Beijing spends hundreds of millions on U.S. influence operations;
FBI raids local California officials in PRC influence prob;
China to supply air-defense missiles to Iran;
PLA navy destroyer conducts first live-fire drill in Japan's EEZ; 
China imports thousands of tons of undeclared uranium

China expands spy operations in Cuba;
Beijing, Washington expand law enforcement cooperation;
Belgian authorities arrest NATO intern for spying;
China wields rare-earth export controls against Europe; 
Former Xinjiang party secretary purged for corruption

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