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Taiwan

Don’t Let Willingness to Fight Polls Mislead You About Taiwan’s Resolve

These polls fluctuate and are easy to get wrong, but they could play a role in inviting or deterring a Chinese invasion

Stella Robertson

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Taiwan

No, Trump Didn’t Say Xi Can Invade Taiwan

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

China May Not Have Built Its Last Conventional Aircraft Carrier

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

Taiwan Invasion Would Bring Severe Economic Pain for China

Harry Saunders

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Opinion

Venezuela-Style Decapitation Strike Won’t Work on Taiwan

Stella Robertson

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Opinion

No, the U.S. Didn’t Just Give China Grounds to Invade Taiwan

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

New Year, Same Political Crisis for Taiwan

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Top Stories

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China

The Political Minefield of China’s Planned ‘Mega Embassy’ in London

What Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, Yvette Cooper and the rest of the Labour leaders behind the embassy decision are risking

Stella Robertson, Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Exclusive: Two More Chinese Oil Rigs Found to Have Been Operating in Taiwan’s EEZ

Harry Saunders

President Trump Travels To Bedminster For The Weekend
Opinion

How Taiwan Lost Trump

Christian Whiton

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China

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China

China May Not Have Built Its Last Conventional Aircraft Carrier

Observers on the Chinese internet suspect another Fujian-class carrier might be coming

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

Taiwan Invasion Would Bring Severe Economic Pain for China

Harry Saunders

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China

TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Entity

Stella Robertson

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China

Chinese State-Backed Accounts Unmasked on X

Stella Robertson

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China

Human Rights & China: November 28, 2025

Ron Brownlow

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China

China to Rerelease Taiwanese Movie About Anti-Japanese Rebellion

Kris Lih, Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Xi Calls Trump to Rein in Japan

Domino Theory

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Taiwan

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Taiwan

Don’t Let Willingness to Fight Polls Mislead You About Taiwan’s Resolve

These polls fluctuate and are easy to get wrong, but they could play a role in inviting or deterring a Chinese invasion

Stella Robertson

AFP TB v HighRes UsPresidentDonaldTrumpSpeaksAtTheHouseRepublica
Taiwan

No, Trump Didn’t Say Xi Can Invade Taiwan

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

New Year, Same Political Crisis for Taiwan

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Hong Kong

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Verdict for Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Trial Expected Monday

Pro-democracy media mogul could face life in prison if convicted

Domino Theory

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Hong Kong

Legal Recourse Fails Residents Before Deadly Hong Kong Fire

Stella Robertson, Kris Lih, Harry Saunders

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Spends His 78th Birthday in Prison

Kris Lih

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Hong Kong

Before Hong Kong Fire, Beijing’s Influence Eroded Local Accountability

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih, Stella Robertson

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Hong Kong

Cardinal Zen Appeals Conviction in Charity Trial

Stella Robertson

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong & Human Rights, December 5, 2025

Ron Brownlow

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Hong Kong

Contractor Issued Cease-and-Desist Letter to Silence Worried Residents Months Before Deadly Hong Kong Fire

Stella Robertson

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Opinion

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Venezuela-Style Decapitation Strike Won’t Work on Taiwan

Stella Robertson

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No, the U.S. Didn’t Just Give China Grounds to Invade Taiwan

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Jimmy Lai Has Been Convicted. Now It’s Time to Let Him Go

Domino Theory

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China Will Struggle to Manage Blame for the Hong Kong Fire

Stella Robertson

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The Trump Administration’s Nvidia Chip Deal Doesn’t Make Sense

Domino Theory

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Hong Kong Officials Try to Head Off Blame for Catastrophic Fire

Domino Theory

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January 8, 2026

China Reviews Meta’s $2 Billion Purchase of AI Start-Up Manus

Ryan McMorrow and Zijing Wu, Financial Times

Huang Says Nvidia Seeing ‘Very High’ Chinese Customer Demand for H200 AI Chips

Kif Leswing, CNBC

Beijing Tells Companies to Pause H200 Purchases — China Government Deliberating Terms for Letting Local Tech Companies Buy U.S. Chips While Still Growing Homegrown Semiconductors

