January 2026

China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi (LINK) 16 January 2026

December 2025

China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers (LINK) 31 December 2025

Trump 'not worried' as China's live-fire Taiwan wargame enters second day (LINK) 30 December 2025

Chinese oil tankers challenge us blockade off Venezuela: two Chinese-flagged VLCCs are operating near Venezuelan waters (LINK) 30 December 2025

China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' (LINK) 29 December 2025

— China is conducting military drills called "Justice Mission 2025" in response to the US announcing an $11 billion weapons sale to Taiwan. Beijing protested the sale and retaliated by sanctioning American defense companies.

China's exports rebound in November by 5.9% from 11% drop, massively beating expectations after U.S. trade truce: strong sales to non-US markets but 29% drop to U.S. over November 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 41 media reports (LINK) 8 December 2025

Trump signs Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, prompting praise from Taipei, objection from Beijing: (LINK) — ground.news: 18 media reports (LINK) 2 December 2025

— Trump signed the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act into law, requiring the U.S. State Department to review and update its guidelines for U.S. engagements with Taiwan at least once every five years. The measure is designed to deepen the U.S.–Taiwan relationship in the absence of formal diplomatic relations

China's state defence giants see revenue slump as corruption probes stall procurement (LINK) 1 December 2025