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12.09.26 - 19:15
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Beijing Threatens To Cancel Trump-Xi Summit If US Approves New Arms Sales To Taiwan (ZeroHedge)
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Beijing Threatens To Cancel Trump-Xi Summit If US Approves New Arms Sales To Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping used today's 18th BRICS Summit to push for a greater diplomatic role in Gulf affairs. The move appears to be transforming the bloc's economic weight into geopolitical influence, really positioning it as a counterweight to US foreign policy.
Beijing's leverage also rests on its control over rare-earth and other critical-material supply chains, as it maintains a "quasi-monopolistic" grip on the industry that will persist through the end of the decade.
Keeping that leverage in mind, Japanese news outlet Kyodo News reported that Beijing threatened earlier today to cancel the summit with President Trump in Washington if the US approves new arms sales to Taiwan.
Kyodo stated:
China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later this month if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources familiar...
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12.09.26 - 05:30
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PLA Purge May Be Driving China To Rely More On Military Pressure Against Taiwan: Analysts (ZeroHedge)
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PLA Purge May Be Driving China To Rely More On Military Pressure Against Taiwan: Analysts
Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times,
China's purge of senior military leaders may be pushing Beijing to rely more heavily on military intimidation and gray-zone operations against Taiwan, even as the upheaval leaves the Chinese military with a weakened command structure, according to two Chinese academics and an insider familiar with the Chinese military.
Chinese ships patrol as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts drills on Pingtan island—the closest point to Taiwan—in eastern Fujian Province, China, on Dec. 30, 2025. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images
The insider and academics spoke to The Epoch Times on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal.
The developments are raising concerns that Beijing's increasingly aggressive operations around Taiwan could become more difficult to control as analysts say political loyalty takes precedence over military expertise within the People...
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11.09.26 - 09:57
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ROUNDUP: Taiwans Vize-Präsidentin zu Geheimbesuch in Italien (DPA-AFX)
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TAIPEH/VENTOTENE (dpa-AFX) - Taiwans Vizepräsidentin Hsiao Bi-khim ist zu einem zunächst geheim gehaltenen Besuch in Italien eingetroffen. Sie werde an der Zweiten Europäischen Konferenz für Freiheit und Demokratie auf der kleinen Insel Ventotene teilnehmen, ......
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11.09.26 - 07:15
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Taiwans Vize-Präsidentin zu Geheimbesuch in Italien (DPA-AFX)
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TAIPEH/VENTOTENE (dpa-AFX) - Taiwans Vizepräsidentin Hsiao Bi-khim ist zu einem zunächst geheim gehaltenen Besuch in Italien eingetroffen. Sie werde an der Zweiten Europäischen Konferenz für Freiheit und Demokratie auf der kleinen Insel Ventotene teilnehmen, ......
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