China News Brief – Sunday, 1 March 2026

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'This could spiral out of Middle-East': Europe, Russia, China react as US-Israel vs Iran war begins Europe calls for emergency UN action, Gulf nations condemn regional violations, and China warns of a dangerous spiral toward broader conflict. Japan to develop rare earth mines in Africa to end reliance on China | The Asahi Shimbun Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the critical minerals,. China urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran – Reuters China’s ministry of foreign affairs has expressed concern over U.

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China urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran – Reuters

China’s ministry of foreign affairs has expressed concern over U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire, ……

Update: China calls for immediate stop of military actions against Iran launched by U.S., Israel

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China is highly concerned over the military strikes against Iran launched by the U.S. and Israel, a Chinese foreign ……

multiple flights from China to the Middle East cancelled – Global Times

As of 4:40 pm Beijing Time on February 28, there were 2 flights scheduled from the Chinese mainland to Iran for February 28, currently in a planned …..

Japan to develop rare earth mines in Africa to end reliance on China | The Asahi Shimbun

Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the critical minerals, ……

'Iron rice bowl' vs the algorithm: why China's economy may better withstand the AI shock

The artificial intelligence scare was not limited to China. A week after the gala, a report from little-known US firm Citrini Research on how AI ……

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