China Global Pulse

Diplomatic Leadership

• 🔥 UN Security Council Presidency: China takes over the UN Security Council presidency for May, with Ambassador Fu Cong...

China takes over the UN Security Council presidency for May, as Ambassador Fu Cong holds a briefing. Highlights Beijing's key diplomatic role at the UN.

Prof. Jiang Xueqin warns of a global power shift through China's silent expansion in the Middle East.

• Strait of Hormuz, world's key energy...

China's government is fast-tracking brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for mass adoption within 3-5 years.

• Deployment focus: Healthcare integration,...

US and China trade officials held 'candid' talks on a possible 'Board of Trade' to manage economic ties, just ahead of President Trump's planned Beijing visit in two weeks. Could signal a new mechanism for relations under Trump.

DeepSeek V4 from China's AI startup costs a fraction of comparable U.S. systems, with launch delayed for Chinese-made chips—signaling a strategic pivot to hardware independence amid Nvidia warnings and U.S. pressure.

China's newly adopted unilateral zero-tariff policy for African states effectively facilitates complementary advantages, deepens mutually beneficial cooperation, and builds an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future.

Economic Indicators

• 🔥 Manufacturing PMI Surge: China Manufacturing PMI rises to highest since Dec. 2020 amid factory activity expansion despite...

Key trend in China's energy push:

• Domestic boost: Discovered 225 large/medium oil/gas fields (2021-2025), including 13 oil >100M tons and 26 gas...

Beijing's empty malls aren't just retail woes—they signal collapsing household wealth, declining confidence, and damage to the capital's “imperial” economic model. Two key policy shocks drive this, with impacts rippling far beyond.

• Supply chain clampdown: New rules expand government probes and penalties on foreign firms, risking US sanction clashes.
• AI deal veto: NDRC blocks...

• FOMC hawks overshadow Powell, with Citigroup on Fed outlook for Asian economies amid Iran war
• China's factory activity expands despite...

Contrasting drone developments highlight policy fragmentation in China's low-altitude economy:

• Regional surge: Liangping District in Chongqing is...

Tourism as economic engine: Trip.com aims for 200 million inbound visitors over 5 years to boost GDP and reverse services trade deficit.

• Growth...

Key breakthrough in China's naval drone tech:

• Type 076 Sichuan, first-ever drone carrier, deployed and undergoing sea trials in the South China...

Economic Reviews

• 🔥 CPC Central Committee Assessment: The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee met to assess China's economy,...

Singapore's ex-Foreign Minister George Yeo offers a Southeast Asian perspective on multipolar shifts:

• China's ambitions: Shaping the world,...

• Official strength: 5% GDP growth, industrial output +6.1% (high-tech +12.5%, EV exports +78%); CPC hails robust start with indicators beating...

Unfiltered US policy exposed: Senate hearings reveal true objectives often hidden by media theater.

• Corporate interests drive policy: US foreign...

Key angles on China's Iran war lens and fallout:

• Beyond diplomacy: Analyzes Party-state media, commercial commentary, and self-media for true...