The recent publication by the Chinese State Council of the Notice on the Implementation of National Product Standards and Related Policies in Government Procurement   ( 国办发〔2025〕34号 ), effective from January 1, 2026 , represents yet another measure favoring domestic companies and imposing significant limitations on foreign enterprises, thereby distorting the principles of the free market. GettyImages The 20% Price Advantage: The New Non-Tariff Barrier The core provision of t

On October 19, the Chinese national security agencies recently disclosed a major cyberattack case, stating they obtained irrefutable evidence that the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA)  launched a cyberattack and infiltrated China's National Time Service Center (NTSC) . The cyberattack was long-planned, progressive, and systematic. Starting in 2022, the U.S. exploited a vulnerability in the SMS service of a foreign-branded mobile phone to secretly attack and contr

The current phase of global scientific and industrial transformation positions Smart Computing  ( Zhìsuàn , 智算) as the fundamental productive force  and a critical element of China's national security . The explosion in computing demand, particularly driven by generative artificial intelligence, has made technological self-reliance and strength  a top priority. As President Xi Jinping stated , "A nation thrives through scientific advancement; a country grows strong with tech

The recent report by the Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) on innovative financing for computing centers, focused on technical capital markets (Private Equity, ABS, REITs),  it is a fundamental strategic declaration  aimed at securing AI supremacy  and digital sovereignty  for China. The accelerated adoption of complex financial instruments, such as the first Public Data Center REITs  (e.g., Southern GDS Data Center REIT, 508060.SH ), repr

The approval of the ISO 14620-5 standard, announced on October 14 , is a high-profile strategic achievement that is the first-ever Chinese international standard in the field of manned spaceflight . Far from being the initial sign, this milestone is the latest in a long series of successes  in regulatory matters, reflecting an escalation in Beijing's strategy to achieve global preeminence and rewrite the rules of global governance. This victory in space precedes the release

I. Executive Summary: The Analog Breakthrough and Sanctions Evasion The innovation presented by the team led by Dr. Sun Zhong , affiliated with the Peking University Artificial Intelligence Research Institute , marks a fundamental turning point in computer architecture. The team successfully developed a scalable, high-precision analog matrix processing chip based on Resistive Random-Access Memory (RRAM), resolving the century-old "precision bottleneck" that had limited analog

The Geopolitics of "Controlled Attrition": How China Exploits the Polish Crisis to Reshape Eurasia

The escalation of restrictive measures in the maritime sector between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America is a clear indicator of growing global geopolitical and commercial tensions. The recent decision by Beijing to impose a Special Port Fee  on US vessels, effective from October 14, 2025, is not an isolated move, but a direct and calibrated countermeasure  to the tariffs and restrictions that Washington had previously imposed against the Chinese

Abstract This in-depth strategic and competitive intelligence analysis examines China's Computing Power Economy (EPC, 算力经济, Suànlì Jīngjì ) , a core component of the nation's "New Quality Productive Forces" strategy . Leveraging data from the CAICT (2025) , the paper quantifies the EPC's massive infrastructure, including 10.431 million standard racks  and 748 EFLOPS of intelligent computing power (Zhìsuàn) . It details the macro-level GDP spillover effect  (0.0426% GDP growth

The Rise of Beidou: Strategic Analysis and NATO Countermeasures

Here's how the Volkhov-Murmansk pipeline will redefine Beijing's energy dependence The news of Gazprom 's launch of the Volkhov-Murmansk gas pipeline, announced on October 9, 2025, is an operation that has China as its strategic beneficiary and essential partner. This massive project marks a turning point in Russia's strategy to transform surplus gas—previously destined for Europe—into Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), directing almost all of these exports to Asian markets, with

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