China and the US discussed Iran at their Beijing summit in May and Washington summit in September, with China taking a firmer stance on Tehran after the latest meeting. Analysts say further Xi-Trump summits could work in Iran's favor as the two powers find more common ground on Tehran. (48 words)
中美峰会讨论伊朗问题 如何利好德黑兰
中美两国元首5月在北京、9月在华盛顿会晤时均讨论了伊朗议题，9月峰会后中国对德黑兰立场更为坚定。分析师认为，若中美继续举行首脑会谈，可能有利于伊朗。
Experts recommend the United States replace "wholesale restrictions" on Chinese electric vehicles with targeted safeguards and strategic partnerships. John Helveston, associate professor at George Washington University, said this would prevent US carmakers from losing global market share. The experts spoke during a discussion on Tuesday.
专家呼吁美国以针对性保护措施取代对中国电动汽车的“全面限制”
专家建议美国将对中国电动汽车的“全面限制”改为针对性保护措施，并开展战略合作。乔治华盛顿大学副教授约翰·赫尔夫顿表示，此举可防止美国车企失去全球市场份额。专家于周二讨论时提出该建议。
Former US officials warned at a Global Taiwan Institute symposium that Washington's increasingly transactional approach to Taiwan, tied to its Beijing relationship, puts the Indo-Pacific at risk. Former AIT Taipei Office director Brent Christensen said the war on Iran is weakening US military readiness for a potential Taiwan Strait conflict.
美国前官员警告华盛顿对台交易性政策危及印太地区
美国前官员在环球台湾研究所研讨会上警告称，华盛顿日益将台湾政策与其对北京关系挂钩的交易性做法危及印太地区安全。前AIT台北办事处主任傅大伟表示，对伊朗战争正在削弱美国应对台海潜在冲突的军事战备。
According to a new analysis, China is running the most systematic effort of any outside power to learn from the drone war in Ukraine, with military and defence-industry analysts typically writing up new battlefield techniques within about four months. However, it usually took a year or more before those lessons showed up publicly in People's Liberation Army training, equipment or force structure.
分析称中国系统学习乌克兰无人机战争
根据一项新分析，中国正在系统性地学习乌克兰无人机战争，是外部国家中最为专注的。军事和国防工业分析师通常在约四个月内撰写新战术报告，但这些经验通常需要一年多时间才会出现在解放军训练、装备或部队结构中。
This Sinocism show notes previews Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, covering the Scott Bessent-He Lifeng meeting in New York. Outstanding issues include a proposed AI hotline, details on an operationalized trade board, rare earth frustrations that may affect the Busan truce extension, and questions about Taiwan, Iran and Chinese automakers. The September Politburo meeting officially expelled Generals Zhang and Liu, while unverified Xi rumors circulated at the BRICS Summit in India.
《锐评中国》：习近平访美；美中议程、问题与预期
本期Sinocism节目预告习近平访美，涵盖纽约举行的贝森特与何立峰会议。悬而未决的问题包括拟议的人工智能热线、已“投入运作”的贸易委员会详情，可能影响釜山停火协议延期的稀土问题，以及台湾、伊朗和中国车企相关问题。9月政治局会议正式开除张、刘两位将军，未经证实的习近平谣言在印度金砖峰会期间流传。