Archive - Observing China

South Korean chipmakers test transfer to Chinese equipment

Chinese robots arm British warehouses; European officials request stricter investment laws while courting Chinese business

Aug 6 • Grace Theodoulou

July 2026

Iran buys 400 missiles from China

Sweden designates mining a national security issue; Britain’s university links to Chinese defence revealed

Jul 30 • Grace Theodoulou

China-Thailand direct train link planned

Beijing and Washington to host official AI dialogue; China conducts live-fire exercise in Japan’s EEZ

Jul 23 • Grace Theodoulou

Does Tokyo’s shifting defence posture change Beijing’s strategic calculus?

The Tangram | No 05.2026

Jul 22 • Lena Stein

China offers AI training to developing countries

Manila outraged at monkey video; Record exports from PRC

Jul 17 • Grace Theodoulou

The ‘China Audit’ one year on: Clarification, procrastination, or obfuscation?

Part 4: Any the wiser, continued

Jul 15 • Charles Parton

The ‘China Audit’ one year on: Clarification, procrastination, or obfuscation?

Part 3: Seeking truth from acts

Jul 14 • Charles Parton

NATO a ‘warmonger’, China says

Beijing goes ballistic in the Indo-Pacific with nuclear submarine; DeepSeek plans to build its own inference chip

Jul 9 • Grace Theodoulou

The ‘China Audit’ one year on: Clarification, procrastination, or obfuscation?

Part 2: Fostering China knowledge and exchange in the broader community

Jul 8 • Charles Parton

The ‘China Audit’ one year on: Clarification, procrastination, or obfuscation?

Part 1: A capable and organised government

Jul 7 • Charles Parton

When push comes to shove, do China’s ‘strategic partnerships’ carry real weight?

The Tangram | No 04.2026

Jul 6 • Lena Stein

Britain to ‘turbocharge’ trade with China

China spits fire at ethnic unity law pushback; Beijing hosted biological warfare training for Russia

Jul 2 • Grace Theodoulou

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