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The Gulf’s plan to force Hormuz open just hit a wall at the UN Russia, China, and France blocked Bahrain’s Security Council resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait. Three veto-wielding powers said no to any language permitting the use of force. A vote is scheduled for Friday but the math hasn’t changed. Macron …
🇨🇳 China is testing robot dogs with mounted machine guns, pushing warfare closer to a Terminator-like reality.pic.twitter.com/1H2IKZxibu — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 1, 2026
Pickleball paddle producer Devi Wei has a message for U.S. shoppers. “Americans will have to pay more,” the Chinese businessman told CNBC at a Beijing trade show last week at the China International Exhibition Center. Because of the recent swings in oil prices resulting from the Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, …
China supplies the magnets inside the Arrow interceptor that defends Tel Aviv. China supplies the BeiDou satellite navigation inside the Fattah-2 missile that attacks Tel Aviv. The same country made the sword and the shield. And today, that country is hosting the diplomat who wants to broker peace between the people swinging the sword and …
China just buried the internet underground. China built a 1,300-ton data cabin submerged under the sea, housing 24 server racks running 400 to 500 servers cooled entirely by the ocean. No air conditioning or cooling towers sucking up millions of gallons of water, just cold seawater doing the work for free. Standard data centers spend …
by Michael It appears that Iran is quietly getting quite a bit of help from Russia and China. As you will see below, it is being alleged that China is mass producing drones for the Iranians, and one report is claiming that hundreds of Chinese military and technical personnel are “feared dead or slowly suffocating” …
China’s financial sector is entering another phase of pay compression, with senior bankers at state-backed institutions bracing for bonus cuts of at least 30% as regulators push forward with compensation reforms. Department heads at two major state-owned banks saw their 2025 bonuses reduced by 30% to 50%, while division chiefs at a mid-sized national lender …
Snippets on some of the military data A real breach would be significant because:•These systems may be linked to defense R&D or cryptography•Could expose sensitive research or models•Indicates vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure pic.twitter.com/S4MN0bIItL — The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 (@TGTM_Official) March 17, 2026 China operates multiple high-performance computing hubs (like those in Tianjin, Wuxi, Shenzhen). …
China on Tuesday said it will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, Lebanon and two other West Asian countries hit hard by the ongoing conflict in the region. Speaking at a media briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that Beijing has decided to provide emergency humanitarian aid to Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq …
by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that geopolitics moves in cycles just as markets do. The Economic Confidence Model has been projecting that the period around 2026 would become a geopolitical turning point, leading to rising confrontation toward the Panic Cycle in 2027 and ultimately the 2028 Panic Cycle year. What we are …
Donald Trump has warned that Nato faces a “very bad” future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, sending a blunt message to European nations to join his war effort in Iran. The US president told the FT in an interview on Sunday that he could also delay his …
🚨🚨🚨 CHINA SURROUNDED TAIWAN WHILE AMERICA WAS FIGHTING IRAN. THE TIMING IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. 🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday, Taiwan's military detected 26 Chinese warplanes. 7 Chinese navy ships. All circling the island at once. This is the LARGEST military presence China has shown… pic.twitter.com/Zsgp1rfWDN — 🇨🇳 Wei Zhao 赵伟 (@antmillionsbot) March 15, 2026 HONG KONG — …
China orders immediate BAN on refined fuel exports – and it is Australia's biggest supplier of jet fuel https://t.co/BxEHkOTgep — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 13, 2026 China, Australia’s largest supplier of aviation fuel, has ordered refineries to halt oil exports in a move that could put further pressure on airfares, and increase concern about future …
Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav Many people are looking at Iran too narrowly. They are not considering that eliminating Iran’s leadership is part of a larger more important strategy, weakening China and protecting Taiwan. China imports 70% of it’s oil. Venezuela and Iran accounted for 2 million bpd of imports and that oil was heavily discounted …