Jowi Morales, Tom’s Hardware

China Announces Anti-Dumping Probe Into Japanese Chip-Related Chemical

NHK World

Trump Demands Venezuela Kick Out China and Russia, Partner Only With U.S. on Oil

Anne Flaherty, Allison Pecorin and Rachel Scott, ABC News

Venezuela Raid by U.S. Draws Concern in Taiwan Over Defense

Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia

Mark Carney Heading to Beijing to Thaw Canada-China Relations

Zi-Ann Lum, Politico

China Hacked Email Systems of U.S. Congressional Committee Staff

Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times

Japanese Nuclear Worker Loses Phone Containing Top Secret Data in China

Lilia Sebouai, The Telegraph

January 7, 2026

China Bans Dual-Use Goods Exports for Japan Military Over Taiwan Remarks

Reuters

China: New Arrests at Underground Protestant Churches

Human Rights Watch

China Would Suffer 100,000 Fatalities in Taiwan Invasion: Report

Sean Lin, CNA

If China Attacks Taiwan

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Zack Cooper, Jake Rinaldi, Charlie Vest, Logan Wright and Joel Wuthnow, German Marshall Fund

Maduro’s Capture Threatens China’s Ambitions in Latin America

James T. Areddy, The Wall Street Journal

Hong Kong Tech Minister’s Business Trip to U.S. Axed Four Hours After Announcement

Irene Chan, Hong Kong Free Press

January 6, 2026

Trump’s Venezuela Strike Will Likely Change China’s Regional Calculations

Ken Moriyasu, Nikkei Asia

U.S. Forces in Korea to Hold Rapid Response Posture for a Taiwan Contingency

Tetsuya Fujita, Nikkei Asia

Inside U.S. Plans to Reopen World War II Air Bases for War With China

Carter Johnston, Newsweek

Hundreds of British Buses Have Chinese ‘Kill Switch’

Tony Diver, The Telegraph

Reviewing the Chinese Navy in 2025 — Part I: The Surface Fleet

Alex Luck, Naval News

China’s Military Reforms Since 2015: Is Time on Its Side?

Dennis J. Blasko, The Diplomat

‘Mad Fishing’: The Super-Size Fleet of Squid Catchers Plundering the High Seas

Harriet Barber, The Guardian

January 5, 2026

Taiwan Sees Trump’s Arrest of Maduro as Helpful in Deterring Xi

Yian Lee and Cindy Wang, Bloomberg

China Social Media Hails U.S. Maduro Move as a Taiwan Template

Bloomberg

PLA’s Exercises Simulate Blocking Energy, Foreign Aid: U.S. Institute

Elaine Hou and Hsiao Hsu-chen, CNA

TSMC’s U.S. Expansion Crushes the Company’s Chip Margins, Shrinking Them by Nearly Eightfold Due to Higher Labor Costs & Wafer Depreciation

Muhammad Zuhair, Wccftech

China Launched 2.63 Million Daily Cyberattacks Against Taiwan in 2025

James Thompson, CNA

China Accused of ‘Doxxing’ Taiwanese Legislator

Lee I-chia, Taipei Times

Former President Chen Shui-bian’s Talk Show Pulled Ahead of YouTube Debut

Sophia Yeh, Hsieh Chun-lin, Hung Su-chin and Sunny Lai, CNA

January 2, 2026

Why China Is Doubling Down on Its Export-Led Growth Model

Joe Leahy, Tom Hale and Arjun Neil Alim, Financial Times

Secret Taiwan Defense Plans at Center of Spy War With China

Allegra Mendelson, The Telegraph

Taiwan Legislature Passes Motions Condemning Premier, National Security Council Head

Liu Wan-lin and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times

U.S. Grants TSMC Annual License to Import U.S. Chipmaking Tools Into China

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters

U.S. Urges Beijing to Show ‘Restraint’ After Drills Near Taiwan

Chung Yu-chen and Hsiao Hsu-chen, CNA

Hong Kong Government Condemns BBC Over ‘Unfounded Report’ on Jimmy Lai’s Health

Hans Tse, Hong Kong Free Press

January 1, 2026

Belt and Road Nations’ Share of China Trade Surplus Overtakes That of U.S.

