You’ve heard of China’s so-called economic miracle. But here’s the miracle Beijing doesn’t want you to notice — because it happened right across the street. Taiwan quietly became the real economic miracle.
‼️‼️‼️🇨🇳 BREAKING – According to sources cited by Reuters and Bloomberg, reports are circulating that an attempted military coup took place in China aimed at overthrowing Xi Jinping. Two key generals have reportedly been detained, along with their families and up to 3,000… pic.twitter.com/rrKZcapizU
I can't emphasize enough how economically tied to China Iran is. If the Iranian government falls, China may lose access to a stunning 15-20% of its oil imports. That, coupled with the ~5% from Venezuela, could significantly impact China's ability to fuel itself.
Chinese Weapons Just Failed Again — This Time in Venezuela. China’s Military Tech Looks Great on TV — Until America Shows Up. In one night, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan airspace, neutralized Chinese-supplied radars and air defenses, captured Nicolás Maduro, and left without a… pic.twitter.com/F7stpsqRzI
— Ken Cao-The China Crash Chronicle (@Ken_LoveTW) January 6, 2026
The Chinese may be doing the Japanese a favor because no military should be using any Chinese components that could have backdoors built into them to impact military operations:
China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement that exports of such items, which can serve both civilian and military purposes, to Japanese military users and all other end-users that could help enhance Japanese military power are prohibited.
Any individual or organization that violates the rule by transferring or providing these made-in-China products to Japanese groups and people would face legal consequences, regardless of where they are from, it said. The notice did not identify or describe specific items, but some exports — particularly in the technology sector such as drones and navigation systems — could be adapted for military use.
It now appears the Chinese are not too eager to assist South Korea on the North Korea issue:
South Korea’s presidential office said the two leaders reaffirmed that peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula — an apparent reference to the denuclearization of North Korea — are shared interests, and confirmed China’s willingness to play a constructive role.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made no reference to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula in its readout of the summit.
Doo Jin-ho, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, said China’s unresponsiveness on the North Korean issue fell short of South Korea’s expectations.
“Beijing did not appear to roll up its sleeves to the extent Seoul may have hoped, nor did it take a particularly forward-leaning stance on the North Korean nuclear issue,” Doo said.
You can read more at the link, but I did not expect the Chinese to do much of anything on this issue. Right now the North Koreans are having all their needs met by the Russians, which means the Chinese do not have as much influence as they have had in the past over the Kim regime. China also probably looks at pressuring North Korea as a waste of time because they understand that North Korea will engage with South Korea when they want to, not because the ROK demands they do.
