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China

U.S. Split With China Over ‘God-Like’ AI Could Be Disastrous

‘God-like’ AI requires international cooperation to be safe, but China and the U.S. are showing no signs of delivering it

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Taiwan

As China Pops Out Warships, Taiwan Builds Its Ability To Sink Them

Charles Engelbrecht

Taiwan Russian fuel
Taiwan

Taiwan Is Still Importing Russian Fuel. Is It Right or Wrong?

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s New Subs and Torpedoes Can Cripple Invasion Fleet

Charles Engelbrecht

MEADS Launch WSMR
Taiwan

Huge Explosions in Ukraine Are a Warning for Taiwan

Charles Engelbrecht

Taiwan's air raid shelters
Taiwan

The Myth of Taiwan’s 105,000 Air Raid Shelters

Ethan Dean-Richards

China Soviet Realism
China

Joe Biden Has Said the U.S. Wasn’t Trying to ‘Contain’ China, but the Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Tessa Morris-Suzuki

Top Stories

Taiwan

Interview With Ben Goren: Supporting Taiwan From the Left

Ethan Dean-Richards

Taiwan

Taiwan Invasion Plan Complicated by Philippines-U.S. Deal

Charles Engelbrecht

China

How Flying Sea Mines Can Choke China’s Navy

Charles Engelbrecht

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China U.S. AI
China

U.S. Split With China Over ‘God-Like’ AI Could Be Disastrous

‘God-like’ AI requires international cooperation to be safe, but China and the U.S. are showing no signs of delivering it

Ethan Dean-Richards

China Soviet Realism
China

Joe Biden Has Said the U.S. Wasn’t Trying to ‘Contain’ China, but the Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Tessa Morris-Suzuki

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China

Will China’s New Invasion Plan Survive Actual Combat?

Charles Engelbrecht

Starfire Optical Range three lasers into space
China

China Creating Technological Suckerpunch to Fight Taiwan and U.S.

Charles Engelbrecht

China demographic crisis risks for Africa
China

China’s Demographic Crisis Poses Opportunities and Risks for Africa

Lauren Johnston

Observers watch China's Communist Party congress for signs regarding the direction of economic policy.
China

How China Makes Economic Policy

Mark Greeven

Xinhua Headlines: Airshow China displays confidence openness
China

China’s Drones — Sifting Fact From a Lot of Fiction

Charles Engelbrecht

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Taiwan

As China Pops Out Warships, Taiwan Builds Its Ability To Sink Them

In order to become an “indigestible porcupine,” Taiwan is building an arsenal designed to sink half the warships of the PLA’s massive navy

Charles Engelbrecht

Taiwan Russian fuel
Taiwan

Taiwan Is Still Importing Russian Fuel. Is It Right or Wrong?

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s New Subs and Torpedoes Can Cripple Invasion Fleet

Charles Engelbrecht

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Why China Feels Threatened by the Moral Authority of a 90-Year-Old Catholic Bishop

Scott D. McDonald

Hong Kong

Hong Kong in a Race to the Bottom of Press Freedom Ranking

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Opinion

Taiwan road traffic

What If … Taiwan Stopped Being Road Traffic Hell?

Ethan Dean-Richards

Loans, Not Grants, for Military Aid a Sign Taiwan Is Not a Priority for Biden

Charles Engelbrecht

What If: China Asked Taiwan for COVID Advice?

Domino Theory

What If: The U.S. Signed Up to UNCLOS?

Domino Theory

How Beijing’s Useful Idiots Canceled Trump’s Spy Probe

Charles Engelbrecht

Biden Is Sleepwalking Into an American Disaster in Taiwan

Charles Engelbrecht

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May 22, 2023

Hong Kong Schools Should Set Up CCTV Cameras in Classrooms, Police Say

Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press

Hong Kong Doxxing Site Targeting Journalists, Activists Still Online Almost 2 Years After Authorities Alerted

