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Chinese Car Crash Scheme Targets Taiwanese Comedian Who Mocked Xi

‘Us comedians … our first reaction is: “How can I turn this into a joke?”’ Huang, the victim of the attack, tells Domino Theory

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Trump Says He’s Willing to Discuss Ukraine With Putin, Xi

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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U.S. Bans Chinese AI Leader DeepSeek From Government Use

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan’s AI boom Is Forcing a Rethink of Electricity Infrastructure

Stella Robertson

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What’s Going On With China’s Military Exercises This Week?

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan Confirms $4.4 Billion Investment in Alaska LNG Project

Stella Robertson

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Can the TPP Survive Taiwan’s Local Elections?

Kris Lih, Harry Saunders

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Investigation: How Taiwan Botched a Plan to Counter Chinese Drones

When Chinese drones buzzed the frontline island of Kinmen in 2022, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry pushed to install a counter-drone system. Four years later, it has yet to deliver

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Exclusive: Inside Tammy Duckworth’s Taiwan Trip

Harry Saunders

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When Taiwan’s Chinese Disinformation Fears Go Too Far

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

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U.S. Bans Chinese AI Leader DeepSeek From Government Use

Tech tensions with China persist amid trade truce

Harry Saunders

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House Report Scrutinizes Webull Financial China Links

Harry Saunders

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Greg Lui Chip Smuggling Scheme Possibly Linked to Supermicro Indictment

Stella Robertson

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U.K. Warns Universities Off China Collaboration

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Who Is Winning the U.S.-China Trade War?

Kris Lih

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Washington and Beijing Are Building an AI Hotline. It’s Not Clear Who Will Answer It

Stella Robertson

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Much Ado About Nothing: Trump-Xi Summit Underwhelms

Harry Saunders, Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

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Chinese Car Crash Scheme Targets Taiwanese Comedian Who Mocked Xi

‘Us comedians … our first reaction is: “How can I turn this into a joke?”’ Huang, the victim of the attack, tells Domino Theory

Harry Saunders, Kris Lih

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Taiwan

Trump Says He’s Willing to Discuss Ukraine With Putin, Xi

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s AI boom Is Forcing a Rethink of Electricity Infrastructure

Stella Robertson

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Hong Kong

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Joshua Wong Turns 30 in Prison

The pro-democracy activist, who is facing additional sentencing for ‘colluding with foreign forces,’ has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020

Stella Robertson

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Congressman Questions Fed’s Hong Kong Liquidity Arrangement

Harry Saunders

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Hong Kong Journalist Tang Ho-wing Arrested on Suspicion of Sedition

Harry Saunders

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Trade Union Advocates Protest the Sentencing of Tiananmen Square Vigil Organizers in Hong Kong

Stella Robertson

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Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty, Pushes for Leniency in Hong Kong Trial

Harry Saunders

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Organizers of Hong Kong Tiananmen Square Vigil Convicted of Subversion

Stella Robertson

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Hong Kong Is Torturing Jimmy Lai 

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih

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Opinion

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The Real Reason Xi’s Trump Meeting Was So Short

Harry Saunders

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Does Xi Hear the People Sing?

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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From Peacetime Sovereignty Assertion to Wartime Sea Denial: Taiwan Must Continue Building a ‘Spear and Shield’ Navy

Rong-I Arthur Hong, Yeong-Kang Richard Chen

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As Xi Lands in Washington, Trump Must Not Forget China’s Political Prisoners

Domino Theory

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The Liar and the Fool

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Trump Risks Getting Played by Xi on AI Safety

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October 21, 2026

China Sends Naval Forces to Monitor U.S. Warship Near Disputed Shoal

Liz Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters

U.S.-China Negotiators Race to Nail Down Concrete Deals as Shenzhen APEC Looms

Nayan Seth, South China Morning Post

China Steps Up AI Investment With $9 Billion Fund Backing Model Developers

Ge Haoyue, Caixin

China Sets Up State-Owned Data Group to Drive Its AI Ambitions

Foster Wong, Bloomberg

China Ramps Up Cyberattacks in Advance of Taiwanese Election: Officials

Wu Che-hsuan and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times

Taiwan Deports Chinese Student Over Online Video

Brian Hioe, New Bloom

China’s Ultimate Political Survivor Just Fell. What That Says About Xi’s Rule

Lingling Wei, The Wall Street Journal

Would a Big Alaska LNG Deal Make Taiwan Safer?

