Taiwan is expected to be one of the most sensitive issues at the upcoming Trump-Xi summit because Beijing wants stronger US language against “Taiwan independence.” Reuters reported on April 29, 2026, that Taiwan is now at the top of Beijing’s agenda for the summit, marking a shift from earlier talks where the issue was often … Read more
China-Iran sanctions are becoming a major global issue because Washington is trying to cut one of Tehran’s most important financial lifelines: oil sales to China. Reuters reported that Chinese independent refiners, often called “teapots,” import around 90% of Iran’s oil, with purchases hitting a record 1.8 million barrels per day in March 2026. That makes … Read more
The Iran war has entered day 61, and the conflict is no longer just a military story. It has become a global economic crisis involving oil, shipping, inflation, food security, Gulf politics and diplomatic pressure. Al Jazeera reported on April 29, 2026, that the war had reached day 61 as Trump claimed Iran was in … Read more
The U.S. just made one of its biggest climate-policy reversals in years, and it is bigger than a normal Washington fight. On February 12, 2026, the EPA finalized its rescission of the 2009 greenhouse-gas endangerment finding, the legal foundation that had allowed it to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. … Read more