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1/9 “Debt Trap Diplomacy” is a story cooked up by Indian think tank. Professor Deborah Brautigam wrote an article and debunked the story. The article is titled “A critical look at Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’: the rise of a meme”

@CGTNOfficial A small act says a lot about China

A heartwarming scene! At a subway station, a mother cuddling her weary child while waiting for someone gradually looked increasingly exhausted. After a police officer spotted her, he thoughtfully brought over a stool and the youngster appeared to doze off in the mother's arms. (Source: Ministry of Public Security) #ChinaSeen

Ok…..so we now have @lexfridman with 4.8 million followers on X - hitchhiking through China! Welcome Lex, time to find out the truth about China.

🎥 NEW: Jeremy Scahill reported this morning that Iranian officials say the U.S. has accepted Iran’s red lines in the latest revisions to the ceasefire declaration, but is asking for time to “manage domestic public opinion” before formally announcing acceptance of the interim agreement. Dr. Foad Izadi of the University of Tehran says Iran will want proof Washington is serious about ending the war, including the release of frozen Iranian assets and an end to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. “If the U.S. cannot give the money that belongs to Iran back to Iran, and the U.S. cannot put a leash on Netanyahu and stop him from going on a rampage in Lebanon, then it shows that this conflict has not ended,” Izadi says. “This is a test for Iran to see what’s going on with the other side.” @jeremyscahill | @IzadiFoad

🇨🇳 Chinese inventions that changed the world: 1. Papermaking 2. Printing (Woodblock & Movable Type) 3. Compass 4. Gunpowder 5. Paper Money 6. Abacus 7. Silk Production 8. Porcelain 9. Seismograph (Zhang Heng device) 10. Kites 11. Wheelbarrow 12. Iron Casting 13. Blast Furnace Steel 14. Crossbow 15. Tea Processing 16. Tofu 17. Toothbrush (early bristle form) 18. Umbrella (early versions) 19. Rocketry (fire arrows) 20. Matches (early sulfur-based fire starters)

Footage from the scene! China's domestically developed turbofan engine F406, with a thrust rating of 600 kg, has completed its maiden flight test in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday. #ChinaTech

前4个月中国规模以上工业企业利润增长18.2%。

Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s biggest cross-border wealth hub for the first time, as an influx of investment from the Chinese mainland helped it eclipse the traditional haven ft.trib.al/aaaqIth

【6G有望在2030年前後正式商用】近日，6GHz頻段獲工業和信息化部批覆，這讓中國成為全球首個批覆6G試驗頻率使用許可的國家。在此次許可批覆後，6G技術研發將從實驗室仿真、室內樣機測試環節，逐步走向城市、工業等真實場景中完成性能驗證。從推進節點來看，2022-2025年，中國已順利完成第一階段6G關鍵技術試驗，當前正在啟動第二階段技術方案試驗。未來，國際層面還需完成首版6G標準的制定。業內普遍預計，6G有望在2030年前後正式商用。

5月25日，台湾网红“馆长”陈之汉开启川渝之行。26日下午，“馆长”来到张雪机车工厂，张雪亲自讲解机车的各种技术细节、生产流程，“馆长”盛赞大陆工厂的工艺水平和制造实力达到“世界级水准”，并直呼“中国机车No.1！”

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as hub for global offshore wealth ft.trib.al/GW2z1gi

🇨🇳📊 China’s industrial profits are exploding & high-tech manufacturing leads the charge China’s industrial profits jumped 18.2% in the first 4 months of 2026, with semiconductors, automation and advanced manufacturing the key growth engine, shows National Bureau of Statistics data. 🔹 High-tech manufacturing profits surged 44.8%, adding 7.8 points to total industrial profit growth 🔹 China’s semiconductor supply chain is booming: electronic special materials profits skyrocketed 601.7%, while optical fiber manufacturing jumped 347.6% 🔹 Industrial automation is accelerating fast, with industrial control systems and testing equipment makers posting double-digit gains 🔹 Equipment manufacturing profits climbed 15.4%, medical technology and pharmaceutical equipment producers also recorded strong growth

Mearsheimer's opening statement deserves to be heard in its entirety. "Unliteral sanctions by the United States resulted in 28 million deaths. This is what you get when you turn into a Crusader State... the United States tries to promote like-minded democracies and fails!"

Chinese battery manufacturer Calb has broken ground on a €2 Billion gigafactory in southern Portugal which is expected to represent more than 4% of the country’s GDP when in full swing.

✨🇨🇳With 10 days left until China's Gaokao (college entrance exam), a high school teacher organized a hotpot party for his entire class. The teacher even served as a "senior waiter," refilling soup and adding seasonings for the students, aiming to help them relax and boost their morale before the crucial exam.

@RepDonBacon Churchill vs Chamberlain is total fake news. Czech gov wrote a private letter to Churchill for help since he was so vocal opposing Chamberlain's deal. Churchill replied that he would have done the same thing if he was PM.

The Chinese just poached the guy that was working on TSMC’s 3-nanometer chip production in Japan. 🇨🇳

@RepPatHarrigan China should stop buying those fucking western assets in distress. Once China makes investment and revive the assets. West will use national security as excuse to take it back. The same shit as Panama & Auz ports, Dutch chip makers. WTF

Cirrus Aircraft, the most delivered piston aircraft manufacturer in America, has been wholly owned by the CCP's primary aerospace and defense conglomerate since 2011. The same Chinese company that builds fighter jets and drones for the PLA has been sitting inside our aviation industry for nearly 15 years. How did we let this happen? washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4580021…

@securestates1 @RepPatHarrigan Can you list 1 "Cirrus’ pioneering technology" that was lifted & later applied to China's aircraft? AVIC bought Cirrus from Bahrain (not US) owner who got hit by 2008 crisis & need cash. No one wanted to buy but AVIC who revived Cirrus. Now US wants to take it back.

You ask an important question, Congressman! In 2011, former Minnesota Congressman, Chip Cravaack, saw flashing red lights with this “deal” when he was a Freshman. He urged CFIUS to exercise “extreme caution” to CCP-tied AVIC as Cirrus’ pioneering technology would be lifted or reverse engineered for military aircraft application. Some trustworthy sources say some technology was quickly lifted and applied to CCP military aircraft. The sale of Cirrus to CCP/China was also a disaster as it was the most pioneering and successful 🇺🇸 aircraft manufacturer since the 1920s and 1930s with Cessna, Beechcraft and Piper! As is still quite typical of controversial transactions before CFIUS, such concerns are dismissed as “unfounded," or so-called “workarounds” are hatched that are unfortunately worked around. It would be good to have warfighters have the final say on any transaction under review by CFIUS with CCP/China that would either jeopardize our national security and/or give any advantage to our greatest adversary in this Cold War. OR modernize and beef up the National Security Act and include prohibitions of such risky transactions among comprehensive reforms applying to all sectors and strata - education, foundations, corporations, government, military, et al. All of this was driven by a naive pre-2010s policy consensus: US governments that promoted economic engagement with China. WTO accession in 2001, open capital markets, and FDI were seen as win-win, weak and narrow national security reviews, etc. Our national security needs to be on the footing that is commensurate with the threat from CCP/China. @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @FederalNewswire @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar

Israeli minister Ben Gvir says Trump's deal with Iran is "bad for Israel" and that Israel will not "allow" it. Let that sink in. And remember this clip next time someone claims that a factual conversation about the Israeli government's influence in DC is off-limits...