Jens Kastner, Asia Sentinel

October 20, 2026

Japan and the U.S. Kick Off Joint Drills Around Islands as Regional Tensions Rise

Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press

Z.AI Founders Worked on Research Funded by China Institute That U.K. Tied to Spies

Kate O’Keeffe and Maggie Eastland, Bloomberg

U.S. Sanctions Five Chinese Entities Over Ex-Google Engineer’s AI Trade Secrets Theft

Zhang Tong, South China Morning Post

Shanghai Tops World in Empty Offices as Overseas Investment Pulls Away

Kentaro Shiozaki, Nikkei Asia

Taiwan Says Drives Away 16 Chinese Ships Involved in ‘Maritime Harassment’

AFP

Vanuatu Says It Expects Fall in China’s Police Presence After Signing Nakamal Agreement With Australia

Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News

Honduras Targets Chinese Shops, State Builder as President Asfura Sits on Taiwan Pledge

Igor Patrick, South China Morning Post

China Has Captured the Market for Hobbyist 3D Printers

The Economist

China’s Export Boom Masks Deep Economic Problems at Home

Hannah Miao, The Wall Street Journal

October 19, 2026

Beijing’s Population Expected to Become Super-Aged by 2035

Reuters

How Taiwan’s New AI Satellite System Aims to Speed Up Early Warning Against PLA Moves

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post

Japan to Allow ‘Taiwan’ as Place of Origin in Some National Records

Ryuto Imao and Sachiko Kawahara, Nikkei Asia

Second Possible Chinese UUV Mothership Appears in Guangzhou

Alex Luck, Naval News

China Threatens to Bar More Philippine Officials if Envoy Gets Expelled

Dexter Cabalza, Philippine Daily Inquirer

China and Iran’s Influence Networks Join Forces Inside U.S.

Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Newsweek

October 16, 2024

EU to Lift Sanction on Chinese Firm to Save an ASML Supplier

Jenny Leonard and Alberto Nardelli, Bloomberg

China Can ‘Easily Win’ Using Force but Wants Peace, Says Envoy to Philippines

Philippine Daily Inquirer

China’s Unloading of U.S. Bonds Gets Fresh Look as Skeptics Grow

Ye Xie, Anya Andrianova, and Layan Odeh, Bloomberg

Taiwan Tells Its People to Shun Chinese Anniversary Events for Revolutionary Hero

Ben Blanchard, Reuters

Taiwan Blocks Coinbase, Kalshi Over Suspected Election Bets

Bloomberg

Hong Kong, Remade in Beijing’s Image, Rebounds as a Global Financial Center

David J. Lynch, The Washington Post

Security of U.S. Bases in Greenland Threatened by Chinese Undersea Cable Terminals

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Fears of China Spying on U.S. Military Prompt GOP Hawks to Demand Retaliation Against the Shipping Giant

Morgan Phillips, Fox News

California Arrest Reveals Chinese Spy Surveillance Tradecraft

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Hidden Cameras in the Laogai: Orville Schell’s Long-Delayed Expose

Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter

October 15, 2026

U.S. and China Race to Shape AI Agenda Ahead of Xi-Trump Talks in Shenzhen, Sources Say

Nayan Seth and Khushboo Razdan, South China Morning Post

The Houthis Are Building an Advanced Missile With Chinese Parts

Laurence Norman and Benoit Faucon, The Wall Street Journal

Alleged Chinese Spies Targeted Former Premier and Australian Federal Police Commander via LinkedIn

Echo Hui and Meghna Bali, ABC News

Japan Prime Minister Says to ‘Seriously Consider’ Introduction of Nuclear Subs

Kyodo News

‘Super App’ Aimed at U.K. Students Uses Servers Owned by Chinese Firm on U.S. Blacklist

Daniel Boffey, The Guardian

Beijing Is Stepping Up Efforts to Erase Tibetan Culture and Identity

Benedict Rogers, UCA News

Has China Really Lost 130 Million People?

