PRC reports largest ever trade surplus;
Chinese, Canadian leaders ink deals, slash tariffs;
State TV airs PLA "decapitation" strike drill on Taiwan;
China debuts "Drone Killer" weapons system; 
China's East China Sea gas exploration fuels tensions with Japan

Beijing will pay $26B in pregnancy and childcare subsidies in 2026;
China, Russia, Iran hold naval drills in South Africa;
China's influence will grow, as trust in U.S. fades -- New poll;
Navy sailor gets 16 years for selling classified material to China; 
Beijing installs loyalist to lead AIIB

Wang Yi hosts Thai and Cambodian FMs for talks in Yunnan;
Russia vows to support China if it attacks Taiwan;
Beijing sanctions U.S. defense firms, seizes "non-existent" assets;
China proposes strict new rules to curb AI companion addiction;
Revised civil aviation law covers the "low altitude economy"

U.S. approves $11 billion Taiwan arms package;
House Committee issues recs to deter China from attacking Taiwan;
China supports Venezuela amid U.S. pressure;
U.S. and China boost counternarcotics cooperation;
Chinese firms move to Singapore to avoid U.S. tariffs

U.S. special forces seize Chinese military cargo bound for Iran;
Man pleads guilty to smuggling $160 million in AI chips to China;
PLA fighters lock radar on Japanese jets;
Chinese and Russian bombers hold joint drills near Japan;
China's $1T surplus prompts criticism...
... And levies from Mexico, Europe