Kentaro Shiozaki, Nikkei Asia

Bytedance to Spend About $14 Billion in Nvidia Chips in 2026, SCMP Reports

Reuters

Taiwan’s President Vows to Defend Sovereignty After China Drills

AFP

China’s Xi Says ‘Reunification’ With Taiwan ‘Unstoppable’

John Power, Al Jazeera

Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times

Chinese Homeschooled Students Embrace Freer Youth in Cutthroat Market

AFP

December 31, 2025

China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers, Sources Say

Reuters

Taiwan Navy Does Not Deny Locking Onto PLA Warship With Fire Control Radar

Sean Lin, CNA

China’s Push to Master the Arctic Opens an Alarming Shortcut to U.S.

Daniel Michaels and Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Wall Street Journal

Xi Steps Up Crackdown on Press Freedom in China: ‘Even Moderate Voices Are Being Silenced’

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar, The Independent

China, Kazakhstan and the ‘Chinese Flag Burning’ Trial

Rune Steenberg, Bitter Winter

New Quality Combat Forces Underpin China’s Military Modernization

Arran Hope, China Brief

December 30, 2025

Chinese Forces Fire Rockets Near Taiwan, Practice Port Seizure With Amphibious Forces

Aaron-Matthew Larios, USNI News

90 PLA Warplanes Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line as China Stages Drills

Matt Yu, Chen Chi-ching, Lee Feng-hsien and Frances Huang, CNA

Chinese Military Drills Send ‘Stern Warning’ After U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal

KMT, TPP Block Consideration of Special Defense Budget for Fifth Time

Chen Chun-hua and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA

China Threatens Detention in Xinjiang Over Banned Uyghur Songs

Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press

Takeaways From AP’s Report on Banned Uyghur Songs

Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press

Starmer Must Broach Human Rights Abuses and Spying on China Visit

The Times

December 29, 2025

China’s Live-Fire Drill Around Taiwan ‘Unilateral Provocation’: Presidential Office

Joseph Yeh, CNA

See How a Chinese Attack on Taiwan Would Be Japan’s Problem

Niharika Mandhana and Daniel Kiss, The Wall Street Journal

Military Drill Highlights China’s ‘Two-Pronged’ Taiwan Strategy: Mainland Affairs Council

Yang Shu-min and Sunny Lai, CNA

PLA Drill Areas Within Taiwan’s Territorial Waters: Taiwan Military

Joseph Yeh, CNA

Taiwan Eyes 1,600 Unmanned Attack Vessels Under $39.8B Defense Plan

Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News

The KMT’s Budget Blackmail

Michael Turton, Taipei Times

China Sanctions Boeing, Other U.S. Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sale

Stu Woo, The Wall Street Journal

December 26, 2025

Panama Canal Ports Deal at Risk After China’s Cosco Demands Majority Stake

Arjun Neil Alim, Ryan McMorrow and Ivan Levingston, Financial Times

Chinese Military Simulated Battles Near Mexico, Cuba and Taiwan, CCTV Report Shows

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post

China Plans to Build Six Aircraft Carriers in 10 Years: Pentagon

Ryan Chan, Newsweek

Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges

Tyler Rogoway, The War Zone

Caviar and Foie Gras? China Is Becoming a Luxury Food Powerhouse

Eleanor Olcott, Thomas Hale and Haohsiang Ko, Financial Times

As U.S. Battles China on AI, Some Companies Choose Chinese Tech

AFP

Mistrial Declared in Case of New York Governors’ Aide Accused of Acting as Chinese Agent

Ben Kochman, New York Post

Borrowing a Mouth to Speak: Overtourism in China’s Imagined Tibet

Tenzin Daha, Asia Times

India Is on a Himalayan Building Spree to Prepare for a Clash With China

Shan Li, Aakash Hassan and Ming Li, The Wall Street Journal
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