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China’s AI elite issue stark warning amid US rivalry

January 13, 2026January 12, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Executives from Alibaba, Tencent and Zhipu have painted a grim picture of an ‘overstretched sector’

Categories Talking Point Tags Alibaba, Artificial Intelligence, China, Chip War, News, United States Leave a comment

Xi left rattled by Venezuela intelligence failure

January 8, 2026January 6, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Maduro capture exposes the flaws in China’s ‘real-time’ intell and threatens its trade in Latin America 

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Major Humiliation, News, United States, US$100 Billion Leave a comment

Big loser China brands US of ‘colonial pillaging’

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Fallout from the American military operation in Venezuela triggers a war of words from Beijing

Categories Talking Point Tags China, News, Oil Grab, Power Politics, United States, Venezuela Leave a comment

China’s big fix and President Xi’s shrill ‘pep talk’

January 2, 2026January 1, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Behind the ‘innovation’ sound bites lies an economy in crisis – engulfed in a sea of debt

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Economic Crisis, News, Sea Of Debt, Taiwan Tension Leave a comment

China’s show of force conceals a sinking economy

January 1, 2026December 30, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Military moves around Taiwan dominate news cycles as Beijing cracks down on critical economic comments

Categories Talking Point Tags Economic Pressure, News, Online Crackdown, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Will Trump back Taiwan or cave under pressure from Xi?

December 30, 2025December 29, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Seeds of doubt are already in the minds of democratic allies in Europe and elsewhere around the world

Categories Talking Point Tags Battle Groups, China's Naval Drills, Japan Fears, News, Russia's Illegal War Leave a comment

Export flood fails to bail out China’s diving economy

December 30, 2025December 22, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘Weakening across the board describes the disappointing numbers’ released by the Bureau of Statistics

Categories Talking Point Tags News, President Xi Jinping, Property Chaos, Shrinking Spending, Unemployment Crisis Leave a comment

China’s ‘Manhattan Project’ sparks AI chip fears

December 19, 2025December 18, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Former engineers of semiconductor giant ASML reportedly used parts from old machines for a prototype 

Categories Talking Point Tags AI Dominance, China, Espionage Ecosystem, News, United States Leave a comment

Russia’s critical lifeline looks like a China trap

December 18, 2025December 17, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘This is a complete and embarrassing reversal in the relationship compared to the 2000s’

Categories Talking Point Tags Cheap Energy, China, Crippling Sanctions, News, Russia Leave a comment

China’s economy is being distorted by fake figures

December 17, 2025December 16, 2025 by China Factor Staff

President Xi’s warning comes after ‘Beijing has massaged so many numbers that they lack shape or form’

Categories Talking Point Tags Inflated Growth, Local Government Debt, News, Rising Unemployment, Rogue Numbers Leave a comment
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