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COLUMN: Indium and rare earths — Beijing tightens its grip on the minerals that run the world
In June 2026, amid the noise of the Sino-American trade war over semiconductors and blacklists, a little-known metal entered the conflict: indium.
INVESTIGATION: 50,000 humanoid robots in China in 2026 — the revolution the West underestimates
Morgan Stanley has revised its deployment forecast for humanoid robots in China for 2026: 50,000 units expected, up from only 28,000 anticipated
REPORT: SMIC produces 5nm chips without EUV machines — China bypasses the West
For years, the Western strategy for containing China technologically rested on a single bet: the Chinese would not be able to produce
DECODING: Alibaba, BYD, Baidu blacklisted — Beijing retaliates with 46 U.S. firms sanctioned
Over the span of two weeks in June 2026, the Sino-American technology war crossed a new threshold. On June 8, 2026, the
ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE Act — Trump encircles Chinese biotechs linked to Iran
In June 2026, the Trump administration crossed a decisive threshold in the economic war against China: WuXi AppTec, a Chinese giant in
PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West
In June 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a comprehensive dossier on what it calls the CRINK axis
EDITORIAL: EU 20th Package — Russia's Shadow Fleet and Chinese Firms in Brussels' Sights
On June 15, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted the 20th sanctions package against Russia — and this time, something
DECODING: Xi Jinping in Pyongyang — how Beijing shields Kim Jong-un from all international pressure
From June 8 to 10, 2026, Xi Jinping traveled to Pyongyang for his first official visit to North Korea since 2019. Seven
TESTIMONY: Valiant Shield 2026 — 10,000 US-Japan soldiers send a message Beijing cannot ignore
Since June 22, 2026, the USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class American aircraft carrier, and its escorts have been maneuvering in the Philippine