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Taiwanese Packaging Ecosystem Adjusts to AI Boom

With TSMC’s capacity for advanced packaging stretched thin, other players are developing parallel capabilities

Stella Robertson, Kris Lih

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Chinese Embassy in London Shocks Some British Politicians

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China’s Military Purge Shows No Sign of Stopping

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Poll: Taiwan’s President Rides AI Boom to Highest Approval in Over a Year

Harry Saunders

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Who Are the Americans Wrongfully Detained by China?

Stella Robertson

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U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Chinese Fentanyl Sanctions Bill

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan Tests Decentralized Communication Network During Annual Military Drills

Kris Lih

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Exclusive: Inside Tammy Duckworth’s Taiwan Trip

Internal U.S. documents reveal planning behind first congressional delegation since Trump-Xi summit

Harry Saunders

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When Taiwan’s Chinese Disinformation Fears Go Too Far

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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

Kris Lih, Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

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Chinese Embassy in London Shocks Some British Politicians

Security guards have been seen wielding what appear to be illegal weapons

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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China

China’s Military Purge Shows No Sign of Stopping

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Who Are the Americans Wrongfully Detained by China?

Stella Robertson

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U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Chinese Fentanyl Sanctions Bill

Harry Saunders

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A Routine Naval Exercise Could Draw Indonesia Into China’s Taiwan Strategy

Trystanto Sanjaya

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America’s Chinese EV Reckoning Is Coming

Harry Saunders

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Tacoma Mayor’s Letter to Xi Praises China’s Religious Freedom

Jimmy Quinn

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Taiwan

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Taiwanese Packaging Ecosystem Adjusts to AI Boom

With TSMC’s capacity for advanced packaging stretched thin, other players are developing parallel capabilities

Stella Robertson, Kris Lih

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Taiwan

Poll: Taiwan’s President Rides AI Boom to Highest Approval in Over a Year

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

Taiwan Tests Decentralized Communication Network During Annual Military Drills

Kris Lih

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Organizers of Hong Kong Tiananmen Square Vigil Convicted of Subversion

Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan face sentences of up to 10 years in prison for peaceful protesting

Stella Robertson

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Hong Kong Is Torturing Jimmy Lai 

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih

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

Harry Saunders

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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

Ron Brownlow

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Human Rights & China: January 13, 2026

Ron Brownlow

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Hong Kong Court Convenes Plea Hearing for Imprisoned Activist Jimmy Lai

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Taiwan’s Air Raid Drill Farce

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih, Stella Robertson

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Grading Their Own Wreck

Mark Simon

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Why Jimmy Lai Stayed in Hong Kong

Jaw Shaw-kong

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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

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September 3, 2026

Hong Kong Court Upholds Convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen, Trustees of 2019 Protester Relief Fund

Hans Tse, Hong Kong Free Press

As a Teen, He Led Hong Kong Protests. China Is Still Punishing Him

Frances Hui, Washington Post

China’s Xi Pitches AI Hub as Shanghai Cooperation Organization Casts Itself as Pillar of Stability

CK Tan and Yevgeniya Mikhailidi, Nikkei Asia

China May Not Match ASML’s Top Tool in Next Decade, UBS Says

Sarah Jacob, Bloomberg

Google to Expand Taiwan Office Space by 60% Amid AI Infrastructure Push

Chao Yen-hsiang, CNA

Nonprofit Linked to Alleged Chinese Intelligence Operative Who Targeted U.S. Politicians Has CCP Ties — and Still Places Interns Into Political Offices Across U.S.

Isabel Vincent, New York Post

September 2, 2026

Jailed Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Campaigner Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Foreign Collusion Charge

Hong Kong Free Press

China’s Revised Defense Mobilization Law Expands National Wartime Powers

Keoni Everington, Taiwan News

China Derails Consensus on Communique After U.S.-Hosted G20

Demetri Sevastopulo and Aime Williams, Financial Times

American Journalist Sentenced to Two Years for Acting as Agent for China

Josh Gerstein, Politico

Chinese Shipper COSCO Collects Intel for Beijing With Concealed Equipment, U.S. Officials Say

Michael Martina, Reuters

New Report Shows PLA Prioritizing Joint Island-Landing Capabilities: Analyst

Sean Lin, CNA

September 1, 2026

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ Over Taiwan’s Presence at Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News

Great Power Rivalry Threatens to Overshadow a Summit of Some of the World’s Smallest Island Nations

Charlotte Graham-McLay, The Associated Press

G20 Countries Should Consider More Trade Barriers on China to Cut Imbalances, Bessent Says

David Lawder, Reuters

Ohio State to Pay $2.1 Million Settlement for Unreported Research Funding From China

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Japan to Beef Up Its Defense With Drones, AI and Missiles, Defense Budget Plans Show

Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press

A Mysterious Drone. A Mercedes RV. A Chinese Intelligence Puzzle in the New Mexico Desert

Katie Bo Lillis and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN

Taiwan’s Opposition-Baked Drone Bill Is Ineffective

Gahon Chiang, Taipei Times

China Pressured a U.S. Catholic Group to Censor Its Keynote Speaker. They Complied

Zelda Caldwell, National Catholic Register

August 31, 2026

China Removes High-Ranking Officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli From Key Military Body

AFP

China Is Secretly Fueling America’s Data Center Rage

Josephine Walker, Axios

Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in Turmoil After Several Leaders Pull Out of Palau Summit

Krishani Dhanji, The Guardian

Alleged Vote-Buying in Taiwan to be Investigated

Wang Ching-yi, Taipei Times

Before Flood Catastrophe, Nepal Asked China for Early Warnings as Risks Mounted

Reuters

Taiwan-Bound Harpoon Coastal Defense System Scores Direct Hit in U.S. Navy Test

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, Naval News

Security Researchers Find Surveillance Implants in Chinese-Made Routers Sold Worldwide — Three Different Backdoor-Like Implants Hidden in Firmware

