Day: January 18, 2026
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By Andy Home The Iran war has already caused turmoil in the global aluminum market, but now the fallout is spreading to both copper and nickel supply chains. The conduit is sulfur, a by-product ...
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China to Give Humanitarian Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries
China will provide emergency humanitarian aid to Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq in the wake of the United States and Israel’s attacks. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Tuesday, “The ongoing conflict inflicted an excruciating humanitarian disaster on ...
China Halts Fertilizer Exports
The Chinese government has stopped exports of fertilizers as the disruption caused by the Iran war mounts. Authorities reportedly told exporters to halt shipments of nitrogen-potassium fertilizer blends. The curb also applies to urea, a key fertilizer ingredient. ...
China Calls for Restraint After Pakistani Strikes in Kabul
China called for "calm and restraint" between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, after an air strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul killed at least 400 people. Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Tuesday of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts ...
Sri Lanka Arrests 135 in Alleged Chinese-Run Cyberscam
Sri Lanka's immigration authorities raided an alleged Chinese-run online scam operation, officials said on Tuesday, arresting 135 suspects. Most of the detainees were Chinese men and women, an official involved in the raid told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
By Felix Brender 王哲謙 When China and Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s Strait of Hormuz resolution on 7 April, after weeks of increasingly plaintive calls for Beijing to “do more” over Iran, a familiar argument resurfaced: if China wants the status ...
From Silence to Deflection: How China’s Internet Framed Thailand’s Deadly Train Accident
When a crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Thailand, killing dozens, the tragedy quickly became a major topic on Chinese social media. Discussion was not absent, but it followed a clear and defensive pattern, one that worked less to examine responsibility than to preempt ...
China Tells Cambodia Scam Hub Disappearances Threaten Ties
China's embassy in Cambodia said on Saturday that a recent spate of disappearances of Chinese nationals into cyberfraud compounds poses a "serious obstacle" to the allies' ties. Ambassador Wang Wenbin urged Phnom Penh to strengthen a crackdown on the illicit industry ...