China’s government is pouring money into AI, electric cars and military power, while consumer confidence sags and job market grows bleak.

Beijing had lowered its growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s.

China’s economy is in freefall, and desperation is spreading across the country. In Beijing, another tragic “revenge-on-society” attack occurred, where a man drove a bulldozer through a crowd, killing and injuring dozens.

Meanwhile, Taiwan has reported about 30 subsea cable incidents over the years. In June 2025, a Chinese national was sentenced to three years in prison for damaging an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island.

China's economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far.

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