WEEK IN REVIEW: China Commits to WHO and Paris Climate Accord Amid U.S. Exit

File image of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Guo Jiakun. Ichiro Ohara / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

A ship carrying a chemical used to make missile propellant is reportedly traveling from China to Iran, and a second will leave in February. The Iran-flagged Golbon departed the Chinese island of Daishan on Tuesday loaded with enough sodium perchlorate to power 260 mid-range missiles. It is reportedly headed to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (FT)

Thailand on Wednesday posted an AI-generated video of its prime minister speaking in Mandarin, encouraging Chinese tourists to visit the kingdom despite reports of kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border. “Thailand’s government puts the safety of all tourists as its utmost priority,” the AI version of Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in fluent Mandarin, a language she doesn’t speak in real life. (AFP)

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