July 10, 2026

China Watch

“Hand Over Your Keys or We’ll Pick the Locks!”– chinadigitaltimes.net

pgnewser October 23, 2025 0

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Public backlash has forced local officials in Pengyuan—a community in the city of Jiangmen, Guangdong province—to rescind an order requiring residents to surrender their keys so that sanitation workers can enter outbuildings to fumigate and eradicate mosquitos. The eradication effort is in response to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, which has resulted in over 20,000 confirmed cases throughout Guangdong this year.

The controversy began when residents in Pengyuan began complaining about a notice that had been posted by community officials, informing them that residents would be required to provide a key to parts of their property, such as bicycle sheds, so that community sanitation workers could carry out fumigation and mosquito-abatement work on a regular basis. If residents did not turn in their keys, the notice warned, workers would summon a locksmith to force entry. Some residents reported incidents of sanitation workers entering their properties without permission and confiscating plants, or using intimidation tactics to enforce compliance.

 

China’s Aircraft Carrier Scores Historic First

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

China is allegedly the first country in the world to launch a jet off an aircraft carrier using an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS). The country released a video of a J-34 stealth fighter being launched by an EMALS catapult off an aircraft carrier at sea. The name of the aircraft carrier was not mentioned in any reports, which all seem to come from the Chinese state media video itself, and the claims made on it.

Regardless of the full efficacy of the claim, China’s rapid development of aircraft carriers poses a security risk for the United States, though the era of the aircraft carrier itself is in question by some.

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Key Points and Summary – China has achieved a significant naval aviation milestone, releasing video of its J-35 stealth fighter launching via an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) from the new aircraft carrier Fujian.

-This marks the first time any nation has publicly demonstrated an EMALS launch of a stealth fighter from a carrier at sea.

Trump Admin Urges World Bank, IMF to Crack Down on China Amid Trade War– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

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As trade tensions between the United States and Communist China intensify, President Donald Trump’s administration has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to take a tougher stance against Beijing’s economic manipulation and preferential treatment within global financial institutions.

The move marks a new front in the U.S.–China standoff, shifting from tariffs to a broader confrontation over global trade rules and institutional influence, as both nations vie for dominance in the post-pandemic economy.

China-Egypt ties grow as BRI, other multilateral mechanisms provide platform to deepen cooperation – The Manila Times

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

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In eastern Egypt, rows of photovoltaic modules from Chinese solar technology giant LONGi are providing substantial and stable clean electricity for the water pump irrigation systems in the region’s agricultural and pastoral areas. With an installed capacity of 500 kilowatt, it can save over 50,000 yuan ($6,968.4) in electricity costs monthly, effectively reducing agricultural production’s operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

During this year’s Solar & Storage Live Egypt, held from April 29 to 30, the company signed framework agreements for the supply of 50 megawatts of photovoltaic modules with Egyptian distribution partners Egypta Group and Reestech. Following this, LONGi, together with Huawei, Egypta Group, and Egyptian project owner Mecca, signed a 30-megawatt project cooperation agreement, the company told the Global Times in a statement.

Trump Signs Critical Minerals Agreement With Australia– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement to counter China, which is holding tight to its own rare earth metals.

According to Bloomberg, Australia “holds the world’s fourth-largest deposits of rare earths.”

With China trying to control the rare earths and critical minerals market, Australia hopes to become “a viable alternative” for countries.

Australia has these key elements:

  • Neodymium and praseodymium: needed for high-strength magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines
  • Dysprosium and terbium: needed for magnets used in high temperatures
  • Lanthanum and cerium: used in catalytic converters and batteries
  • Europium and gadolinium: needed for phosphors used in screens and medical imaging
  • Samarium: used in high-temperature permanent magnets and lasers

 

Trump: U.S Military Powerful Enough to Deter China Without AUKUS– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s commitment to the AUKUS defense pact while making clear that the United States’ unmatched military power remains the ultimate safeguard for peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

AUKUS is the trilateral security alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, Trump fielded questions about the purpose of AUKUS and its role in countering Communist China’s growing military aggression.

Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of releasing flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident | Australian military– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, has condemned the “unsafe and unprofessional” behaviour of the Chinese military, saying a fighter jet released flares close to an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea.

Australia’s defence forces expressed “concerns” about the incident in a statement, saying it posed a risk to Royal Australian Air Force personnel and their aircraft. No injuries or damage was sustained as a result of actions.

It is at least the third such incident in the past 18 months, with similar contested encounters occurring in February and in May 2024.

rare earth metals

Trump Admin Signals Commitment to Set Price Controls on Rare Earth Metals

pgnewser October 16, 2025 0

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is signaling the administration’s intentions to set price floors, a form of price control, on rare earth metals. The move is intended to counter China’s dominance in the market, but it has Americans concerned it is setting a precedent for market controls that aren’t aligned with American values.

The justification for this anti-American action comes from China’s bad faith actions, Bessent suggests. He stated, “When you are facing a non-market economy like China, then you have to exercise industrial policy. So we’re going to set price floors and the forward buying to make sure that this doesn’t happen again, and we’re going to do it across a range of industries.”

Blurb:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States plans to set price floors across sectors such as rare earths, suggesting a significant escalation in the administration’s market interventions aimed at countering China‘s influence over supply chains.

The Trump administration has sought to bolster its domestic critical mineral and rare earth supply chain to reduce its reliance on China through executive orders, congressional action, and, notably, deals to take direct stakes in private companies and to pay minimum prices for their products.

Bessent told CNBC in an interview Wednesday that China has manipulated markets for the past two decades by leveraging its dominance in sectors like rare earths and slashing prices to push out competitors.

