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China

Hungarian Prime Minister Says Orban’s Foreign Minister ‘Entering the Service of the CCP’

Peter Szijjarto announced that he would leave parliament and take a job with Chinese car manufacturer BYD

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

National Museum of Scotland Map Shows Taiwan as Part of China

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Opinion

Why Asia’s Real Estate Decline May Become a Comparative Advantage

Mark Simon

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China

Nvidia’s AI Chips Finding New Customers

Harry Saunders

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China

China Lands Rocket First Stage for the First Time

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih

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Taiwan

The Status Quo Cannot Hold?

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Exclusive: Inside Tammy Duckworth’s Taiwan Trip

Harry Saunders

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When Taiwan’s Chinese Disinformation Fears Go Too Far

James Baron reported on scandals at Taiwanese projects in Eswatini. The government accused him of spreading Chinese propaganda

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

One Month After Trump-Xi Summit, Taiwan Faces Rising Doubts Over U.S. Support

Kris Lih, Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Cheng Li-wun Goes to Washington

Harry Saunders

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China

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China

Hungarian Prime Minister Says Orban’s Foreign Minister ‘Entering the Service of the CCP’

Peter Szijjarto announced that he would leave parliament and take a job with Chinese car manufacturer BYD

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

Nvidia’s AI Chips Finding New Customers

Harry Saunders

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China

China Lands Rocket First Stage for the First Time

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih

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China

China Frees Pastor Jailed in Church Crackdown

Harry Saunders

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China

Criticism Grows as China’s Ethnic Unity Law Takes Effect

Harry Saunders

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China

Washington Should Protect Technological ‘Crown Jewels,’ Witness Tells Congress

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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London Residents to Fight Chinese Embassy in Court

Stella Robertson

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Taiwan

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Taiwan

National Museum of Scotland Map Shows Taiwan as Part of China

The map in the East Asia gallery uses same color for China and Taiwan

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

The Status Quo Cannot Hold?

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Exclusive: Inside Tammy Duckworth’s Taiwan Trip

Harry Saunders

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Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Is Torturing Jimmy Lai 

The 78-year-old political prisoner is held alone in roasting heat

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih

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Hong Kong

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

Harry Saunders

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Hong Kong

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

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai to Be Sentenced on Monday

Ron Brownlow

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Hong Kong

Human Rights & China: January 13, 2026

Ron Brownlow

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Hong Kong Court Convenes Plea Hearing for Imprisoned Activist Jimmy Lai

Domino Theory

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Verdict for Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Trial Expected Monday

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Why Asia’s Real Estate Decline May Become a Comparative Advantage

Mark Simon

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What Just Happened in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations?

Stephen J. Hartnett

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Taiwan and Trump: Optimism With a Side Serve of Cope

Domino Theory

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China Just Made Trump Look Pathetic

Domino Theory

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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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July 17, 2026

Taiwan’s Opposition TPP Launches Historic First Trip to Mainland China

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post

Taiwan Orders Dozens of Sea Drones to Fend Off China's Maritime Squeeze

Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia

Taiwan Computer Chipmaker TSMC Pledges Another $100 Billion to Expand U.S. Chipmaking Capacity

Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press

Trump Alleges China Committed Interference in 2020 Election

Reuters

People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.

Jonathan Schulman , Laura Silver , Laura Clancy and William Miner, Pew Research Center

China Wants To End AI Romances

The Economist

July 16, 2026

China Aggressively Patrols Disputed Waters. Now the U.S. Coast Guard Is Moving In

Mike Cherney, The Wall Street Journal

Rise in Number of Taiwanese Going Missing or Being Detained in China Sparks Concern in Taiwan

Yip Wai Yee, The Straits Times

Who Holds the Advantage? Three Perspectives on the U.S.-China Military Balance

John Culver, Bruce Jones and Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings

Trump to Allege Chinese Meddling in U.S. Elections in Primetime Speech, Sources Say

Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News

Young Japanese Who Rode AI Boom Flaunt Wealth With Luxury Buys

Alice French, Lisa Du and Takashi Nakamichi, Japan Times

Trump Defends Data Centers, Slams New York's 'Terrible' Moratorium

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY

China Expels Politburo Member Ma Xingrui in Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press

Top Orban Ally Joins Chinese Car Giant BYD

Milena Walde, Politico

July 15, 2026

He Called Out China’s Economy. Then He Went Silent—for Good.

