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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…
bubmag
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.…
bubmag
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…
bubmag
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…
bubmag
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…
bubmag
May 16, 2026
Iran, Rattled by Trump-Xi Lovefest, Knocks Pete Hegseth as ‘Failed TV Host’ China's Social Credit System

Iran, Rattled by Trump-Xi Lovefest, Knocks Pete Hegseth as ‘Failed TV Host’

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of several Iranian politicians vying for influence following the elimination of “supreme leader” Ali Khamenei, disparaged American Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as a “failed TV host” in commentary on Friday following a successful visit by President Donald Trump to Iranian ally China.…
bubmag
May 15, 2026
China Unveils Jiuzhang 4.0: The Photonic Quantum Computer Defying the Laws of Speed China's Social Credit System

China Unveils Jiuzhang 4.0: The Photonic Quantum Computer Defying the Laws of Speed

The new iteration of China’s Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer prototypes solved the Boson sampling problem much more quickly than the world’s most powerful computer. The computer represents a major leap and opens the doors for further advancement in photonic quantum computing. Key Takeaways USTC launched Jiuzhang 4.0, manipulating 3,050 photons…
bubmag
May 15, 2026