China’s Social Credit System

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 15, 2025 shows the cruise ship Adora Flora City under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's second domestically built large cruise ship is expected to be delivered by the end…

February 26, 2026 | 6:13pm In this photo uploaded on Facebook on Jan. 14, 2026, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela speaks at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s SDG Dialogue Series on the West Philippine Sea. Jay Tarriela via Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the…

To most people, rocks are just rocks. To geologists, they are much, much more: crystal-filled time capsules with the power to reveal the state of the planet at the very moment they were forged.  For decades, NASA had been on a time capsule hunt like none other—one across Mars. Its…

Virtual reality has long disappointed me. I remember playing the VR game Half-Life: Alyx, a shooter. It was fun, but not entirely convincing. While my character moved through the game, it was hard to ignore the fact that I was sitting down at home. But this summer, I visited Shanghai’s…

By Tsvetana Paraskova - Feb 23, 2026, 5:00 PM CST The U.S. is developing a Western price floor mechanism for rare earths to reduce reliance on China’s pricing system. Rising Chinese PrNd prices—now above $125/kg—highlight Western vulnerability, as even U.S. government-backed deals reference Chinese price indices. Efforts are underway to…

File image of the Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Toowoomba. | Photo Credit: Reuters  An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a ​government source said on Sunday (February 22, 2026) in the latest ‌transit of the sensitive waterway by ​a U.S. ally, which Chinese ⁠state-backed media said was tracked…

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Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu has responded after vice-president JD Vance appeared to criticise her choice to represent China on the international stage instead of the United States. With five medals, the 22-year-old Gu is the most decorated female freeskier in Olympic history. She won two golds and a silver at…

MANILA, Philippines — The 2028 presidential elections will be a “concern” for China and it might “bet” on someone who will not stand up for the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), said Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea on Friday. ...Read More

If there’s an automotive trend that has faced contempt ever since Tesla introduced it, it’s the yoke-style steering wheel. While other OEMs like Lexus and Tesla itself have made using these half-wheels easier, there are some things that cutting off the top half of the wheel potentially makes more dangerous…