“I wouldn’t be surprised,” if the U.S. takes stake in additional companies, as it has in the rare earth sector, Bessent said.

CHINESE SPY: State Department Official Removed ‘TOP SECRET” Classified Docs, Met with Chinese Officials– gellerreport.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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“During a search of his residence in Vienna, Virginia, authorities recovered more than a thousand pages of documents marked “TOP SECRET” and “SECRET,” as per court filings…Federal officials further alleged that Tellis met with Chinese government representatives several times over the past few years..”

What happened to people going to jail for this?

Analysis: Trump tariffs ironically cast spotlight on Beijing-led ...

China Declares Economic War on U.S., Trump Prepares to Fight Back

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

President Donald J Trump announced plans to ratchet up tariffs on China immediately to 100% above whatever current levels they are currently set at. The announcement comes after China sent a threatening letter to America’s allies.

Trump declared, “It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.”

“Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the U.S.A., and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software. It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History.”

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“Starting November 1st, 2025 … the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying.”

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US will be imposing a tariff of 100% on China, “over and above any tariff that they are currently paying,” starting on November 1, 2025.

China Tells India That It Won't Back Down in Border Dispute - The ...

China Looks to Drones to eat away at border with India

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

China is continuing its aggressive border extending policy, especially with India, which it shares a 2,167-mile border with, the third largest shared border between China and another country. Mongolia is number one at 2.9K miles and Russia is 2nd and 2.6K miles.

To beef up its security and scan for border-snatching opportunities, China will be deploying GJ-11 Stealth drones. India is a key partner in BRICS, China’s hope to counter the world currency status of the U.S. dollar. So far, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, Iran, China, South Africa) has held together, though these tensions aren’t the only ones between the economic “allies.”

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China expands military operations along India border, deploys GJ-11 Stealth Drones at…, satellite images show…  DNA India

According to the latest satellite imagery, multiple GJ-11 Sharp Sword stealth flying-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) deployed by China for several weeks between August and early September at Shigatse Air Base, used both as a military and a civilian airport in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, according to a report in The War Zone.

This deployment shows that the GJ-11 may have been prepared for the advanced testing phase or achieved a semi-operational capability. The Sharp Sword is a strong sign of China’s increasing investment in stealthy flying-wing drones, unlike the US military’s seems reluctant to field such designs publicly. These images, which were published in a report on October 10, have come from Planet Labs’ archives, which show at least three GJ-11 drones positioned at Shigatse from August 6 to September 5.

China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha – Reuters– news.google.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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  1. China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha  Reuters
  2. China targets five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, sending shares down 8%  CNBC
  3. China Escalates US Trade Fight With Some Curbs on Shipping  Bloomberg.com
  4. Trump tariffs live updates: China hits back at Trump on shipping with curbs on US units of Hanwha Ocean  Yahoo Finance
  5. China probes US maritime investigation’s impact on shipping industry  Reuters

DJI fights U.S. government classification as ‘Chinese military company,’ appeals ruling– mashable.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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DJI is continuing to fight the U.S. government’s classification of it as a “Chinese military company,” filing an appeal in its unsuccessful lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD, recently renamed the Department of War).

In a ruling against DJI last month, a U.S. district court allowed the DoD’s designation of the Chinese drone manufacturer as a “Chinese military company” to stand. Despite disagreeing with the DoD’s allegation that DJI is “indirectly owned by the Chinese Communist Party,” the judge determined that there is evidence that the company does contribute to the “Chinese defence industrial base,” as drones are of substantial use in military contexts.

Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm– www.bbc.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and other electronic goods and protect Europe’s economic security.

The Hague said it took the decision due to “serious governance shortcomings” and to prevent the chips from becoming unavailable in an emergency.

Nexperia’s owner Wingtech said on Monday that it would take actions to protect its rights and would seek government support.

The development threatens to raise tensions between the European Union and China, which have increased in recent months over trade and Beijing’s relationship with Russia.

Starmer and Xi, sitting in a tree… - by Grace Theodoulou

Starmer Chose to Let Potential Chinese Spies Walk to Save Relationship with CCP

pgnewser October 9, 2025 0

The UK Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, claims charges against alleged CCP spies Christopher Chash and Christopher Berry were credible, but were dropped effectively because the Starmer government refused to testify that China was a threat to the country. This was done despite the fact that one of the accused, Cash, was a Tory party parliamentary researcher.

Parkinson asserted the charges were dropped AFTER Crown Protection Services (CPS) request for a testimony from the Starmer government that China was a threat to the UK was denied. Parkinson said, “Efforts to obtain that evidence were made over many months, but notwithstanding the fact that further witness statements were provided, none of these stated that at the time of the offence China represented a threat to national security.”

Leftist UK Gov’t Accused of Sabotaging China Spy Trial over Beijing Relationship Concerns 
from  breitbart.com

Blurb:

Last month charges were dropped against former Tory party parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash, and teacher Christopher Berry for allegedly passing on intelligence to the Chinese. Both men have denied the charges.

On Tuesday, the , claimed that there was sufficient grounds to charge the pair in 2024, but claimed that a precedent setting case in the interim involving Bulgarian nationals spying on behalf of Russia found that the country in question must have represented “a threat to the national security of the UK” at the time of the offence.

Parkinson said per the BBC that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sought to obtain testimony from Sir Kier Starmer’s government to confirm that the communist country did indeed represent a threat to Britain. However, the prime minister said that this could not be done because the official position of the previous Conservative government did not publicly classify China as a national security threat.

“Efforts to obtain that evidence were made over many months, but notwithstanding the fact that further witness statements were provided, none of these stated that at the time of the offence China represented a threat to national security,” Parkinson said.