Tensions, truce, and tech warfare — all in one explosive episode of The Restricted Handling Podcast. In “RH 10.31.25 | China Truce, Nukes, Cyber Spies & Taiwan Tension,” we break down the biggest global power plays in the last 24 hours — and trust us, the drama’s better than any streaming thriller.

President Trump’s “twelve out of ten” meeting with Xi Jinping in Busan turned out to be less of a peace deal and more of a one-year ceasefire. We unpack the details: tariffs are dropping from 20% to 10% on key Chinese goods, and China’s promising a flood of soybeans and a temporary thaw in its rare-earth chokehold. But the real story? Beijing got Washington to pause its national security export bans — something no Chinese negotiator has ever pulled off. That’s not détente; that’s a tactical win.

Meanwhile, Xi’s working the world stage like it’s his red carpet moment at the APEC summit, meeting Japan’s new hardline prime minister and Canada’s Mark Carney while Trump jets home for a Halloween photo op. It’s global theater with massive economic stakes — and everyone’s wondering if the “one-year truce” is just Act I of a much longer game.

We dive into China’s faltering economy — seven straight months of factory contraction, export orders in freefall, and a government now begging its citizens to spend their savings to keep GDP afloat. Trump’s global tariff blitz keeps ricocheting through allies from Canada to India, while Beijing counters by building new alliances in Riyadh, Southeast Asia, and even Ottawa’s backyard. The Saudi naval exercise “Blue Sword-2025”? Yeah, that’s not just a workout — it’s Beijing flexing global muscle where Washington used to dominate.

And then there’s the nuclear curveball: Trump just ordered an immediate restart of U.S. nuclear weapons testing — the first since 1992. Russia and China aren’t thrilled, and global arms control just got thrown into chaos.

Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth inks a decade-long defense deal with India, Malaysia calls China’s “gray zone” ship tactics a “clear provocation,” and Taiwan’s pilots keep scrambling as Chinese aircraft cross the median line daily. F-16 delays, PLA intimidation, and information warfare — it’s all part of Beijing’s psychological game plan.

We also uncover Beijing’s growing cyber footprint — from Chinese hackers breaching European diplomatic networks to “Typhoon” cyber units embedding themselves inside U.S. critical infrastructure. Add in China’s new influencer law, Myanmar’s deepening police partnership, and British warnings about Chinese espionage in academia — and you’ve got a global influence campaign playing out in real time.

If you want the sharpest, fastest, and most unfiltered brief on how China, the U.S., and their allies are shaping tomorrow’s world — this episode is your must-listen. Power politics, tech warfare, and nuclear brinkmanship — all before breakfast.

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