Richard Spencer, The Times

The Limits of China’s Surveillance State

James Palmer, Foreign Policy

How Taiwan Activates Beijing’s Chosen Fear

Charles Edward Gehrke, War on the Rocks

October 14, 2026

China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times

IMF Sharply Raises Taiwan’s 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 10.7%

Tony Liao and Frances Huang, CNA

U.S. Army Stands Up New Indo-Pacific Task Force

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News

U.S. Defense Startups Flock to Taiwan to Build China-Free Drones

Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal

Taiwan Agrees to Buy 30% of Gas From Alaska LNG Project, Trump Says

Jenny Lee and Evelyn Cheng, CNBC

Former Right-Hand Man of Purged Chongqing Chief Bo Xilai Under Investigation, China’s Graft Watchdog Says

Reuters

Wolf Warriors in Sheep’s Clothing: China’s New Subnational Diplomacy in Australia

John Fitzgerald, The Diplomat

October 13, 2026

Taiwan Says It Is Closely Monitoring a Series of Chinese Live-Fire Drills

Reuters

China Sanctions Paraguay and Belize Officials Over Ties With Taiwan

Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press

China’s Peak-Season Auto Sales Flop With Sharpest Monthly Drop of Year

Gloria Li, Nikkei Asia

China Details Outcome of EU Trade Talks on Hybrid, Electric Vehicles

Reuters

U.S. Can Choose to Deport Hongkongers Under Deferred Enforced Departure Scheme

Matthew Cheng, South China Morning Post

Survey: 26% in Japan See U.S. as Biggest Threat to World Peace

Jiji Press

China Faces Uphill Battle to Wean Tech Firms Off Nvidia Chips

Zijing Wu and Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times

Xi’s Superpower Ambitions Fuel a Dangerous Debt Spiral in China

Brian Spegele, The Wall Street Journal

Why China Doesn’t Want to Join the Ranks of the World’s Developed Countries

Hannah Miao, The Wall Street Journal

October 12, 2026

Legally in the U.S., Hong Kong Citizens Caught in Ice Crackdown

Phelim Kine and Eric Bazail-Eimil, Politico

China Golden Week Spending Per Trip Hits Four-Year Low Amid Overseas Travel Jump

Sophie Yu and Julie Zhu, Reuters

Former German Spy Chief Had Contacts With Chinese Official, Spiegel Reports

Reuters

Trump’s New Spokeswoman Is a ‘Devoted Fan’ Who Lived in Beijing and Speaks Chinese

Khushboo Razdan, South China Morning Post

Why China Is Importing a Record Amount of Gold — and What It Means for Prices

Anniek Bao, CNBC

Taiwan Military Police Plans to 3D-Print Drones

Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News

Taiwan President's National Day Speech Steady, Avoided Provoking Beijing: Scholar

Wang Yang-yu and Evelyn Kao, CNA

Taiwan’s KMT Shows Signs of Power Struggle Tracked by U.S. and China

Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia

China’s Youth Has a Problem With History, Too

John Feng, Newsweek

Where Every Tree Hides ‘an Enemy’: How I Watched China’s Paranoia Grow

Andrew Higgins, The New York Times

October 9, 2026

Giant Taiwan Flag Flies From Helicopter for National Day, Defying Beijing

Ann Wang, Yi-Chin Lee and Fabian Hamacher, Reuters

Defense Ministry Confirms U.S. Presence at Taiwan’s Largest Annual Military Exercises

Wu Che-yu and Fion Khan, Taipei Times

Germany Moves Closer to Blocking Chinese Logistics Takeover

Kamil Kowalcze, Bloomberg

Dozens Protest in Tokyo After Marine Accused of Murder in Okinawa

Reuters

Hong Kong’s Happiness Index Slips as Survey Identifies ‘Lost’ Millennials as Unhappiest Age Group

Irene Chan, Hong Kong Free Press

A Busted-Down Door, an FBI Search and a One-Way Ticket to China: Feds Ask if Accused Chinese Agent Had Help

Josh Boswell, Isabel Vincent and Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News

China Is Offering Half Measures to Its Mounting Economic Problems

Katrina Northrop, The Wall Street Journal

Beijing Will Not Pace the Frontier: China’s Speed-First AI Safety Regime

Mark Chen, Doug and Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis

October 8, 2026

UPS Worker Missed Security Email, Letting China Get F-35 Parts

Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg

Taiwan Accuses Hong Kong Residents of Hiring Four People to Spy on Lawmaker Critical Of China

AFP

Tiananmen Vigil Organizer Chow Hang-tung Files Appeal Against Subversion Sentence

Hans Tse, Hong Kong Free Press

China Eyes Direct Competition With Big Pharma

Caitlin Owens, Axios

China’s ‘Self-Reliance’ Drive Is Upending Trade With Europe

Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times

Europe’s Trade Tensions With China Are Coming to a Head

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times

How Americans Helped Create the Chinese Car Tech Capable of ‘Spying’

Morgan Phillips, Fox News

Chinese Makers of Fentanyl Ingredients Now Sell Bootleg Peptides to Americans

Patricia Kowsmann and Sara Ashley O’Brien, The Wall Street Journal
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