The world has entered a phase of profound and structural strategic competition between great powers , where confrontation is no longer limited to the traditional economic or military spheres but is increasingly fought on the ground of technological supremacy and institutional shaping . This new scenario, often described as "targeted decoupling" or "institutional warfare," has triggered a radical transformation in the landscape of global Science and Technology (S&T) governance

China is implementing a systematic and programmatic strategy to build geoeconomic power levers, transforming global dependence into a tool for coercion while simultaneously ensuring self-sufficiency in its critical areas. This holistic strategy, where control over supply chains is a crucial weapon, aims to shape a new world order. Beijing has meticulously gained control over vital supply chains—dominating the markets for strategic sectors like Rare Earth Metals (REM) , Active

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) , held in Beijing from October 20 to 23, 2025, approved the guidelines for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) . This document does not represent a rupture, but the continuity and strategic intensification  of policies initiated with the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and the long-term vision of Xi Jinping. China is preparing for a "long twilight struggle" against the West,

How US Restrictions Catalyzed Huawei and the CCP's Circumvention Strategy Chinese chip manufacturers are implementing a strategy of ingenious innovation to circumvent American restrictions . In fact, the "microchip war," triggered by US restrictions starting in 2018, did not block the Chinese semiconductor industry but catalyzed its strategic response: innovation by circumvention . This approach is now officially enshrined as a national mission in the Communique of the Fourt

Financial Cold War: China Dumps US Debt and Hoards Gold for Protection

The announcement today, October 20, 2025 , by DeepSeek regarding the open-source  release of its DeepSeek-OCR  model—focused on two-dimensional optical compression—occurs within a geoeconomic scenario  marked by fierce competition in artificial intelligence. However, the news of this technical innovation clashes with a much hotter chapter whose roots go back some time : the serious accusations  leveled by Washington against DeepSeek, suspecting it of supporting Beijing’s mil

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 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

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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