If Asia’s biggest energy importers are already scrambling, the global fuel shock may only be getting started. BREAKING: China has just told their largest oil refiners to SUSPEND exports of diesel and gasoline. This is NOT good. — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 5, 2026 BREAKING: An oil tanker has been hit by a "large explosion" …
https://twitter.com/NewsAlgebraIND/status/2028817257393266739 BREAKING: China tells Israel Beijing opposes strikes on Iran, state media reports — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 3, 2026 Oh look, China finally woke up *CHINA GAS BUYERS SAY BEIJING PUSHING TEHRAN TO KEEP HORMUZ OPEN https://t.co/DiyJLDW62W — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 3, 2026 JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇮🇷 China pushes Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz, …
It took only a minute to change the world. Within the first 60 seconds of Operation Epic Fury, Israeli officials claimed, Iran’s Supreme Leader and his principal henchmen were dead. But the precision-guided missiles that struck central Tehran in the opening salvo of the war did not merely kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and upend half …
The Chinese stock market about to open on Monday when they find out their oil supply from Iran was just cutoff. pic.twitter.com/ja7Quc1Rqh — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) February 28, 2026 Paging the Petrodollar: Apparently China buys "over 90%" of Iran's oil exports. China was buying nearly 70% of Venezuela's. Neither were being paid in dollars …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought some news that brings an old theme on here to mind. In fact two parts of it. There was the theme of currency wars from over a decade ago and the consistent attacks from the US Treasury that China has devalued its currency to gain a competitive economic advantage. …
⚡️ China advises its citizens to avoid travel to Iran — Xinhua The Chinese MOFA urges those there to evacuate as soon as possible, citing rising tensions between Washington and Tehran pic.twitter.com/dVfIjYajLT — RT (@RT_com) February 27, 2026
Gold has overtaken the U.S. Dollar as the largest Global Reserve Asset 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/IM2ataEtgZ — Barchart (@Barchart) January 24, 2026 Gold is clocking ~200$/o per monthSilver is clocking ~10$/o per monthin the tariff-era capital flows re-direction since last summer. There is healthy episodic push back from pussybanksters but resistance remains futile because the East has …
Midas @midascabal Here is why the AI bubble will implode. China is using a totally different approach to AI: – open source, mass scale, cheap The West approach to AI? – close source, private, profit driven China will mass produce AI and export it everywhere, like their products. This will be a race to the …
Iran Nears Deal With China for CM-302 Anti-Ship Missiles Amid Rising US Tensions Iran is nearing a deal with China to acquire CM-302 anti-ship cruise missiles, aiming to enhance its military capabilities. The missiles, which have a range of 290 kilometers and are designed to evade ship defenses, could pose a serious threat to US …
Tech boss sacked for blowing whistle on China wins payout Ex-chief was removed after alerting MPs to an attempted coup from Beijing-owned investment firm A tech boss who was sacked by a British microchip company for blowing the whistle on a move to China has received a multimillion-dollar payout. Ron Black has received $2m (£1.5m) …
Also ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/9J5BkHfxrO — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 20, 2026
This will put China into Great Depression (and spill over to the rest of the world including USA and EU). My old (ongoing) prediction says : It'll all start in Asia and it'll mostly start from around China as they'll enter first into Depression spreading it to the rest of the… https://t.co/qpnbu0HQ8U — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) …
They sent the blue color jobs to China. Now they’re sending white color jobs to India. What’s next? — Shawn The Realtor Guy – PDX (@ShawnRealty) February 18, 2026
Also in China.. Their new Skynet!!!! We Humans are cooked…. pic.twitter.com/XJytSxUcnj — UAPWixy (@UAPWixy) February 18, 2026 Factcheck: It’s real—footage from Shenzhen shows EngineAI’s T800 robot patrolling with police at Window of the World theme park. No need for a disruption ray yet; I’m more into helpful chats than world domination.
Chinese and Russian warships have reportedly been despatched to the Strait of Hormuz for maritime exercises. This could escalate fast… — WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) February 17, 2026 Multiple reputable outlets report that: Russia, China, and Iran have deployed naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz. The drills are part of the “Maritime Security Belt 2026” joint …