US Iran War LIVE: China halts fresh bank loans to US-sanctioned refineries over their ties to Iranian oil, says report

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran are reportedly advancing towards a preliminary accord aimed at halting the current ...

Iran war to accelerate China's shift to electric trucks from diesel

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to ...

Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return

Analysis: With a shaky ceasefire and stop-and-start diplomacy so far failing to make for a durable end to a war, both Tehran ...
The Economist

American subs rule beneath the waves, but China’s are catching up

The ocean depth is the last domain where America still has a clear military advantage over China. As battlefields fill with ...

War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia

The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.

'China's Nostradamus' who predicted Iran war forecasts conflict's outcome

Professor Xueqin Jiang, dubbed "China's Nostradamus" for his accurate predictions, has outlined three reasons he believes the US will lose its war with Iran ...
The Economist

Artificial intelligence revives a cold-war-style dilemma

Some American tech types theorise that being the first to build a self-improving—and therefore ever more powerful— AI model ...

China’s top envoy calls for a ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ in the Iran war

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China was “deeply distressed” over the ...