Tom Grundy, Hong Kog Free Press

Notes From Central Taiwan: Reading Taiwan’s History Right

Michael Turton, Taipei Times

U.S. to Sign New Security Pact With Papua New Guinea Amid Competition With China

Nick Perry, Associated Press

What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

Raphael S. Cohen, War on the Rocks

China’s $23 Trillion Local Debt Mess Is About to Get Worse

Bloomberg

‘Uncle Roger’ Jokes About China and Censors Don’t See the Funny Side

Chris Lau, CNN

China Bans Major Chip Maker Micron From Key Infrastructure Projects

Peter Hoskins, BBC

Taiwan to Begin Light Frigate Construction in June

Curtis Lee, Naval News

China Seeks to Counter Musk’s Starlink With Own Satellite Network

Clarence Leong and Micah Maidenberg, The Wall Street Journal

‘Illegal, Malign’: China’s State-Sponsored Crime Stretches Across Pacific

Nick McKenzei and Amelia Ballinger, The Sydney Morning Herald

AstraZeneca Will Seek to ‘Love the Communist Party,’ Its China Boss Says

Joe Cash and Brenda Goh, Reuters

Beijing's Global Media Influence 2022

Freedom House

May 19, 2023

Submarine Hunt Incident a Peak Into Cat-and-Mouse Games in South China Sea

Joseph Trevithick, The Warzone

Taiwan, U.S. Finalize First Agreement Under Trade Initiative

Lai Yu-chen and Sean Lin, CNA

U.S. Agrees on Taiwan Trade Terms, Clouding Plans for China Talks

Eric Martin, Bloomberg

China Looms Behind KMT's Choice of Hou as Presidential Nominee

Derek Grossman, Nikkei

Satellite Image Shows WZ-8 Supersonic Drone at Chinese Base

Mike Yeo, Defense News

Hong Kong Court Dismisses Pro-Democracy Publisher Jimmy Lai’s Legal Bid to Fight for U.K. Lawyer

Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Taiwan: One China Principle or Just a Policy?

Brent Stricker, 19FortyFive

Leaked Document Reveals Iran’s Multiple Telecom Deals With China

Iran International

Manila Might Retake Control of China-Held Grid Operator

Bloomberg

Xi Jinping Calls on China, Central Asia to ‘Fully Unleash’ Potential in Trade, Cooperation

AFP

First Ever: U.S. Army Drills to Defend Taiwan Against China

Chris Kirkman, American Military News

China’s Loans Pushing World’s Poorest Countries to Brink of Collapse

Bernard Condon, Associated Press

May 18, 2023

Get Ready to Meet the Next President of Taiwan

Mark Harrison, The Strategist

U.S. Default, China Decoupling Hang Heavy Over Hiroshima

William Pesek, Asia Times

Vietnam Rebukes China, Philippines Over South China Sea Conduct

Reuters

Philippines, Vietnam Agree to Work on South China Sea Code of Conduct

ABS-CBN News

Ukraine Tells China Envoy It Will Not Give Up Territory to Russia as Price of Peace

AFP

​​​​​​​Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Says U.S. Security Pact Still a Work in Progress, Reveals Visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Stephen Dziedzic, Timothy Swanston and Liam Fox, ABC News (Australia)

With China Looming, Biden Plans New Pacific Islands Summit After PNG No-Show

Jeff Mason and Kirsty Needham, Reuters

Ukraine vs. Taiwan: America’s Defeatist, Pointless Debate

Andrew A. Michta, 19FortyFive

‘It’s Just Crazy’: How the U.S.-China Energy Race Imperils the Climate Fight

Sara Schonhardt And Phelim Kine, Politico

China Puts Spymaster in Charge of U.S. Corporate Crackdown

Lingling Wei, The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Multinationals Face ‘Mountain of Risk’ Over China

Sean Ashcroft, Supply Chain Digital

Japan Can’t Pass the Buck Anymore

Jennifer Lind, The New York Times

Ignoring Beijing, Korean Rights Group Recognizes Jailed Hong Kong Barrister

Cheryl Tung and Fong Tak Ho, Radio Free Asia

May 17, 2023

As China Looms Over Taiwan’s Presidential Race, the Opposition Picks a Moderate

John Liu and Paul Mozur, The New York Times

Can China Thread the Needle on Ukraine?

Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs

China Calls on Netherlands to ‘Adhere to Strategic Autonomy’, as U.S. Restrictions Weigh on Trade

Ji Siqi, South China Morning Post

South Korea Gets Tough on Tech Leaks to China

Christian Davies and Song Jung-a, Financial Times

People vs Platforms: U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation in the Near Future

Eric Chan, Global Taiwan Institute

Ex-Apple Engineer Indicted in Crackdown on Flow of Restricted Tech to China, Russia

Sadie Gurman and Dylan Tokar, The Wall Street Journal

Korea Eyes Submarine Deal With Canada

Nam Hyun-woo, The Korea Times

What is Driving the Adoption of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa?

