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Robo Block Shows China’s Long Reach in M&A Bloomberg.com

"Chinese Maritime (Militia) Strategy" by CWP alum Andrew Erickson | Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program

Hong Kong national security police have arrested an operator of a local prisoner support group on suspicion of importing seditious publications, days after the group revealed that customs had seized dozens of books it had ordered from Taiwan. Police said officers carried out an enforcement operation in Mong Kok on Thursday morning, arresting a local man, 34, on suspicion of “importing a publication that has a seditious intention”, an offence under the Safeguarding National Security...

Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army said in separate statements, according to local media on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, Tehran has severely restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption. It regularly attacks ships it accuses of transiting without its authorisation. The United States military has in response imposed a...

NMB Bank secures 30m US dollars loan from China’s CDB for bolstering Tanzanian SMEs Daily News

China’s ‘Bipolar’ Economy; Possible 3-Heads Summit in Shenzhen Asia Financial

Ningbo, Day 10: A 1-2 finish for China, Sara Samir denies Mattie Rogers on last lift – and a big day for Russia International Weightlifting Federation |

Türkiye, China to hold green development forum in Istanbul Yeni Şafak English

Elon Musk bet nearly half a billion dollars that political spending could keep Washington friendly to his sprawling business empire. On Tuesday, that bet came up short. As Democrats recaptured control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, the world’s richest man found himself facing an abruptly altered political landscape. After pouring a record-breaking US$474 million into political groups – overwhelmingly backing Republicans – Musk now faces a divided Washington keen to examine his...

As political bet fails, what happens now to Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties? South China Morning Post

StormGeo Partners with China Classification Society to Advance Digital Emissions Verification in China MarineLink

Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of rape and sexual assault charges on allegations dating back more than 20 years. Judge Joel Bennathan said Brand would receive a prison term when he is sentenced on Monday. He was taken into custody. A prosecutor said the British actor-comedian was a ruthless, calculating, manipulative “sexual predator”. The 51-year-old denied the charges and testified that he was obsessed with sex as a young man and once led a promiscuous life but had never forced anyone to

The US Midterm Elections: Views From China The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

India eyes new $800m BrahMos deal as Philippines boosts defences against China The Times of India

Pharmalittle: We're reading about India's new manufacturing rules, clinical trials in China, and more STAT

Geely chairman predicts China’s car market will shrink again in 2027 Automotive News