteen countries, EU reject China's SCS claims;
China uses water cannons on Philippine vessels; 
Washington tightens visa rules for foreign students

Chinese firms, products take root in Russian-occupied Ukraine;
Iran gives China "special considerations" for Hormuz passage;
Former DPP staffer sentenced to 10 years for espionage;
Chinese cyber hacks target Pakistani law enforcement;
As domestic EV sales slump, exports surge

China, Russia plan to take down Starlink;
China, DPRK affirm mutual defense treaty;
German auto sales plummet in China;
Two sentenced in Chinese fentanyl trafficking scheme

China trains Russian troops fighting in Ukraine – EU;
Beijing defends global enforcement of new ethnic unity law;
UK jails two for aiding PRC transnational repression;
Four PLA warships confront Philippine frigate;
As consumer spending falls, exports stoke industrial output

China cancels EU meetings as trade tensions mount;
Plans for a $295 billion nationwide AI buildout;
PRC influence campaign targets U.S. AI data centers – OpenAI;
FBI seizes websites used by Chinese agents to recruit U.S. officials;
U.S. scholar arrested in Kunming for spying