Get ready for a whirlwind tour of China’s latest global moves in Mad Minute style! In this episode, we dive into:
High-stakes evacuations: How Beijing air- and land-lifted over one thousand six hundred citizens out of Iran and is bus-shuttling hundreds from Israel to Egypt amid escalating strikes.
Belt and Road blitz: Xi Jinping seizes the spotlight in Astana, signing a dozen green-mining, connectivity and personnel-exchange deals, all while rebuking U.S. influence over Israel.
Currency shake-up: China’s central bank governor drops a veiled warning about dollar risks and champions the digital renminbi for Global South payments—economic jiu-jitsu at its finest.
Pacific power plays: New Zealand freezes NZ$ eighteen million to the Cook Islands over China ties, underscoring the fierce contest for South Pacific influence.
Russo-Sino war games: Putin confirms joint military exercises with China in 2025, signaling ever-closer strategic and cyber collaboration against NATO’s eastern flank.
Carrier push: Two PLAN carriers (Liaoning and Shandong) log nearly five hundred flight ops east of Japan and Taiwan, flexing China’s naval muscles in the First and Second Island Chains.
Undersea deterrent: Taiwan’s homegrown submarine Hai Kun completes floating-navigation and shallow-water trials, bolstering Taipei’s anti-blockade shield under the First Island Chain doctrine.
Medical diplomacy: The U.S. Navy’s USNS Comfort and China’s CNS Silk Road Ark race to hearts and minds with floating hospitals, from Grenada to the South China Sea.
Why you’ll love it This jam-packed briefing delivers a concise, energetic rundown of Beijing’s multi-domain strategy—from front-line evacuations and diplomatic offensives to economic maneuvers, naval power plays and undersea innovation. We connect the dots on how China’s renminbi push, Belt and Road agreements and PLAN carrier deployments are reshaping global security landscapes—without losing that Mad Minute spark.
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Tune in Whether you’re tracking Middle East tensions, monitoring Sino-Russian drills or sizing up China’s economic and naval power plays, this episode has the insights you need—all delivered with Pat McAfee–style energy. Hit play and stay ahead of the curve!
