China Pulse Digest

China holds key advantages in upcoming Trump-Xi talks on trade, Taiwan, Iran, and AI:

• Trade: Rare earth restrictions beat back 140% tariffs, forcing...

YKJ-1000 is a Chinese long-range cruise missile with Mach 2 speed, advanced guidance, and precision strike capability for air and naval platforms—showcasing PLA's hypersonic tech push.

Japan-Philippines defense pact: Talks on used destroyers; strong opposition to China's coercive actions in SCS/ECS.

Philippine navy upgrade: Miguel...

Heaviest penalties yet: Military court gave former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu suspended death sentences for bribery—the toughest...

• US slashes tariffs from 145% to 30% in Geneva truce, exposing Beijing's silent celebration.
• Rare earth controls on dysprosium, terbium, yttrium...

Key advances in lunar robotics:

• HKUST-developed 100kg robot with 4 wheels and dual arms to wield human-designed tools.
• Deploys on South Pole for...

Beijing's semiconductor leverage is backfiring, unifying US allies and fast-tracking stalled defense spending amid export controls with industry...

• Finland debut: Longi Green Energy launches first energy storage project, advancing Chinese green tech abroad
• Cuba expansion: Second phase of...

BRICS nations conducted a live test of instant cross-border payments, enabling near real-time transactions to cut dependence on traditional systems. This milestone boosts financial independence and fuels de-dollarization momentum.

China's pursuit of carbon neutrality by 2060 has made reconciling economic development with stringent climate goals a central policy challenge.

Taklamakan Transformation: China drills over 1,700 wells deeper than 6,000m in the deadly desert, with Asia's deepest at 10,910m—one project cut...

Diverse stakes in upcoming Xi-Trump talks:

• Jimmy Lai's family hopes Trump raises jailed HK activist's case amid deal-making
• China prioritizes...

Trump's crackdown on China-linked solar firms is stalling the US factory boom, with very few Chinese manufacturers decoupling from US operations....

Key milestones in China's transformation:

• 40 years ago: Poor, isolated, economically weak
• Deng Xiaoping’s reforms ignited manufacturing rise,...

China hits back at US shipping curbs targeting Hanwha and launching a new probe, responding to Washington's April plans to curb Chinese shipbuilding prowess while boosting American yards.

Export surge powers ahead: China exported over 1.11M NEVs in 2025, up 102% YoY, with compact SUVs like BYD Song Plus and Haval H6 surging up to 500%...

De-escalation hints amid frictions in South China Sea:

• China rebukes blocs: Slams Japan for troops in exercises and first offensive missiles abroad;...

Key trend exposing gaps in US restrictions on Nvidia AI chips:

• H200 exports approved to China with 25% US tariff, ditching strict lag policy due to...

• Fresh sanctions: US targets mainland Chinese and Hong Kong firms for helping Iran procure weapons, missile materials, drone components.
• Summit...

Historic activation: China's Ministry of Commerce invoked its Jan 2021 blocking statute—unused for 4 years—declaring US sanctions on 5 refineries...