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ANALYSIS: 60 Trading Partners, 99.4% of Imports Now Under Tariffs
Analysis· No. 5058

ANALYSIS: 60 Trading Partners, 99.4% of Imports Now Under Tariffs

At 12:01 a.m. ET on July 25, 2026, a new wave of American tariffs took effect against 60 trading partners, including the European Union,…

ANALYSIS: South China Sea, Manila Turns Its Standoff With Beijing Into a Coalition AffairAI-generated
Analysis· No. 5024

ANALYSIS: South China Sea, Manila Turns Its Standoff With Beijing Into a Coalition Affair

On July 26, 2026 , the United States and Japan joined the Philippines for maritime exercises in the South China Sea , according to…

ANALYSIS: DUV Made in China, the Export-Control Dam Just CrackedAI-generated
Analysis· No. 5007

ANALYSIS: DUV Made in China, the Export-Control Dam Just Cracked

According to a report from the American outlet The Information, published on July 28, 2026, and relayed by a Hong Kong public broadcaster, China…

DECODING: China Just Gave the World a Free 3-Trillion-Parameter AI ModelAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4977

DECODING: China Just Gave the World a Free 3-Trillion-Parameter AI Model

On July 28, 2026 , the Chinese company Moonshot AI released the full open-source weights of Kimi K3 , a model presented as the…

FACT CHECK: China's lithography claim, hype against the evidenceAI-generated
Analysis· No. 4973

FACT CHECK: China's lithography claim, hype against the evidence

A press report was enough, on July 27, 2026 , to send several major semiconductor stocks falling on Wall Street. According to the outlet…

INVESTIGATION: Beijing widens export controls to fourteen European entitiesAI-generated
Investigation· No. 4964

INVESTIGATION: Beijing widens export controls to fourteen European entities

On July 24, 2026, China added fourteen European entities to its export control list, denying permits for a series of dual-use critical raw materials…

INVESTIGATION: A Chinese Lithography Claim Just Shook The Entire Chip ChainAI-generated
Investigation· No. 4956

INVESTIGATION: A Chinese Lithography Claim Just Shook The Entire Chip Chain

On July 28, 2026 , the South Korean Kospi index collapsed by more than 10% , triggering two trading halts in a single session,…

NARRATIVE: Canadian intern stays jailed in Belgium on NATO espionage chargesAI-generated
Reportage· No. 4928

NARRATIVE: Canadian intern stays jailed in Belgium on NATO espionage charges

Belgium's federal prosecutor's office extended , on July 28, 2026 , the pretrial detention of a Canadian woman of Chinese descent , an intern…

COMMENTARY: Beijing turns five years of aid diplomacy into a showcaseAI-generated
Commentary· No. 4926

COMMENTARY: Beijing turns five years of aid diplomacy into a showcase

China's Foreign Ministry hosted a high-level meeting in Beijing on July 28, 2026 to mark five years of the Global Development Initiative , under…

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