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China’s Social Credit System

Putin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s balancing act China's Social Credit System

Putin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s balancing act

TOPSHOT - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shows the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. Suo Takekuma | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir…
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May 19, 2026
Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stability with Trump China's Social Credit System

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stability with Trump

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing . Putin’s plane landed in Beijing, where he was greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang…
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May 19, 2026
Saudi SARCO, China’s Ally Hydrogen Partner to Build Jazan Green Ammonia Project China's Social Credit System

Saudi SARCO, China’s Ally Hydrogen Partner to Build Jazan Green Ammonia Project

A green ammonia production facility (Photo: Illustration/Google Gemini) Saudi Arabia Refineries Company (SARCO) has signed an agreement with China-based Ally Hydrogen Energy Company to set up a green ammonia production plant in Jazan. The move aligns with Saudi Arabia’s green ambitions, aimed at diversifying economic revenues away from oil and…
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May 18, 2026
Donald J. Trump secures historic trade deals with China China's Social Credit System

Donald J. Trump secures historic trade deals with China

The US and China just shook hands on what the White House is calling a landmark trade agreement. The deal spans tariffs, critical minerals, fentanyl precursor controls, semiconductor disputes, and agricultural market access, touching virtually every friction point that has defined the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies.…
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May 17, 2026
China agrees to purchase $17B in US agricultural products annually through 2028 China's Social Credit System

China agrees to purchase $17B in US agricultural products annually through 2028

China has agreed to buy at least $17 billion worth of US agricultural products every year from 2026 through 2028, according to a White House fact sheet. The deal represents a renewed attempt to stabilize one of the most volatile corridors in global trade, and it carries implications well beyond…
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May 17, 2026
Pentagon ‘in panic’ as Trump visit backfires with China threat to cut all defence supplies China's Social Credit System

Pentagon ‘in panic’ as Trump visit backfires with China threat to cut all defence supplies

US President Donald Trump left Beijing after a two-day summit, saying he had struck "fantastic trade deals, great for both countries," but some alarming details are now coming to light. 22:56, Sat, May 16, 2026 Updated: 22:56, Sat, May 16, 2026 Donald Trump with Xi Jinping (Image: Getty) Donald Trump’s…
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May 16, 2026
China quietly turns off supply of world’s most used industrial chemical China's Social Credit System

China quietly turns off supply of world’s most used industrial chemical

China has moved to protect its supply of the world's most used industrial chemical, with ramifications for everything from food production to fashion and mobile phones. Sulphuric acid is a crucial ingredient in the manufacture of batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers, and is also used to treat drinking water, purify…
bubmag
May 16, 2026
Unregulated Online Gambling Brings In $5.9 Trillion Yearly, GCI Report States China's Social Credit System

Unregulated Online Gambling Brings In $5.9 Trillion Yearly, GCI Report States

According to a new report from Gaming Compliance International (GCI), unregulated online gambling generated an estimated $5.9 trillion in global wagers in 2025. This sum is larger than the GDP of every country in the world except the United States and China. Prediction Markets Contribute a Lot to This Number…
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May 16, 2026