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Taiwan

U.S. Business Leaders ‘Bullish’ Taiwan Will Still Acquire Drones

Participants at the Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum think funding, which was cut from the recent special defense budget, will be reintroduced later

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Cheng Li-wun Goes to Washington

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan Opposition Leader’s U.S. ‘Peace Mission’ Draws Mixed Views at Home

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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New Ferry Line Deepens Growing Links Between Taiwan and Japan

Harry Saunders

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China Protests After Western Frigate Sails in South China Sea

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Why Jensen Huang Keeps Returning to the ‘Epicenter of the AI Revolution’

Stella Robertson

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Taiwan and Trump: Optimism With a Side Serve of Cope

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Has Taiwan’s President Crossed the Median Line for the Last Time?

Lai Ching-te hasn’t visited Kinmen since 2024 and has never visited Matsu as president

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Quaaludes, Fentanyl and the Battle for China’s Help on Drugs

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Reduced Special Defense Budget

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China Protests After Western Frigate Sails in South China Sea

Dutch navy ship was near the Paracel Islands when China intercepted it

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How Chip Export Controls Might Factor Into the U.S.-China AI Safety Dialogue

Stella Robertson

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Report Alleges Chinese Influence Behind AI Data Center Pushback in the U.S.

Stella Robertson

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Report: China’s Lax Enforcement of Child Labor Laws

Harry Saunders

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Congress Pushes Back After Beijing Summit

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan Emerges From Trump-Xi Summit Largely Unscathed

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Jensen Huang Joins Trump on China Trip, Raising Questions About Chip Export Controls

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Taiwan

U.S. Business Leaders ‘Bullish’ Taiwan Will Still Acquire Drones

Participants at the Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum think funding, which was cut from the recent special defense budget, will be reintroduced later

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Cheng Li-wun Goes to Washington

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan Opposition Leader’s U.S. ‘Peace Mission’ Draws Mixed Views at Home

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Global Support for Jimmy Lai Surges in Wake of 20-Year Sentence

Marco Rubio, Yvette Cooper join growing calls for release of the ailing pro-democracy activist

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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Hong Kong National Security Trial

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai to Be Sentenced on Monday

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Human Rights & China: January 13, 2026

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Hong Kong Court Convenes Plea Hearing for Imprisoned Activist Jimmy Lai

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Verdict for Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Trial Expected Monday

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Legal Recourse Fails Residents Before Deadly Hong Kong Fire

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Taiwan and Trump: Optimism With a Side Serve of Cope

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China Just Made Trump Look Pathetic

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The ‘Thucydides Trap’ is Not About Athens and Sparta, It’s About Taiwan

Stella Robertson

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Trump Needs to Make a Deal for Jimmy Lai

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Iran Will Learn That China Is No Friend in Times of Need

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Now Is Not the Time to Give Chagos to Mauritius

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May 29, 2026

U.S.-China Conflict Over Taiwan Risks a Nuclear Escalation, Study Finds

Greg Torode, Reuters

Bowing to Online Fury, China’s Censors Ban a Prize-Winning Film

The Economist

The World Comes to Xi Jinping

Edward White, Financial Times

Prosecutors Open Embezzlement Probe Into Two Ex-Ma Foundation Staff

Wang Cheng-chung, Hsieh Chun-ling, Matthew Mazzetta and Ko Lin, CNA

China’s Police and Security Cooperation Agreements

Sophie Zhuang, Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Cameron Waltz, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?

Zhenlin Cui, The Diplomat

May 28, 2026

U.S. Eases Some Tariffs on Taiwan to Formalize Trade Agreement

Alicia Diaz, Bloomberg

NVIDIA Chief Jensen Huang to Join Board of Beijing’s Tsinghua University

Reuters

Suzhou’s APEC Meeting Offers Glimpse of How China Could Handle Taiwan as Host. What Are Its Considerations?

Channel News Asia

Hong Kong Overtakes Switzerland as World's Top Cross-Border Wealth Hub on China Ties, Report Shows

Reuters

China Drops Hammer on Cross-Border Stock Trading: Five Things to Know

Loretta Chen and Cissy Zhou, Nikkei Asia

The World’s Carmakers Are Struggling to Compete With China

Suranjana Tewari, BBC

‘China-Maxxing’ Helps Spur an Inbound Tourism Boom

Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times

May 27, 2026

China Expands Travel Curbs to Top AI Talent at Private Firms

Bloomberg

Taiwan Said to Suspect NVIDIA Chips Smuggled to China Via Japan

Mackenzie Hawkins and Debby Wu, Bloomberg

Taiwan Still Assessing Recruitment of Eswatini Workers

Joseph Yeh, CNA

KMT Caucus Proposes Referendum on Flogging for Certain Crimes

Wang Yang-yu and Sean Lin, CNA

A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea

John Yoon, The New York Times

What a U.S. Defense Industry Trip to Taiwan Says About Taipei’s Efforts to Overhaul Military

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post

Made in America, Owned by Beijing: China’s Quiet Infiltration of U.S. General Aviation

Pat Harrigan, Washington Examiner

May 26, 2026

China’s Foreign Minister to Visit Canada Next Week for First Time in 10 Years

The Canadian Press

China Doesn’t Even Have to Pressure Canada to Keep Liberals in Line

Joe Varner, National Post

American Journalist Charged With Serving as Unregistered Agent for China

Josh Gerstein and Jacob Wendler, Politico

Taiwan’s National Security Bureau Identifies Thousands of ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Posts Following Trump-Xi Summit

Huang Ching-hsuan and Hollie Younger, Taipei Times

Lawmakers Set to Visit Taiwan-Controlled Island in South China Sea This Summer

Chen Chun-hua and Joseph Yeh, CNA

Patriotic Carnival to Return to Site of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Crackdown Memorial Vigil

Hong Kong Free Press

How Good Is China at Export Controls?

