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PLA Sends International Women’s Day Greetings as Part of Wider Push to Showcase a Modern, Cohesive Force
China’s military media marked International Women’s Day with messages from officers and soldiers praising female servicemembers, a routine but politically useful gesture that highlights the PLA’s efforts to present itself as modern and cohesive. While symbolically important for morale and public image, such coverage does not by itself signal major policy changes affecting women’s roles in the military.
Beijing Reaffirms Political Control as Central to Military Modernization
A March 8 commentary from a state military outlet reiterated that the Communist Party’s political construction is the linchpin of China’s defence and military modernization. The piece stresses a cautious, unity-first modernization that integrates ideological control with technological and organisational reforms, underscoring trade-offs between political loyalty and technical meritocracy.
Driven Through Danger: An Iranian Driver’s Six‑Hour Evacuation of Chinese Colleagues to Safety
An Iranian driver organized and escorted six Chinese workers out of a conflict zone in Iran, navigating closed roads and heavy snow to reach the Astara crossing into Azerbaijan after a six‑hour journey. The episode illustrates the importance of local partners in evacuations and highlights gaps in corporate and diplomatic contingency planning for overseas personnel.
China Industry Voice Urges Fast-Track Autonomous-vehicle Law to Open Roads to High‑Level Self‑Driving Cars
Zhang Xinghai, a CPPCC standing committee member and Seres chairman, urged the rapid passage of a dedicated autonomous‑vehicle law to clear the way for high‑level self‑driving cars in China. He argued a special legal and standards framework would remove barriers to scaling, improve safety foundations and accelerate domestic technological progress.
Chinese Firm Pushes Indigenous AI Compute: A Bid to Build a Homegrown Foundation for the Digital Economy
Pinggao, together with Jiangyuan Technology, has launched a full-stack domestic AI compute system aiming to reduce reliance on foreign accelerators. The company urges policy measures during China’s 15th Five‑Year Plan to support chip R&D, talent, and ecosystem development, reflecting a broader strategic push to secure indigenous AI compute capabilities.
Chinese teams unmask a metabolic immune‑escape — and a path toward lab‑made anti‑tumour T cells
Chinese research teams identified extracellular CD44 lactylation as a mechanism by which tumour‑generated lactate blunts CD8+ T cell function, revealing a direct metabolic route to immune escape. The discovery suggests new therapeutic strategies — including drugs or engineered T cells resistant to lactylation — but remains at the preclinical stage.
AI Agents Won’t Kill SaaS, Says Yonyou — They’ll Change Its Shape
Yonyou’s CEO Wang Wenjing argued that AI agents will not render enterprise software obsolete but will transform it into a hybrid stack driven by data and models. Deterministic, process‑oriented systems will continue to provide stability and data, while AI decisioning and agents add predictive and autonomous capabilities, creating a dual‑mode architecture for future enterprise IT.
Hormuz's Pendulum: Iran's Targeted Escalation Sparks Oil Shock Fears
A week of shifting Iranian tactics in the Strait of Hormuz—from threats of full closure to targeted strikes on Western-linked vessels—has sent oil prices sharply higher and revived fears of a fourth global oil crisis. Tehran’s selective approach preserves leverage while limiting self-harm and avoids alienating Asian importers, but the risk of miscalculation and persistent market volatility remains high.
Wang Yi Frames China as a Global Stabiliser as Beijing Prepares for a Big Year of Summit Diplomacy
At an NPC press conference, Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented China as an essential stabiliser in a volatile world, promoting Xi Jinping’s summit diplomacy, a global governance initiative backed by over 150 states and organisations, and a call for ceasefire in the Iran crisis. He urged managed, respectful relations with the United States and pledged enhanced protection for Chinese citizens overseas.
China’s Central Bank Keeps Buying Gold as Reserves Top $3.4 trillion — A Bid to Hedge the Dollar
China’s foreign‑exchange reserves rose to $3.4278 trillion at the end of February 2026 while the People’s Bank of China extended a 16‑month streak of gold purchases, bringing its holding to 74.22 million ounces. Beijing’s strategy reflects reserve diversification amid de‑dollarisation pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and a desire to shore up long‑term external stability.
China’s Wang Yi Calls Middle East Fighting “A War That Should Not Have Happened” — A Signal of Beijing’s Push for Stability and Influence
At China’s Two Sessions, Wang Yi called the Middle East conflict “a war that should not have happened,” reframing the crisis as a humanitarian and political failure that demands de-escalation. The statement signals Beijing’s intent to project a stabilizing role in the region while safeguarding its energy, economic and diplomatic interests.
Wang Yi Urges Ceasefire in Iran, Warns ‘Strength Is Not the Same as Right’
At an NPC press briefing, Wang Yi urged an immediate ceasefire in Iran, saying force does not confer righteousness and warning against escalation. Beijing positions itself as a pro-stability actor with vested economic and diplomatic interests in preventing regional contagion.