Zak Killian, Tom’s Hardware

Canada Ends Hong Kong ‘Lifeboat’ Immigration Scheme Launched in the Wake of National Security Law

Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press

August 28, 2026

Wang Yi Calls on U.S. to ‘Overcome Obstacles’ Ahead of Xi-Trump Meeting

Khushboo Razdan, South China Morning Post

Nepal-Tibet Floods Expose Dangers of China’s Himalayan Gamble

Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asia

China Deploys Record Number of Ships Around Taiwan as Pressure Grows

Allison Jackson, Joy Chiang and Peiju Teng, AFP

Taiwan Signs NTD 26.9 Billion Deal for More Than 2,000 Altius Drones

Keoni Everington, Taiwan News

U.S. Probes Apex Logistics Over Alleged Nvidia AI Chip Smuggling

Kari Soo Lindberg and Mackenzie Hawkins, Bloomberg

Hong Kong to Announce First Five-Year Plan on September 16

Reuters

Another Potential Headache for U.S. Data Centers — Trump Tariffs

Ari Hawkins and Gabby Miller, Politico

Why the British Left Has Fallen for China

Jonny Ball, UnHerd

August 27, 2026

Lawmakers Press Treasury to Target Chinese Banks Over Iran

Phelim Kine, Politico

Merz Signals Tougher German Stance on Trade With China

Arne Delfs and Michael Nienaber, Bloomberg

Taiwan Warns New Cybersecurity Rules Could Allow Phone Inspections When Entering China

Keoni Everington, Taiwan News

China Tells Citizens to Leave Taiwan-Allied Eswatini

AFP

Bill Gates, Alarmed by AI, Has Policy Ideas He Wants to Discuss With China’s Xi

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters

See Now, Act Now: Taiwan Needs to Solve Its Maritime Domain Awareness Problem

Kitsch Liao and F.S. Mei, USNI News

Vatican-China Contentious Accord: How the Holy See Is Appeasing a Communist Regime

Mario Alexis Portella, The European Conservative

August 27, 2026

Trump’s Taiwan Two-Step

Harlan Ullman, The Hill

China Cannot Yet Hold a Beach on Taiwan

William A. Sayers & Julian Spencer-Churchill,

Hundreds of American and Allied Institutes Helped Chinese Military Labs

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Taiwan’s Political Parties Spar Over Drone Bill, Timeline

Fang Wei-li and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times

Taiwan Eyeing Global Drone Role via Partnerships: Vice President Hsiao

Sean Lin, CNA

Chinese Dissident Artist Jailed for Three Years Over Mao Sculptures, Family and Rights Group Say

Laurie Chen, Reuters

Imprisoned Chinese Journalist Seeks Medical Parole for Lung Tumor

Chris Buckley, The New York Times

Chinese Ambassador Begins Australia Posting, Says Took Bus to Work

AFP

Japan’s Defense Budget Isn’t Really Two Percent of GDP. It’s Not Even Close

Ryosuke Hanada, The Strategist

August 25, 2026

Hong Kong Hits Back at ‘External Forces’ After NGOs, Foreign Governments Condemn Conviction of Tiananmen Vigil Activists

James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press

China Develops Missile to Target Planes Thousands of Kilometers Away

Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg News

Google Plans to Move All Pixel Manufacturing Out of China by 2027

Eric Revell, Fox News

Dozens of Chinese Firms Hit by Bessent’s D-Day Iran Sanctions

Bloomberg News

Taiwan’s Security Council Quietly Steps Up as Architect of China Strategy

Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia

Workers in China Worry Over Being Replaced as They Adapt to the Growing Impact of AI on Jobs

Chan Ho-him and Fu Ting, The Associated Press

How Taiwan’s Elite Military Police Plan to Defend Taipei

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News

The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military

Thomas Shugart, War on the Rocks

August 24, 2026

Why Chinese Media Says U.S. Historians Are Giving ‘Ammunition’ to Separatists

Orange Wang, South China Morning Post

China Ramps Up Policy Support to Unlock Domestic Demand

Xinhua

China’s Property Crisis Grinds on After Evergrande Sentencing

Reuters

U.S. Supplies Most of the World’s Plasma. No Country Depends on It More Than China

CNN

China’s Drone Production Capacity Can Only Meet 60% of War Demand: Study

Chao Kong, South China Morning Post

Nine Indicted Over Alleged Export of AI Servers to China

Ben Blanchard and ​Wen-Yee Lee, Reuters

Taiwan Opens Up About U.S. Security Cooperation Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit

Jesse Johnson, The Japan Times

In Hong Kong, Mourning a Stray Dog Killed in Mainland China Means Walking a Fine Line

Hong Kong Free Press

August 21, 2026

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Vigil Fell Dark Years Ago. Now Its Organizers Have Been Convicted

Chris Lau, CNN

U.S. Designates American Held by China as Wrongfully Detained

Reuters

China Slows Exports of Key Optical, Aerospace Metals to Taiwan

Cheng Ting-fang and Lauly Li, Nikkei Asia

Taiwan's Q2 Current Account Surplus Hits Third Highest on AI Boom

Pan Tzu-yu and Frances Huang, CNA

Han Kuang Drills Still Need Work

Mor Sobol, Taipei Times

Evergrande Creditors Owed $57 Billion Now Face More Complex Path After Founder Jailed for Life

Bloomberg

Fifteen Taiwanese Indicted for Evading Military Service

Shelley Shan, Taipei Times

China’s Military Says AI Can’t Replace Commanders. Xi Is Testing That

Jaehwan Lim, War on the Rocks
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