Strong political activities may include but not limited to: (1) bloc voting, (2) transportation of members to polling place en masse, (3) owning TV/Radio networks that is used to promote for a certain politician, (4) using tithes and donations to fund a campaign, and (5) issuing slates.

China currently captures more than 50% of all new commercial ships by tonnage with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) being by far the world's biggest shipbuilding company. It also owns the world's largest fleet of commercial ships, and dominates global shipping container production and intermodal chasis supply.

In Philippine graft and plunder cases, the standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt, meaning the court must be firmly convinced of the accused’s guilt. An alternative standard, used in some jurisdictions, is proof to the satisfaction of the court, where the court evaluates whether the evidence sufficiently establishes wrongdoing, allowing more judicial discretion.

American defense giants refer to the five major US-based defense contractors (Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grunman, Boeing and General Dynamics) that sell missiles, fighter jets and other military technologies. Their primary contractor is the US Department of Defense but they have also increasingly expanded their contracts to the European Union and other US-allied nations.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a regional political and economic organization originally established between China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It has actively expanded its membership to Iran, India and Pakistan in 2017, and to Belarus in 2024. Currently, it has 17 countries as dialogue partners and observers in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.