In the global pharmaceutical world, few stories are as consequential right now as what is happening to weight-loss drugs in China. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy — lost its patent protection in C...

On any given morning in Shanghai, Beijing, or Chengdu, a familiar figure weaves through traffic on an electric scooter — a blue or yellow jacket, a thermally insulated delivery bag strapped to the back, a smartphone mounted on the handlebars ticking...

There is a supermarket in Xuchang, a mid-sized city in China's central Henan province, that people drive six hours to visit. Hotels in the city have added Pang Donglai shopping guides to their in-room TV screens because so many guests arrive asking ...

In the early hours of Saturday, February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched the most dramatic joint military operation in years — a sweeping, coordinated air campaign against Iran codenamed Operation Epic Fury by the Pentagon and Operat...

Georgia, a small but strategically positioned nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, has emerged as an increasingly important partner for China in recent years. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshaped Eurasian trade routes, Georgia's role as ...

The global battery industry is witnessing a transformative shift as China accelerates the commercialization of sodium-ion battery technology. What was once considered a secondary alternative to lithium-ion batteries is rapidly emerging as a viable, ...

When China's Ministry of Defense announced on January 24, 2026, that General Zhang Youxia was under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law," it sent shockwaves through observers of Chinese politics. Zhang wasn't just another sen...

President Donald Trump's renewed push to acquire Greenland has reignited debates about Chinese influence in the Arctic. His central claim is stark: the United States must control Greenland to prevent it from falling into Russian or Chinese hands. Bu...

The potential overthrow of Iran's Islamic Republic would send shockwaves far beyond the Middle East. For China, which has cultivated increasingly close ties with Tehran over the past decade, such a dramatic shift would present a complex mix of strat...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in early December 2025 granting visa-free entry to Chinese citizens, it completed a reciprocal arrangement that had begun months earlier. On the surface, this might seem like a straightforward to...

In the fiercely competitive landscape of China's electric vehicle market, one name has emerged from relative obscurity to challenge industry giants: Leapmotor. What began as a side venture by surveillance camera executives has transformed into one o...

In a dramatic shift from previous export control policies, President Donald Trump announced on December 8, 2025, that Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to "approved customers" in China and elsewhere, on the condit...

As tensions escalate in the Caribbean with mounting U.S. military pressure on Venezuela, China faces the potential collapse of one of its most important strategic partnerships in Latin America. The possibility of Nicolás Maduro's removal from power—...

Less than a month into her historic tenure as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has ignited the most serious diplomatic crisis between China and Japan in recent years. What began as parliamentary remarks about Taiwan has rapidly es...

In October 2025, the United States and United Kingdom launched what officials described as the largest coordinated action ever taken against transnational cybercrime networks in Southeast Asia. At the center of this $15 billion investigation sits Ch...