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Politburo to hold cadres to higher standards for environmental protection efforts
Xi Jinping is doubling down on environmental protection. On Monday, the Politburo reviewed new regulations to strengthen ecological and environmental protection inspections. ICYDK: Xi has beefed up China's environmental enforcement apparatus since coming to power – leading to major improvements… Read More »

Mainland conducts more drills around Taiwan
On Monday and Tuesday, the People’s Liberation Army's (PLA) Eastern Theater Command conducted live-fire drills around Taiwan. The proximate cause: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first official trip to Asia, during which he visited Guam, the Philippines, and Japan. In… Read More »

Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Putin in Moscow
China's top diplomat Wang Yi is in Moscow this week to lay the groundwork for an upcoming visit by Xi Jinping. Xi will visit Moscow in early May to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. On Tuesday,… Read More »