Two of Australia’s largest sources of jet fuel could be cut off as South Korea and China eye restrictions | Transport

South Korean airlines have asked their government to help redirect jet fuel exports to the domestic market, threatening half of Australia’s imports of the critical fuel after Chinese authorities earlier this month... Read more »

China’s ‘teapot’ oil refineries keep economy brewing – but surging crude prices leave them strained | China

The towns that are the bulwark of China’s energy security can, at a moment of global crisis, appear deceptively quiet. Trucks carrying oil trundle along wide-open highways that have little traffic, while... Read more »

CDT’s “404 Deleted Content Archive” Summary for February 2026

CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the... Read more »

The Guardian view on China and Iran: the war poses bigger questions for Beijing than where to get its oil | Editorial

For years, official Chinese rhetoric on Iran invoked their shared historical status as grand civilisations that have struggled against western aggression. Bilateral ties date back more than half a century. In 2021,... Read more »

‘They can reach me wherever’: China using financial tactics to coerce people who flee, says report | China

“I didn’t feel safe, even though I’m not based in Hong Kong any more,” said Christopher Mung Siu-tat after getting tax bills from Hong Kong authorities. “The regime can reach me by... Read more »

Australia refuses to say how many Chinese nationals are arriving by boat, saying it may damage bilateral relations | Australian immigration and asylum

The Australian government has refused to reveal how many Chinese nationals have arrived in Australia by boat since 2024, saying that disclosing the figure may harm relations with other countries. However, reports... Read more »

Manufacturing in China? Register Your Trademark Before Someone Else Does

Many companies manufacturing in China skip China trademark registration because they are not selling into the Chinese market. They assume trademark problems arise only when a company is trying to build sales... Read more »

Amendments to Hong Kong National Security Law Allow Police To Demand Device Passwords in NatSec Probes

On Monday, the Hong Kong government gazetted amendments to the implementation rules of the National Security Law that would significantly expand the powers granted to law enforcement, including the ability to compel... Read more »

“Auntie Mei” Captured After 20 Years, China’s Train-Stain Scandal, and Zhang Xuefeng’s Final Lesson

In 2025, Wong Kar-wai found himself at the center of one of China’s most explosive entertainment scandals of the year, one that began as a labor dispute and spiraled into a nationalist... Read more »

A Prize Against the Odds

Over the weekend, the results of the seventh edition of the Journalists Home News Prize (记者的家新闻奖), a grassroots journalism awards initiative that has been affectionately called “China’s Pulitzers” (中国普利策), were published through... Read more »