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The People's Republic of China; permanent UN Security Council member and world's second-largest economy.

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Supplied the market Treasury says the Beijing representative bought in

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury names 10 Iran missile suppliers
#13 27 Sept
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#179 17 Sept

Vetoed the renewal, arguing Resolution 2231 terminated on 18 October 2025

Iran Conflict 2026: Russia and China kill Iran's UN monitor
#16 16 Sept
#18 16 Sept
#13 15 Sept

China may build a drone-sub mothership

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea
#20 15 Sept
#14 15 Sept

Sent 59.0% fewer visitors to Japan in August

Nomads & Communities: UN Tourism cuts 2026 arrivals forecast
#27 11 Sept
#16 10 Sept
#177 8 Sept

Voted against the referral resolution

Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA Board sends Iran's file to New York
#177 7 Sept
#12 27 Aug
#18 27 Aug
#14 26 Aug
#175 24 Aug

Cut Iranian crude imports for commercial reasons

Iran Conflict 2026: Bessent's oil threat meets a halved flow
#17 13 Aug
#17 13 Aug
#14 11 Aug

Defended its cooperation with Cuba without offering new assistance

Cuba Dispatch: China defends Cuba ties, pledges nothing
#11 10 Aug
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#17 5 Aug
#17 31 Jul
#162 25 Jul
#11 23 Jul

Mentioned in: Zimbra preview leaks mail to Russia

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#18 22 Jul
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#13 21 Jul
#159 19 Jul

Named in reporting ISW says the cover narrative counters

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: ISW reads Iran's thanks as cover
#12 16 Jul
#11 16 Jul

Mentioned in: CISA's KEV list runs a month late

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#12 15 Jul
#147 4 Jul

Sent a deputy rather than its head of state to the funeral

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Medvedev likens Hormuz to nuclear arms
#145 4 Jul

Sent NPC vice-chair He Wei instead of a head of state

Iran Conflict 2026: Sharif attends; the West sends no one
#143 1 Jul
#9 1 Jul

Mentioned in: SharePoint patch clock runs out today

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#142 30 Jun

Received the Iranian oil cargoes moving under General License X

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump talks $2.50 petrol, signs nothing
#23 30 Jun

Took 41% of top-five buyers' Russian crude in June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's oil price down, revenue up
#8 24 Jun
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#7 5 Jun

Mentioned in: SolarWinds Serv-U back on KEV list

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#122 5 Jun
#6 3 Jun

Sent official birthday solidarity message to Raúl Castro

Cuba Dispatch: Russia, China fete indicted Raúl Castro
#6 2 Jun
#8 1 Jun
#10 1 Jun
#20 1 Jun

Cut Russian crude imports 23% month-on-month in May

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Urals falls 12% as China cuts buys
#4 31 May

reduced seaborne crude imports to 6.78 mbd in May, the lowest in almost a decade

European Oil Markets: China crude imports hit decade low
#113 30 May
#112 28 May
#110 27 May

Rejected as custodian by Trump alongside Russia

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump vetoes Iran's only uranium exit
#107 25 May
#104 25 May

Directed MOFCOM to issue Announcement No. 21 instructing Hengli to disregard OFAC

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC licence on Hengli expires 24 May
#106 24 May
#106 23 May
#106 23 May
#108 23 May

Supplied DPI hardware to Iran and provided the Xinjiang censorship model as a template

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran buys China's internet control dial
#105 21 May

Issued MOFCOM blocking order covering Hengli and four other designated refineries

Iran Conflict 2026: Hengli moves Singapore arm before GL V cliff
#5 20 May
#102 18 May
#99 15 May

Endorsed Pakistan's mediatory role, reinforcing Iran's bilateral alignment framework

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system
#97 14 May

Received public US request for active Iran mediation role without issuing written counter-statement

Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio asks China for active Iran role; Vance claims progress
#4 14 May

Mentioned in: UAT-8616 keeps Cisco SD-WAN under fire

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#96 13 May
#96 13 May
#8 11 May
#4 11 May
#95 11 May

Hosted Trump at Beijing summit 14-15 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's Beijing trip holds off Iran action
#92 8 May
#3 7 May
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#4 5 May
#103 2 May

Established a non-overlapping legal architecture with OFAC via MOFCOM Announcement No. 21

Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM No. 21 mirrors OFAC's blind spots
#90 2 May
#87 2 May

Escalated from corporate restructuring to formal legal prohibition against OFAC enforcement

Iran Conflict 2026: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC
#5 1 May
#5 30 Apr

Issued travel advisory urging citizens to avoid Japan, driving arrivals -56.8%

Nomads & Communities: China advisory drives Japan arrivals down
#7 30 Apr

Named as global LNG balancing market in OIES analysis

European Energy Markets: Mentioned in: OIES frames Iran shock as multi-year
#1 24 Apr
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#2 23 Apr
#7 17 Apr
#1 16 Apr
#3 15 Apr

Reduced DUV equipment purchases from ASML as US export restrictions tightened

European Tech Sovereignty: ASML Q1 sales hold, China collapses to 19 per cent
#73 15 Apr
Rerouted to chinese destination by←PSPING SHUN
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#10 9 Apr
Launched→USUnited States
“competed for lunar south pole access”
Artemis II Moon Mission · source event
#4 1 Apr
#1 31 Mar

Mentioned in: Signal, WhatsApp hit by three states

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#5 1 Apr
“issued ai occupation classifications for”
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#52 30 Mar

Declared full support for the Islamabad Four initiative

Iran Conflict 2026: Islamabad talks end without a statement
#51 29 Mar
#4 28 Mar
“investigated imports from”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#6 17 Mar
#5 15 Mar
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#1 4 Mar
#5 1 Mar

Condemned strikes via Xinhua and Wang Yi as 'brazen aggression'

Iran Conflict 2026: CCTV airs only the war Beijing wants
#1 1 Mar
#2 1 Mar
Analysed by←IIndia
“recorded parallel lng import decline”
European Energy Markets · source event