Bulelani Jili, DFR Lab

Mekong Squeeze Tests China’s Good Neighbor Narrative

Denny Roy, Asia Times

No Joke: China Fines a Comedy Firm $2 Million for ‘Insulting’ the Military

Chang Che and Olivia Wang, The New York Times

May 16, 2023

With Eye on Ukraine, Top Chinese General Calls for Unconventional Warfare Capabilities

Ryan Woo, Reuters

Ex-ByteDance Employee Claims China Had ‘Supreme Access’ to All Data

Laura He and Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Chinese Warships Circle Japan Ahead of G-7 Summit

Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News

U.S. to Sign Pacts With Micronesia and PNG as Washington Seeks to Counter China in Pacific

Reuters

Germany Urges China to Shut Secret Police Outposts in Berlin

Michael Nienaber, Bloomberg

China sanctions Britons Over West's Xinjiang Criticism

Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Books Removed From Hong Kong Public Libraries Still Accessible in Shops, Says Chief Executive John Lee

Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press

China Censors Citizens From Discussing Pakistan Protest. Political Revolt Is a Sensitive Topic

Aadil Brar, The Print

Philippines Warns of ‘Serious Repercussions’ if China Removes Navigational Buoys

BenarNews

PLA Reveals U.S.-China Military Encounter off Hong Kong Day Before January 6 Capitol Riot

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post

China’s Navy: Ships & Aircraft of the PRC, 1955–2021

Admiralty Trilogy Group

Liz Truss Calls for Deeds, Not Words, From West on China Ahead of Taiwan Visit

Andrew McDonald, Politico

Consultancy Firms in China Tested Limits Before Beijing's Crackdown

Engen Tham and James Pomfret, Reuters

May 15, 2023

China Kidnaps Southern Mongolian Dissident in Mongolia

Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken Expresses Concern Over China Forcefully Gathering DNA From Tibetans in Tibet

Organiser

China’s War Chest: Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Steel’ Faces Obstacles to Military Supremacy

Amy Hawkins, The Guardian

After 20 Years in U.K., British Chair Professor Joins China’s Hypersonic Program

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post

Philippines Places Buoys in Parts of South China Sea to Assert Sovereignty

Reuters

China's Rising Clout Spotlighted at Finance Chief Meetings Before G7 Summit

Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters

Advisory Firms on Alert After China Raids and Arrests, as Experts Say Data Crackdown Will Hinder International Investment

Hong Kong Free Press

Guest Nations at the G-7 Reflect Outreach to Developing Countries, Worries Over China, Russia

Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

PLA Drone Flights Aimed at Mapping Routes: Experts

CNA

U.S. Eyes Access to Papua New Guinea Naval Base and Airport

Ryo Nakamura And Rurika Imahashi, Nikkei

Hongkongers Find New Ways to Defend Democratic Ideals

AFP

China, Russia Are Increasing Military Cooperation: Japan

Associated Press

Who Should the KMT Pick as Their Taiwan Presidential Candidate?

Courtney Donovan Smith, Taiwan News

Taiwanese Buys Anti-CCP Book, Gets Scam Call From Chinese Propagandist

Stephanie Chiang, Taiwan News

May 12, 2023

Why I Am Giving Up Writing About Hong Kong Politics

Tim Hamlett, Hong Kong Free Press

Another Chinese Drone Partially Circles Taiwan as 13 Aircraft Breach ADIZ

Sean Lin, CNA

China Has Been on a Charm Offensive. Now It Is Committing Dollars to a Reset

Eryk Bagshaw, The Sydney Morning Herald

Dwight Howard: Former NBA Player Apologizes After Angering China Over Taiwan Reference

Fan Wang, BBC News

Why the U.S. Delayed China Sanctions After Shooting Down a Spy Balloon

Michael Martina, Reuters

Collapsing Buildings, Incoming Missiles: Taiwan Rehearses a Chinese Assault on Its Cities

Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin, The Guardian

The Plot to Steal the Other Secret Inside a Can of Coca-Cola

Drake Bennett and Jordan Robertson, Bloomberg

Germany Warns EU on Hitting China With Russia Sanctions: Sources

Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

Royal Philips to Pay $62 Million to Settle China Bribery Probe

Dylan Tokar, The Wall Street Journal

China Has Interfered for Decades But Every Government Ignored It, Ex-CSIS Agent Tells MPs

Ryan Tumilty, National Post

Confronting China’s War on Religion Part IV: The Catholic Church

Eric Felten and Carl M. Cannon, RealClearWire

Analysis: China’s Messaging Machine Tamps Down Taiwan War Hype

Katsuji Nakazawa, Nikkei

Exclusive: Biden to Sign Defence Pact in Papua New Guinea, With Eyes on China

Kirsty Needham, Reuters

May 11, 2023

Korean NGO Says Chinese Officials Visited Office After They Awarded Rights Prize to Detained Hong Kong Tiananmen Activist

