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https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/china-quietly-eclipsing-a-weakened-russia-in-central-asia/
China quietly eclipsing a weakened Russia in Central Asia - Asia Times
Mar 10, 2026 - For much of the post–Cold War period, Central Asia operated as a “managed condominium”—a geopolitical arrangement where Russia supplied the hard-security
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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/how-china-quietly-prepared-for-iran-war-year-early-middle-east-conflict-2892489-2026-04-07
China quietly prepared for Iran war a year early - India Today
Apr 7, 2026 - China steadily built up oil stockpiles, expanded renewable energy at scale, and pushed technological shifts to cut reliance on imported raw materials....
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https://globalaffairs.org/commentary/podcasts/china-quietly-winning-iran-war
Is China Quietly Winning the Iran War? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Iran war is spreading far beyond the Middle East. ECFR’s James Crabtree explores what that means for China, India, and the implications for the...
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/china-quietly-admits-economic-trouble-slashes-growth-target/
China Quietly Admits Economic Trouble — Slashes Growth Target to 35-Year Low | The Gateway Pundit |...
China has quietly lowered its official economic growth target to between four and five percent, the weakest goal the CCP has set since 1991.
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https://fortune.com/2026/04/10/chinas-secret-kpop-ban-10-years-decade-gen-z/
Seeking to save Gen Z from foreign influence, China has quietly banned K-Pop for a full decade |...
Apr 10, 2026 - The government banned effeminate-looking men from TV in 2021, a look that Chinese pop stars likely picked up from South Korean and Japanese performers.
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https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/the-british-outpost-that-quietly-holds-more-us-debt-than-china/
The British outpost that quietly holds more US debt than China - Asia Times
Mar 25, 2026 - China, which was the largest holder of US government debt as recently as 2019, has cut its holdings to the lowest level since 2008, driven by changing
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