China’s Social Credit System

Pop choral reality show spotlights China's Gen Z talentRead More

China strongly criticized the EU’s ban on Chinese inverters in EU-funded solar projects, warning it could damage trade relations, supply chains, and Europe’s energy transition...Read More

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China in Beijing on May 6, 2026. — Telegram You're reading an excerpt from Al-Monitor China-Middle East, where we analyze China's deepening engagement with the region. To get this newsletter in your inbox weekly, sign up here…

The Strait of Hormuz A large refined-products tanker operated by a Chinese shipowner came under attack on May 4 off the UAE’s Al Jeer Port, near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters. ​Chinese media Caixin reported on Thursday that the vessel’s deck caught fire, and the…

Silence Wang brings Mandarin songs to audiences across worldRead More

A KPMG-conducted study commissioned by the CCCEU estimates that phasing Chinese suppliers out of 18 critical EU sectors between 2026 and 2030 would cost €367.8bn. Reuters’ headline rounds that down. The actual figure is materially higher. China’s chamber of commerce in the EU has put a number on the cost…

Combo photo shows group photos of Han Shang (R) and Hu Sheng in 2023 (up) and May 1, 2026, in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo) MOJIANG, May 4 (Xinhua) -- For Uzbek twins Han Shang and Hu Sheng, born in 1994, an annual festival in…

The Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, is the largest oil refinery in Africa. It cost about $20 billion to build and can process 650,000 barrels of oil every day. Most people see it as a great achievement, but behind the scenes, India and China did much of the work. From…

Hong Kong  —  China remains committed to the upcoming meeting between its leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump regardless of the situation in the Middle East, and cautiously views its adversary’s months-long conflict with Iran as having potentially strengthened its negotiating position, according to Chinese sources familiar with…