China’s AI Edge, Iran Pressure

Two stories are driving practical risk right now. China is turning AI into an industrial system, and the Iran war is turning diplomacy, shipping, and supply chains into one tightly linked pressure point.China’s AI playbookDeepSeek, chips, and the real bottlenecksIran war, Trump in Beijing, and Chinese leverageCeasefire reality checkMarkets and trade falloutOther developments to watchSources:The Daily — Is China Winning the A.I. Race?FT News Briefing — Gulf dealmaking machine hits the brakesGlobal News Podcast — Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PMUp First from NPR — US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do ListGlobal News Podcast — Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'This podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm