China’s military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for “major military drills” aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forcing interfering with the island.

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry.

China conducts two-day military exercises around Taiwan with rockets, bombers and assault ships as House Select Committee on China warns of deliberate escalation by Beijing.

Beijing has framed the drills as a warning after the U.S. approved the sale of $11 billion in weapons to Taipei.

Several posts and market reports suggest that China and the UAE are aggressively upselling silver amid a supply shock, with retail prices reportedly ranging between $86 and $100 per ounce at local shops. Amid supply constraints and price jumps in physical silver, interest in on-chain tokenized silver is accelerating.

China’s official NBS Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose to 50.1 in December 2025, surpassing both November’s reading and expectations of 49.2, marking the first expansion in factory activity since March,