Maxwell K. Roberts, The Substrate

May 25, 2026

KMT’s Cheng to Visit U.S. June 1, With Stops in New York, DC, Boston: Source

Cheng Kuang-ting and Joseph Yeh, CNA

Hard Questions Await Cheng Li-wun

Ryan Hass, Taipei Times

Iran War, China Thaw Complicate U.S. Support for Taiwan

Cate Cadell, The Washington Post

U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan Unrelated to Iran War, Source Says

Reuters

Trump Soon to Decide on Taiwan Arms Sales: Source

Elaine Hou and Chao Yen-hsiang, CNA

Xi Jinping Railed Against Japan’s ‘Remilitarization’ at Donald Trump Summit

Demetri Sevastopulo, Joe Leahy in Beijing and Leo Lewis, Financial Times

China Removes Hukou Hurdle for Migrant Workers in Social Insurance Shake-up

Meredith Chen, South China Moring Post

China Restricts More Drug Precursor Exports to U.S.

AFP

Chinese Memory Starts Entering Global Markets as Corsair DDR5 Modules Spotted With CXMT DRAM

Hassan Mujtaba, Wccftech

May 22, 2026

Acting Navy Secretary: Taiwan Weapons Sales Paused to Ensure Munitions for Iran War

Ellen Mitchell, The Hill

Taiwan Says It Has Not Been Told by U.S. of Changes to Military Sales

Reuters

Balikatan 2026 Was Rehearsal for Defense of the Philippines, Paparo Says

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News

Taiwan Seeks to Detain Three in Nvidia Smuggling Crackdown Add us on Google

Mackenzie Hawkins and Yian Lee, Bloomberg

Former Huawei Subsidiary Planning Talks With Federal Government to Enter Canada

Irene Galea, Globe and Mail

What Did Trump Achieve in His Visit to China?

Observing China

From Tesla to Visa, C.E.O.s on Trump’s China Trip Sought Relief

Ana Swanson, The New York Times

China’s AI Governance Offensive Threatens U.S. Tech Leadership

Audrye Wong and Ryan Fedasiuk, War on the Rocks

May 21, 2026

Trump Says He’ll Talk to Taiwan’s President Amid Arms Deal Negotiations

Phelim Kine and Gregory Svirnovskiy, Politico

Pentagon Official’s Beijing Visit in Doubt Over $14 Billion U.S. Arms Package for Taiwan

Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times

Taiwan Presses Its Case After Trump Puts Arms Sales in Question

Joyu Wang and Chun Han Wong, The Wall Street Joural

Notes From Central Taiwan: Trump, Taiwan and the Great Panic Machine

Michael Turton, Taipei Times

Numbers of Tibetan Exiles Plummet as China Tightens Grip

Saransh Sehgal, Deutsche Welle

America Needs to Put the Renminbi Back on the International Agenda

Mark Sobel, Brad Setser and Robin Brooks, Financial Times

May 20, 2026

Foreign Influence in the Campaign Against American AI

Sam Lyman, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Sharp Eyes: Mass Surveillance of Foreigners in China — Part 1

NetAskari

Russians Covertly Trained by China Return to Fight in Ukraine, Sources Say

Reuters

China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Jets After Trump-Xi Summit

Peter Hoskins, BBC

Taiwan Writer Wins International Booker for ‘Slyly Sophisticated’ Novel

AFP

Christians Arrested in China Over Children's Sunday School Classes

Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News

May 19, 2026

Xi Jinping Told Donald Trump That Putin Might ‘Regret’ Invasion of Ukraine

Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times

Trump’s Shifting Remarks on Taiwan Are Perfect for China to Exploit

Alastair McCready and Yu-chen Li, The Guardian

Experts Criticize Venture Capitalist’s Claim Taiwan Will Be ‘Unimportant’ in 18 Months

Keoni Everington, Taiwan News

Taiwan Is a ‘Model Ally,’ Not Trade Bait

Mark Montgomery, Defense One

Marcos Says Philippines Would Be Involved in Any Taiwan Conflict

Cliff Harvey Venzon, Bloomberg

China Condemns Conservative MP’s Taiwan Trip After Ambassador’s Warning

Sean Previl, Global News

KMT Lawmaker Proposes Cutting NTD 576 Million in Drone Spending

Medwin Hsu, Taiwan News

Defense Groups Clamor to Delay U.S. Ban on Chinese Rare Earth Magnets

Camilla Hodgson and Alex Rogers, Financial Times

Hong Kong Court Must Not ‘Pay Lip Service’ to Human Rights, Lawyer Tells Trial of Tiananmen Vigil Activists

Hans Tse, Hong Kong Free Press

May 18, 2026

Trump Says ‘Nothing’s Changed’ on Taiwan. But His Words Belie a Big Shift

Jesse Johnson, The Japan Times

Taiwan Says Is an ‘Independent’ Nation, After Trump’s Warning

Allison Jackson and Joy Chiang, AFP

Trump’s Dangerous Taiwan Gamble

Ryan Hass, Brookings

Trump Says Xi Signaled Release of Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Unlikely

AFP

Hong Kong Court Hears Final Arguments in the Trial of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers

Kanis Leung, The Associated Press

Top U.K. Civil Servant Held Nuclear Talks With ‘Front’ for Chinese Spy Agency

Eric Williams, The Telegraph

China Seeks Local Collaborators

Taipei Times

China’s Secretive Missile Program Is Making Dozens of Companies Rich

Bloomberg

PLA Reshapes Military Theory Development System for Future Warfare

K. Tristan Tang, The Jamestown Foundation
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