Peter Lee, Hong Kong Free Press

Remarks About Blowing Up TSMC ‘Selectively Clipped’: U.S. Rep. Moulton

Shih Hsiu-chuan and Teng Pei-ju, CNA

Pacific Fleet Leader Asks to Go Before China Committee to Talk Taiwan

Bryant Harris, Defense News

Biden's Stopover in PNG Derided as ‘Muscle Flexing’

Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Journalist

ASEAN Navies Approve Maritime Interaction Guidelines

Joviland Rita, GMA Integrated News

Volkswagen Investors Demand Independent Audit of China Car Plant

Patricia Nilsson, Financial Times

Son of Jailed Hong Kong Media Tycoon Condemns U.K. Government ‘Weakness’

Reuters

China Keeps Up Campaign to Pressure Critics Abroad Despite Western Backlash

Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Reuters

Taiwan Is Urging the U.S. Not to Abandon Ukraine

Josh Rogin, The Washington Post

Automation Giant Faces U.S. Government Probe Over China Operations

Vivian Salama, The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Accounting Regulator Finds ‘Unacceptable Rate’ of Shortcomings in Mainland China Audits

Chad Bray, South China Morning Post

Hong Kong Mulls Wider Ban on Insults to Regional Flag, Making Online Desecration Illegal

Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press

May 10, 2023

World War III: Could America Stop China From Invading Taiwan?

Brandon Weichert, 19FortyFive

How China’s Echo Chamber Threatens Taiwan

Tong Zhao, Foreign Affairs

China: Growing and Going to Sea

James E. Fanell, U.S. Naval Institute

U.S. Eyes Mideast-India Transport Network to Counter China

Yukihiro Sakaguchi, Nikkei

China ‘Furious’ With Patriot PAC-3 Missile Deployment Near Its Border; Analyst Says Another Attempt To Interfere In Taiwan

Sakshi Tiwari, The Eurasian Times

China Hones its Global South Diplomacy

Joseph Rozen, Asia Times

Amid Human Trafficking Horrors, China’s Claims of Gender Equality Ring Hollow

Leslie Fu, The Diplomat

Situation of Tibetan Women in Tibet Raised at U.N. Meeting Ahead of China Review

Central Tibetan Administration

China, Beware of the New Anti-Espionage Law

Hu Zimo, Bitter Winter

Making the South Korea-Japan Rapprochement Last

Robert Kelly, 19FortyFive

Berlin to Increase Pressure on China After Cancelled Beijing Talks

Jonathan Packroff, EURACTIV

Hong Kong 47: Anonymous Witness Grilled at National Security Trial Over ‘Secretly Recorded’ Footage

Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press

Chinese Spaceplane Docked With Another Object Multiple Times, Data Indicates

Joseph Trevithick, The War Zone

‘Everybody Is Worried’: China Raids Offices of Consultancy Firm Capvision in Widening Industry Crackdown

Nectar Gan and Juliana Liu, CNN

Biden Hopes for Vietnam Breakthrough

Derek Grossman, Foreign Policy

Biden to Become First Sitting U.S. President to Travel to Papua New Guinea

Betsy Klein, CNN

U.N. Rules Useless Against China’s Forced Labor, Research Shows

Stuart Lau, Politico

May 9, 2023

Hong Kong Schools in Crisis as Teachers and Students Flee ‘Toxic’ Political Climate

Verna Yu, The Guardian

Canada Expels China Diplomat for Alleged Threats to Lawmaker

Rob Gillies, Associated Press

More Canadian Universities Now Say They’ll Steer Clear of Chinese Telecom Huawei

Joanna Chiu, Toronto Star

Hong Kong Asked Google to Remove 183 Items in Latter Half of 2022, National Security Takedown Requests Surged

Hong Kong Free Press

Japan, South Korea to Link Radar Systems to Track North Korea Missiles

Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kaori Kaneko, Reuters

China Attempts to Snoop on ASEAN-India Naval Drill in South China Sea

The Times of India

Jokowi: Aim Is to Make ASEAN Region Stable

New Straits Times

How Top Silicon Valley Investor Sequoia Bankrolls China’s Tech

Danny Fortson, The Times of London

China Tells U.S. to ‘Reflect Deeply’ Over Downturn in Ties

Associated Press

Taiwan Needs Business Help to Harden Its Economy Against China

Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy

The Long Road to Confronting China’s War on Religion: Part III

Ethan Gutmann, RealClearWire

China Races Ahead of U.S. on AI Regulation

Ryan Heath, Axios

Internationally Acclaimed Tibetan Filmmaker No More

TibetanReview.net

China Raids Offices of Another Consulting Firm in Espionage Crackdown

David Pierson and Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times

The U.S. Is Investigating Shein Over Alleged Ties to Forced Labor in China

Diego Lasarte, Quartz
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