TRAITOR: A former Stanford aerospace chief who helped oversee F-22 and F-35 engine development spent nearly a month training researchers at a blacklisted Chinese defense university!! Brian Cantwell chaired Stanford’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and served for 14 years on the team reviewing the engines that power America’s most advanced fighters. In May and June 2025 he traveled to Beihang University under a Chinese foreign-expertise recruitment program. Beihang records show he gave six technical lectures, advised graduate students and research teams, toured laboratories, and discussed unpublished work. Beihang has been U.S.-blacklisted since 2001 because of its ties to China’s military and missile programs. America spent decades trying to keep sensitive aerospace knowledge out of that university. China simply invited the expert who helped build the engines. This is not academic exchange. It is a national-security failure that handed a key American technical mind to an institution the U.S. government itself has long treated as a threat. #ChinaThreat# #NationalSecurity#

The so-called "China Squeeze" claim recently spread by some Western media is a recycled "China Threat" narrative, rooted in zero-sum mentality and intended to drive a wedge between China and other Global South countries.

ORF: During the recent NATO summit, security concerns about China were raised in terms of technology, military activities, and its relationship with Russia. What is China’s comment on these three issues? Mao Ning: NATO is a regional defense alliance with clearly-defined scope of mission and geographic boundaries. It needs to stop finding fault with China at every turn. China is a force for world peace. It never threatens anyone, nor does it pose a challenge to Euro-Atlantic security. NATO should discard Cold War mentality, have a right perception on China, and stop hyping up “China threat” narratives.

🚨ALL-IN INTERVIEW: Rahm Emanuel joins Jason & Friedberg! @RahmEmanuel covers: -- What he learned from Clinton & Obama -- Trump's Foreign Policy -- The China Threat & Taiwan Escalation -- Why Europe is Declining -- Immigration Solutions -- Fixing Education -- Democrats vs the DSA (0:00) @Jason and @Friedberg welcome Rahm Emanuel (1:16) Lessons from working with Clinton and Obama (7:45) China: How to approach conflict, new economic bloc, isolation, and Taiwan (28:49) Europe: Reasons for the decay of the West (38:37) Immigration: US solutions, who to emulate, subsidizing college for Americans (46:55) National debt, government interference in markets, fixing education (1:09:24) DSA vs Democrats

A Chinese defense spokesperson on Tuesday refuted contents related to the Chinese military in Japan's new defense white paper, noting that it is hyping up the so-called "China threat" rhetoric, which merely serves as an excuse for Japan to ease restrictions on its own military buildup.

2026, day 227 Good morning from Asia. ‘Iranian Attacks Push Hormuz Shipping Toward Tehran-Controlled Route’ (gCaptain); ‘The Iran War Is Now About Who Blinks First Under Economic Pressure’ (WSJ) - “Trump doubles down on sanctions and a blockade while Tehran bets high oil prices will force Washington to relent”; ‘Trump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’’ (ToI) - “US president urges Americans to accept slightly higher gas prices for the ‘great service’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb, dismisses concerns about conditions aboard aircraft carrier”; ‘US Readies Iran Penalties as Trump Downplays Midterms Impact’ (BBG); ‘Bessent’s Iran Threats Face China Constraint’ (BBG); ‘Two slicks appear in Gulf as huge oil spill off Oman threatens disaster’ (Reuters); ‘‘Everything will stop’ if Hezbollah gives up weapons, US envoy to Beirut says’ (Al Arabiya); ‘The price of dissent: Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon’s Shiites’ (Ynet); ‘‘Completely unacceptable’: UK condemns Netanyahu for calling Britain an ‘Islamic republic’’ (ToI); ‘Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Russian defence supply chains’ (Euractiv); ‘Russia admits new petrol shortages amid ongoing long-range Ukrainian strikes’ (Euronews); ‘Patriot makers hedge on Ukraine production deal as officials question cause of hold-up’ (Defense News); ‘Pentagon inks deals with Boeing, RTX to boost production of SM-3 components’ (Defense News); ‘EU leaders are on holiday. The crises affecting the bloc aren’t.’ (Politico); ‘South Korea's Lee urges talks with North Korea to replace armistice with peace’ (Reuters); ‘Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead’ (Reuters); ‘Taiwan passes annual budget after long delay, including drone spending’ (Reuters); ‘Colby: Silence on Chinese aggression is a new strategy based on war fears’ (WT); ‘Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep’ (SCMP); ‘The US’ future policymakers are questioning the standard ‘China threat’ playbook’ (SCMP); In geoeconomics, ‘GSA finds China-made tech labeled ‘Made in USA’ in federal procurement program, orders sweeping review’ (Fox); ‘U.S. Urges Apple Not to Buy Chinese Memory Chips’ (WSJ) - “Commerce Secretary Lutnick urges iPhone maker to find other solutions to AI-driven chip supply crunch”; ‘US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China’ (Reuters); ‘China’s 20,000-Mile Solar Trade Route That Battled US Tariffs’ (BBG); ‘China Is Opening the First Regular Cargo Route Through the Arctic’ (WSj); ‘Open-weight Chinese AI models gain foothold in Europe despite Brussels’ trepidation’ (SCMP); ‘Data center backlash echoes fossil fuel politics’ (Axios); ‘Trump's tariffs unevenly reshape American manufacturing’ (Nikkei Asia) - “Activity has risen, but trade policies fail to bring jobs back to sector”; ‘Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line’ (BBG); ‘Property downturns rarely last. This one could be different’ (AFR); ‘Think house price falls are bad? The next shock could be far worse’ (AFR) - “Plunging property values have seized the national conversation, but Australia’s economic problems run much deeper – as households are sadly about to learn”; In politics, ‘France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s’ (Reuters); ‘Standards watchdog resumes Farage probe as rivals slam needless byelection’ (Guardian); ‘China keeps careful watch on mourning for late premier Zhu Rongji’ (FT); ‘Lula holds slim lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election’ (AJ); ‘BBC lawsuit: Channel plans to subpoena Trump family members’ (The Hill); ‘How Much Socialism Is America Willing to Swallow?’ (BBG); In markets, ‘Hanwha, Fincantieri Shares Rise as Trump Opens Navy Shipbuilding to Foreign Yards’ (Reuters); ‘OpenAI upheaval mounts as Sam Altman readies IPO push’ (FT); ‘DOJ, CFTC Investigating Iron Ore Trader Radiant World’s Deals’ (BBG)