China faces massive floods...;
...raising questions about the Three Gorges Dam;
U.S. announces Taiwan arms deal...so China sanctions Lockeed;
U.S. sanctions top PRC official over Muslim abuses;
...so China sanctions U.S. lawmakers
China bets on Iran for Belt and Road success in Middle East;
Five Eyes considers economic pact, expanding membership;
Malaysia echoes U.S. policy, rejects China's territorial claims;
Pakistan-China partnership faces insurgent opposition
Seven years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) warned its members to "forcefully resist influential and harmful false tides of thought."
China passes Hong Kong national security law;
Hundreds arrested on first day of new security law...;
...and Hong Kong denies bail to first defendant;
British PM offers 3 million Hong Kongers a path to citizenship;
U.S. Army releases film on joint military exercises with Taiwan
A new China-Iran economic and military agreement and this fall's expiration of the global arms embargo on Iran could dramatically upend international relations by expanding China's global reach, empowering Iran to threaten America's regional allies, undercutting U.S. efforts to pressure both nations and further destabilizing the Middle East.