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Wang Yi on Xi Jinping’s State Visit to the United States
A translation of Wang Yi’s remarks on Xi Jinping’s U.S. state visit, originally published by Xinhua News Agency on September 26, 2026.
Brazil rare earth deal proves militaries’ long-held interest in minerals
The US Department of War’s investment in the Serra Verde mine dusts off the origins of the term ‘critical minerals’
The Daily Roundup
October 14th, 2026 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.
Brand Purpose Is Nonsense — Culture Is Not
RADII's latest Op-Ed looks at why brand purpose falls short — and how culture in China drives real customer engagement.
China’s New Measures on Civil Air Defense
Image: Flash Alexander, Phantom 3 Drone (Publicdomainpictures.net) Amidst the unprecedented sighting of a Chinese militia boat on the east coast of Taiwan, Chinese authorities have rolled out a series of regulatory changes signaling intensified preparations for potential conflicts. President XI Jinping should welcome these developments because he highlighted the need to have a strong civil air defense system in the country a full decade ago.
The State of PLA Quantum Security
China: Technosphere provides a biweekly deep-dive into China’s technological control at home and influence abroad.
Why Did Songmont Put a Shanxi Pagoda at the Center of Paris?
RADII explores how the designer brand’s 'Song of Mont' exhibition in Paris turns a Shanxi landmark into a manifesto for contemporary Chinese design, connecting architecture, craft, nature, and everyday life.
DSET Featured in Hoover Institution Roundtable on Taiwan Supply Chain Resilience
Kharis Templeman, Program Manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region at the Hoover Institution, hosted the DSET delegation for a lunch roundtable on Oct. 6, 2026. DSET CEO Jeremy Chang, Energy Resilience Research Program Director Tsaiying Lu, and National Security Research Program Policy Analyst Samara Duerr presented DSET’s recent research on the […] The post DSET Featured in Hoover Institution Roundtable on Taiwan Supply Chain Resilience first appeared on Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology.
Peet’s X Helly Hansen: The cat gets another outdoor partnership
Peet’s Coffee partners with Helly Hansen on themed drinks and merch, extending its outdoor collaborations into a ways of flavour discovery.
HRIC Weekly Brief
Citizen journalist Xiao Wu (Feng Rui) is missing and reportedly detained for his work on labor rights; Hong Kong continues to crack down on social media activity; Thailand has opened extradition proceedings for journalist Bai Zhaodong, and more.
“Inspired by a Real-Life Event”: A PLA ‘Shanzhai’ Tracked, Articulated All-Terrain Carrier
There is nothing publicly available that confirms China ever imported the famed Swedish Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) or acquired its design dire
A Decade On, Can China’s ‘Yoga Village’ Still Hold Its Pose?
Elderly farmers doing headstands turned a once-impoverished village in northern China into a national sensation. Now, organizers have left, livestream sales of produce have fallen, and fewer residents practice.
Divorcés Starring in TV Romances? China’s Internet Isn’t So Sure
“Against the Current,” the country’s current top TV drama, features a high-ranking Ming dynasty divorcé who marries his former maid, part of a trend of shows featuring divorced men.
UAE delegation pursues investment and technology transfer with China
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Putin’s Early October Diplomacy Fails to Deliver
Executive Summary: Early October was an extraordinarily busy time for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He started with the traditional session at the Valdai Discussion Club’s annual meeting, proceeded to the Center-2026 military exercise, and then departed for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Turkmenistan, during which he made time for a phone conversation
Drones and Missiles Are Rewriting the Military Balance on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea’s ability to disperse, conceal, and employ its drones, missiles, and nuclear weapons is outpacing South Korea’s capacity to destroy them.
𝌞We’re Hearing More Chinese AI Voices. Are We Understanding Them Better?
Social media and AI translation has opened up Chinese AI voices to the world. The DeepSeek researcher’s blog controversy shows what it still leaves behind.
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan to Import Indian Surface-to-Air Missile Systems
Indian Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed that Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are newer customers for the indigenous Akash medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile system.
Why Pakistan Tested an Extended Range Version of the Fatah-IV
Pakistan is likely looking to counter the Indian Air Force’s future strategy of launching air-launched missiles from standoff ranges.
Homesick Nation: A Conversation with Linda Qian
Linda Qian’s Homesick Nation: Development, Migration and Yearning in Rural China (Cambridge University Press, 2026) examines rural development in contemporary China through the lens of 乡愁 xiangchou, a concept connoting homesickness and rural nostalgia. Centred on Heyang, a heritage village in Zhejiang, the book employs hometown ethnography to trace the complex return flows of people,
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