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Records suggest authorities use a mobile app to assign, track, and rank state-linked online commentators through gamified tasks.

No U.S. president has held a direct call with a Taiwanese leader since Washington switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979.

Foreign investors will likely be scared off after Beijing blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of an AI startup based in Singapore, analysts say.

The former secretary of state urged skepticism after the Beijing summit, saying Taiwan is central to U.S. security and the American AI economy.

U.S. policy on arming Taiwan remains unchanged despite the U.S. president linking a $14 billion weapons package to talks with Beijing.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has urged the G7 to urgently diversify to counter China’s dominance in rare earth supplies.

The CCP would later officially describe the Cultural Revolution as a ‘ten-year catastrophe.’

Wodian Tech promised shared prosperity through rebates but faces allegations of frozen funds, forced debt swaps, and heavy losses for small merchants.

Residents in Hefei say authorities demolished homes without formal compensation agreements after months of pressure, blockades, and failed petitions.

Taiwan’s Lai Ching‑te thanked the United States for reaffirming that long-standing U.S. security support for Taiwan remains ‘unchanged.’

Northern Minerals, which hopes to extract dysprosium and terbium in WA’s East Kimberley region, has long been a target of Chinese interest.

The changes indicate the North Korean leader is focusing solely on preserving the regime amid rising global geopolitical tensions, analysts say.

Beijing deployed thousands of police and security officers during the U.S. president’s visit, sealing roads and tightening surveillance.

The Donggang becomes the 12th and final ship in a major modernization program to enhance Taiwan’s maritime security.

The U.S. president said he must speak with Taiwan’s leader before deciding whether to proceed with the record arms sales package for Taipei.

For Japan, Taiwan is closely tied to its own security debate and to the U.S. military posture in the western Pacific.

Nigeria’s Christian killing fields sit atop billions in Chinese mineral investments.

Chinese rights activists welcome the U.S. president’s visit, hoping he will help improve China’s human rights conditions.

President Santiago Peña concluded his four-day visit to the island, and the two sides signed pacts covering artificial intelligence, security, and justice.

China has built one of the world’s most extensive surveillance networks, with 600 million cameras linked by AI and capable of scanning its entire population.