China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here’s how, and why that’s unlikely to change soon – NBC Los Angeles

China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here’s how, and why that’s unlikely to change soon – NBC Los Angeles

Chinese independent refineries have been the major buyers of cheap Iranian crude. China’s crude imports from Malaysia increased significantly to levels exceeding Malaysia’s production. Such trades are likely to continue as usual despite Trump’s recent comments. For years, China has been buying discounted Iranian oil in bulk, and the U.S. sanctions on Tehran have barely…

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How China’s all-in-one platforms are reshaping the AI battlefield

How China’s all-in-one platforms are reshaping the AI battlefield

In contrast, Chinese internet giants generally adopt a “traffic-driven, closed-loop ecosystem” strategy. ByteDance, for instance, uses short video platforms as the entry point and expands horizontally into areas such as e-commerce (TikTok Shop) and office applications (Feishu/Lark). Tencent builds vertically on its WeChat social network by integrating gaming, payments and enterprise services. Meanwhile, Alibaba revolves…

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Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart, stresses avoiding 'adding new complexities' | Latest News India

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart, stresses avoiding ‘adding new complexities’ | Latest News India

Jun 27, 2025 09:47 AM IST Rajnath Singh is visiting the Chinese port city of Qingdao and said he held constructive talks with his Chinese counterpart there. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Don Jun and stressed that both India and China should avoid “adding new complexities” in their bilateral…

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