Category: East Asia
Who Is Leading the AI Race? Grok, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and the Chinese Challengers
Money, users, benchmarks, cost, and trust each point to a different leader in the 2026 AI race. This piece compares Grok 4.5 and Grok Imagine (xAI), OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and the fast-growing Chinese model ecosystem (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM), with a closer look at DeepSeek’s documented political bias, censorship, and data-privacy issues based on IJ-Reportika’s investigation and independent research since.
Security Breach in Royal Marines Drone Fleet Linked to Chinese-Made Camera Components
A fleet of Royal Navy surveillance drones operated by the Royal Marines was found to contain camera components that were communicating with a server based in China.
How the Makkah Pact Is Reshaping the US-China Contest in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan’s new defence pact signals Gulf doubts about US protection. Here’s what it means for China’s growing regional role.
Six Nations, One Crisis: Drug Addiction and the Fentanyl Trade in the USA, China, Russia, Japan, India and France
How fentanyl travels from Chinese labs to American streets, and how drug addiction compares across the US, China, Russia, Japan, India and France.
Exclusive Interview: Zhou Fengsuo on Tiananmen, AI Surveillance, and China’s Democratic Future
Fengsuo Zhou, Tiananmen student leader and Executive Director of HRIC, reflects on 1989, activism, AI surveillance, and the CCP (Exclusive)
TSMC and the Global Chip Supply Chain
Discover how TSMC became the backbone of the global semiconductor supply chain, powering AI, smartphones, defense, and cloud computing while shaping the geopolitical competition between the US, China, Japan, and Europe.
Cryptocurrency, Global Power, Geopolitics & the New Financial Order
Explore how cryptocurrency, China’s Digital Yuan, CBDCs and geopolitics are reshaping the global financial order. Read IJ-Reportika’s 2025–2026 report.
The Dalai Lama: A Journey Through Tibet, Exile, and Global Peace Advocacy
His Holiness Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Cause along with Panchen Lama and Tibet’s oppression is being investigated in this report at length. The 14th His Holiness Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, turns 87 on July 6th, 2022. He was Born on 6 July 1935, or in the Tibetan calendar, in the Wood-Pig Year, 5th month, 5th day. He is known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and former head of state of Tibet….
The Iran War Is Reshaping Great Power Politics
China’s HQ-9B air defense system failed in Iran and Pakistan. Could Beijing now help Tehran build a nuclear arsenal, as it once did for Pakistan?
