China – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for July 9, 2025

China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 9, 2025.

MIL-OSI China: Japan crush Hong Kong, China in East Asian Cup
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Japan secured a 6-1 victory over Hong Kong, China in the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, also known as the East Asian Cup on Tuesday. Sun Ming Him (front) of China’s Hong Kong competes during the men’s match between China’s Hong Kong and Japan at the […]

MIL-OSI China: US Supreme Court lets Trump pursue mass federal layoffs
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring government agencies to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal employees. “Because the government is likely to succeed on its argument that the executive order and […]

MIL-OSI China: Trump says US will send more weapons to Ukraine
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security team plan to discuss details of shipping weapons to Ukraine on Tuesday, after Trump said the United States would send more weapons to the country, according to media reports. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have […]

MIL-OSI China: East China province braces for Typhoon Danas
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News East China’s Zhejiang Province has evacuated more than 71,000 residents from high-risk areas as Typhoon Danas nears. At 2 p.m. Tuesday, Danas was 118 km east of Wenzhou City, moving at a speed of 10 km per hour westward, according to the Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory. The […]

MIL-OSI China: 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing Updated: July 9, 2025 08:26 Xinhua Guests attend the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2025. Themed “High-Speed Rail: Innovation and Development for a Better Life”, the congress opened here […]

MIL-OSI China: China to develop zero-carbon industrial parks to boost green transition
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 8 — China on Tuesday issued a document to support the development of zero-carbon industrial parks, aiming to accelerate the country’s green transition. The document, released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and two other government departments, encourages localities to build zero-carbon […]

MIL-OSI China: China achieves substantial reduction in degraded grasslands
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News HOHHOT, July 8 — China has made significant progress in reversing grassland degradation over the past five years, with degraded grasslands shrinking by an average of 50 million mu (approximately 3.33 million hectares) annually, officials announced Tuesday at a national conservation conference in north China’s Inner […]

MIL-OSI China: China to contribute more wisdom, technology to global high-speed rail development: vice premier
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China to contribute more wisdom, technology to global high-speed rail development: vice premier BEIJING, July 8 — Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Tuesday said that China will contribute more wisdom, technology and solutions to the development of high-speed rail around the world, upholding the vision […]

MIL-OSI China: Chinese premier says Chinese economy capable of withstanding any external shocks
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends a symposium for Chinese enterprises operating in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Tuesday that the Chinese economy is fully capable of withstanding any external […]

MIL-OSI Russia: China to contribute more wisdom, technology to global high-speed rail development: Vice Premier
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) — China will contribute more wisdom, technology and solutions to the development of […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Tuberville Joins USDA and DoD Secretaries in Press Conference on Protecting American Farmland from China
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) “We have to get the Secretary of Agriculture on CFIUS to protect our farmland. If we don’t do it, we’re going to continue to lose at the end of the day.” WASHINGTON – Today,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and Department of […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Typhoon Danas hits East China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News HANGZHOU, July 8 (Xinhua) — Typhoon Danas, the fourth typhoon this year, made landfall for the second […]

MIL-OSI Russia: China hopes to work with the UN to build a more just and reasonable international order – Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) — China is willing to deepen communication and cooperation with the […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Large lithium ore deposit discovered in China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News CHANGSHA, July 8 (Xinhua) — China, which is among the countries with the largest lithium reserves in […]

MIL-OSI Europe: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions – B10-0326/2025
Source: European Parliament B10‑0326/2025 European Parliament resolution on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, […]

MIL-OSI Europe: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions – B10-0324/2025
Source: European Parliament B10‑0324/2025 European Parliament resolution on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, […]

MIL-OSI Europe: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions – B10-0331/2025
Source: European Parliament Ville Niinistö, Michael Bloss, Majdouline Sbai, Maria Ohisalo, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieuon behalf of the Verts/ALE Group B10‑0331/2025 European Parliament resolution on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on China, – having regard to the upcoming EU-China summit planned for 24 and […]

MIL-OSI Europe: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions – B10-0330/2025
Source: European Parliament Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yaron behalf of the Renew Group B10‑0330/2025 European Parliament resolution on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking: China’s economy is capable of withstanding any external shocks – Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) — China’s economy is fully capable of withstanding any external shocks […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Practical cooperation between China and Russia is constantly deepening – Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, July 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese-Russian practical cooperation is constantly deepening, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui […]