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US now says allies including the EU, Israel, and India are involved in a transshipment scam with China

Post author:The Canary
Post published:14 August 2026
Post last modified:15 August 2026

Not aliens or COVID this time – the latest global conspiracy against the USA, according to the Trump administration, is that its allies are trading with China and committing the “great transshipment scam.” The Great Transshipment Scam In a 25-page report titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” released by the White House, the Trump admin names more than 40 countries, including America’s closest allies, as co-conspirators helping evade US tariffs on China. The US loses up to $26 billion annually in tariff revenue due to this scam, according to it. The report’s “Tier 1” list of offenders includes the European Union, Canada,…

Global nuclear security concerns raised as uranium being exported undeclared from Congo to China

Post author:Tom Pashby
Post published:13 August 2026
Post last modified:13 August 2026

Approximately 2,000 to 5,000 metric tons of undeclared uranium has been mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and exported to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), raising concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons, according to a new study. Uranium occurs naturally alongside cobalt ore. It is refined into cobalt metal, which is a critical material facing increasing demand for products supporting the transition away from fossil fuels, such as batteries. The naturally occurring uranium has been exported in large quantities alongside the cobalt ore for refining in China, but the uranium, which is enough to build as…

China has saved the global oil market amid Trump’s war on Iran

Post author:Nandita Lal
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:9 July 2026

A prominent oil analyst has claimed that China’s dramatic reduction in crude oil imports since the US/Israel war of choice on Iran helped prevent a full-blown global energy shock. Real demand for oil plateauing in China In an interview with German DW, oil analyst Rory Johnston said: Chinese crude oil imports fell by roughly 40- 45%, roughly 5 million barrels a day from pre-war levels to the levels we saw average through June. That is gargantuan. That is a larger shift than the entirety of the world’s SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserves) releases combined. According to Reuters, since the unprovoked war on…

US spy agency using Anthropic AI tech for cyberwar against China and Iran

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:5 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The US National Security Agency (NSA) is allegedly using Anthropic software to wage cyberwar against Iran and China. The AI war firm is currently locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration to stop certain military uses. Anthropic bosses previously complained when their tech was used in the 3 January Venezuela raid. The NSA is the US equivalent of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Its remit includes surveillance and cyberwarfare. The Financial Times (FT) reported on 4 June: Anthropic is helping the US National Security Agency deploy its powerful Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations, embedding engineers inside…