Lingling Wei, The Wall Street Journal

China’s Economy Slows to 4.3% Annual Pace of Growth in April-June

Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press

China Targets Strategic Sectors in Netherlands, Report Warns, Citing Asml

Jens Kastner, Nikkei Asia

China Claims Chip Exports Nearly Doubled to $177 Billion in the First Half of 2026 as Memory Prices Surged — 96% Year-on-Year Increase Inflated by Hikes

Luke James, Tom's Hardware

Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II

Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times

TPP Delegation Begins 1st Official China Visit Since Party's Founding

Wu Jui-chi and Evelyn Kao, CNA

July 14, 2026

China Detains U.S. Seismologist Who Has Studied North Korean Nuclear Tests

Jonathan Landay, Reuters

China’s Graduate Glut: Millions Enter a Job Market With Little Use for Them

Alastair McCready, The Guardian

Saudi Arabia Becomes Top Buyer in Taiwan’s Young Drone Industry

Yian Lee, Bloomberg

China’s Next Move May Decide Whether Oil Prices Soar

Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman, The New York Times

China’s Transnational Repression Is Being Met With a Deafening Silence

Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

Taiwan’s New Military Outsourcing Plan: A Pragmatic Fix or Security Risk?

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post

July 13, 2026

SK Hynix Shares Slump in Seoul After $26.5 Billion Debut

Sangmi Cha, Bloomberg

Malaysia’s Data Centre Pipeline Beats Neighbours, but Singapore Will Keep Premium Status: JPMorgan

Shikhar Gupta, The Straits Times

The Chinese Graduate Accused of Being Mexico’s ‘Fentanyl King'

Shawn Yuan, BBC

Taipei Rejects Claims Tree Removal Aides Hostile Drone Reconnaissance

Medwin Hsu, Taiwan News

Asian Allies Build Up Missile Production as U.S. Stockpile Dwindles

Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asia

China Is Dealing With Its Own Manosphere

The Economist

July 10, 2026

Taiwan Pushes Back at China Patrols With Coast Guard Trip for Foreign Lawmakers

Ben Blanchard and Yi-Chin Lee, Reuters

Hualien Evacuates Over 900 Residents Amid Typhoon Bavi Threat

Chang Chi and Shih Hsiu-chuan, CNA

Us May Be Open To Having Warships Built in Korea: Cheong WA Dae

Ji Da-gyum, The Korea Herald

SK Hynix Is Set To Make Its Wall Street Debut. Will That Narrow the Chipmaker’s ‘Korea Discount’?

Lee Ying Shan and Jenny Lee, CNBC

Why the Philippines Is Losing Out in Southeast Asia’s Investment Boom

Sam Beltran, South China Morning Post

Taiwan’s Population Slump Breaks Covid Record in Risk for AI Hub

Yian Lee, Bloomberg

July 9, 2026

Modi Calls for ‘Historic’ Australia-India Cooperation in Nuclear Energy, Critical Minerals

Melanie Burton and Renju Jose, Reuters

China To Let AI Firms Buy Nvidia H200s, Information Says

Maggie Eastland and Ian King, Bloomberg

China Consumer Inflation Slows, Factory Prices Show Sign of Peak

Bloomberg

Japan PM Misses Chance for European Diplomacy by Skipping NATO Summit

Ruka Shinozaki, Nikkei Asia

July 8, 2026

Philippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts

Kosuke Takahashi, Naval News

Taiwan’s Top Shipbuilder Bets on Defense Drive Amid China’s Power Play

Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia

Freedom of Navigation Key To Deterring China Lawfare: U.S. Senator

Sean Lin, Focus Taiwan

The Ukraine Lesson Taiwan Keeps Missing

David Petraeus and Clara Kaluderovic, Foreign Affairs

July 7, 2026

The U.S. Can’t ‘Yield Even an Inch’ to Xi, Top Democrat Says

John Haltiwanger, Foreign Policy

Taiwan Military Resumes ‘Anti-Communist’ Classes for Graduates, Citing Chinese Threat

Reuters

China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors

Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley, The New York Times

American A.I. Companies Say Chinese Copycats Are Quickly Catching Up

Cade Metz, The New York Times

Taiwan Marriage Registrations Fall 15.2% in 2025

Sean Scanlan, Taiwan News

China Cools on Overseas Publication of Scientific Research

Sun Yu, Michael Peel and Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times

July 6, 2026

Prior to Launch, Japan ‘Strongly Urged’ China to Reconsider Missile Test in Pacific

Jesse Johnson, The Japan Times

China Raises Pressure on Taiwan With Expanded Coast Guard Patrols

Chris Buckley, The New York Times

Alibaba Gets Reprieve on Lobbying Ban Tied to Defense Department Blacklist

Kate O'Keeffe, Bloomberg

Elaine Chao Meets With China’s Vice President Three Days After McConnell’s Hospitalization

Jennifer Osting, WLKY

Impeachment Trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte to Open in Divided Senate

Karen Lema, Reuters

Dalai Lama at 91: The Battle Over Who Will Approve His Successor

Neville Lazarus, Sky News

The African Fishermen Who Blame Chinese Trawlers for Their Woes

Ed Butler, BBC News

How Xi Jinping Steamrolls Dissent With Tactics From Stalin and Mao

Chun Han Wong, The Wall Street Journal

China Is Devastating the Last Stronghold of German Industry

Tom Fairless, The Wall Street Journal
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