China Defense Blog Recommends: China Maritime Report #55 – Loading the Well Deck: The PLA Navy’s Maturing Role in Projecting Joint Ground Forces

 The China Maritime Studies Institute’s China Maritime Report series remains one of the most consistently valuable resources for anyone tracking China’s maritime development. CMSI’s work stands out for its disciplined methodology, heavy use of primary Chinese‑language sources, and the academic rigor long associated with the U.S. Naval War College. (link)The latest installment, China Maritime

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US says Iran, Iran says US: Who really broke ceasefire this time?

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Sources: the CFTC began an extensive investigation of Polymarket earlier this year; the agency’s former acting head killed a separate investigation in July 2025 (New York Times)

New York Times:
Sources: the CFTC began an extensive investigation of Polymarket earlier this year; the agency’s former acting head killed a separate investigation in July 2025  —  Last year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission o…

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Sources: Apple is lobbying the Trump admin for clearance to buy memory chips from US-blacklisted Chinese company CXMT to ease pressure from rising chip prices (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Apple is lobbying the Trump admin for clearance to buy memory chips from US-blacklisted Chinese company CXMT to ease pressure from rising chip prices  —  The iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign of…

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