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China actions likely caused steep fall in US, Canada opioid deaths: scientists

BREAKING NEWS: The number of opioid deaths in the US and Canada fell dramatically as the Chinese government took action to make life difficult for international drug labs, scientists discovered. Deaths were rising to huge numbers before “the trend began to sharply reverse in mid-2023, dropping the annual rate of fentanyl overdose deaths by over…

January 10, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

War and peace

The surge in China’s military capacity, especially over the last decade, has been the focus of increasing Western commentary, some of it measured, much of it alarmist. Many alarmists believe it is a truth universally acknowledged that any large nation possessed of a significantly upgraded stockpile of advanced martial equipment will want to use it…

December 31, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

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China is lifting its neighbors past western countries in energy tech

WEST’S REAL CRISIS IS ENERGY, NOT POLITICS THE NATIONS of southeast Asia are about to follow China in overtaking the United States and Europe in modern electrification, a new study showed. China already overtook the OECD, a club of mostly rich western nations, in 2015, but the rest of the region is following suit,…

October 3, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture Opinion

Trump’s Department of War and China’s forgotten letter

‘U.S. Department of war’ is a more honest title—and that is proved by the extraordinary story of a forgotten 1964 letter from China TLDR SUMMARY: The world knows the importance of the nuclear “no first use” pledge but forgets that only two countries signed it, neither of which are in the west IN 1964,…

September 6, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture Features

The hidden message in the names of China’s new military weapons

IF AN ENEMY ATTACKS, the Chinese will defend their nation with the East Wind, a hurricane of power that will destroy his ship. Then from the waters will rise a Giant Wave. And from the skies will fall a Sudden Thunderbolt. If any enemies survive to continue their assault, a Cloud Arrow and a fire…

September 5, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China just stopped exporting rare earths. The US is worried

CHINA JUST STOPPED exporting its rare earths to the US—in a bizarre reflection of the US halt on stopping exports of high-end chips to China. On April 4, the Chinese leadership placed export restrictions on two categories of rare earth products. One listed six specific heavy rare earth metals, and the other dealt with the…

April 16, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The world was shocked by Trump’s tariff attack. But China was ready

CHINA WAS READY. Most nations expressed shock when the United States announced last week that it would impose what it called "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners. But China already expected a dramatic escalation of US tariffs—and had taken steps to deal with it. Last month, the Beijing leadership released its annual review, known as…

April 11, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

News Opinion

Forget the mainstream narrative, understand what’s really happening: Sachs

Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University sent shockwaves through European politics when he urged the region's leaders to realize some harsh truths. Russia is your neighbor, not America. China is not your enemy, it's your trading partner. Europeans need to stop being a tool of US foreign policy and stand up for themselves, he said.…

February 27, 20250Comments ByJeffrey Sachs

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There is no AI race between US and China: study

THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal. The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…

February 25, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Can Europe dare to do the smart thing, and partner with China in Africa?

Europe’s relationship with Africa encompasses significant grim history. Yet the continent is more central to how Europe’s future will look than ever. Meanwhile, China’s remarkably constructive relationship with Africa today presents a potential primary mode for substantially enhancing Africa’s prospects. This geopolitical fact also represents a crucial opportunity for Europe to partner with China and…

February 19, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen