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Taiwan

Confirmed: KMT Chairwoman Did Not Meet With Senator

Cheng Li-wun said she met with Steve Daines, but the meeting was actually with his staff

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih, Harry Saunders

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China

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

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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Taiwan

New Flight Links Taipei and Washington

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

Legislative Speaker Leads Cross-Party Delegation to Washington

Kris Lih

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China

London Residents to Fight Chinese Embassy in Court

Stella Robertson

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Taiwan

China Thwarted in Classified Wargames, Says Former U.S. Official

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: April to May 2026

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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

China is spying on American companies, fueling the growth of its own power at U.S. expense

Josh Hoang-Wilkes

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London Residents to Fight Chinese Embassy in Court

Stella Robertson

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China

China Is Targeting Elderly Americans for their Data

Stella Robertson

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China

How Chinese Students Turned Soccer Into a Metaphor for the Pro-Democracy Movement

Stella Robertson

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China

Congress Pushes for China-Free Magnets

Harry Saunders

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China

Chinese State-Linked Trolls Mock Taiwanese Sovereignty Amid Japan-Philippines Maritime Talks

Stella Robertson

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Jensen Huang Ducks Senate Hearing on AI

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

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Taiwan

Confirmed: KMT Chairwoman Did Not Meet With Senator

Cheng Li-wun said she met with Steve Daines, but the meeting was actually with his staff

Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Kris Lih, Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

New Flight Links Taipei and Washington

Harry Saunders

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Taiwan

Legislative Speaker Leads Cross-Party Delegation to Washington

Kris Lih

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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

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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Taiwan and Trump: Optimism With a Side Serve of Cope

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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

Domino Theory

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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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June 30, 2026

Why Is Taiwan’s KMT Calling for the Government to Spend Billions More on Drones?

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post

Alibaba and Tencent Dropped by DC Lobbyists to Comply With U.S. Curbs

Bloomberg

Taiwan Raids Super Micro In Widening China Chip Smuggling Probe

Bloomberg

Japan Calls China Coast Guard Moves in Its EEZ Near Yonaguni ‘Unacceptable’

Jesse Johnson, The Japan Times

Hong Kong Activist Jimmy Sham Questioned for Over 20 Hours at Japan Airport Due to National Security Conviction

Irene Chan, Hong Kong Free Press

British Lawyers and Academics in China’s Web of Influence

Geraldine Scott and Emma Yeomans, The Times

June 29, 2027

China Widens Japan Export Curbs, Targeting Drone Makers, Nuclear Firms and Defense Institutes

Anniek Bao, CNBC

Seoul, Tokyo Tighten Defense Ties With Japanese Minister’s Visit Amid Beijing-Moscow Show of Force

Korea JoongAng Daily

Apple Seeks to Buy Memory Chips From Blacklisted Chinese Company

Demetri Sevastopulo and Michael Acton, Financial Times

Australia, Vanuatu Sign Deal Barring Foreign Military Base on Pacific Island

AFP

Intel Agencies Set to Show Xi Jinping’s Hidden Wealth

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Donald Trump Is Kicking Out Chinese Firms and Keeping Their Tech

The Economist

The RAF ‘Traitors’ Paid Hundreds of Thousands to Train Chinese Pilots

Daily Mail

June 26, 2026

EU Allies Join U.S. Pact to Break Reliance on Chinese AI Supply Chains

Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times

Senior U.S. Diplomat Says Taiwan Arms Sale Does Not Hinge on China

Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom, Reuters

U.S. Military’s Weapons Shortage Shows Few Signs of Easing Soon

Helene Cooper and Farah Stockman, The New York Times

U.S. Urgently Rebuilding Deterrence Amid Growing Dual Nuclear Threats From China, Russia

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Chinese Developer Who Allegedly Bribed Top Adviser to New York Mayor Has Links to Chinese Communist Party, Bankrolled Secret Police Station

Isabel Vincent, New York Post

New Zealand Internal Report Warns of Chinese Military Forays in Pacific

AFP

June 25, 2026

China Says It Has a Right to Target People Overseas With New Ethnic Unity Law

Reuters

Hong Kong Police Arrest Booksellers on Suspicion of Selling Seditious Publications

The Associated Press

U.S. Says China Trying to Discourage States, Businesses From Engaging With Taiwan

Reuters

Japan Defense Forces Used USB Drives With China-linked Virus

Tatsuya Sudo and Toru Tsunashima, Nikkei Asia

China Probes Senior Defense and Space Administrator in Widening Purge

Reuters

U.S. Delegation Snubs APEC Meeting in Macau Due to China Visa Requirements Row

Yuanyue Dang, South China Morning Post

The Next Phase in the U.S.-China Economic War Is Here

Josh Rogin and Kendrick Frankel, The Washington Post

China’s Scholars Do Not Deserve Equal Footing With Western Academics

Miles Yu, The Washington Times

June 24, 2026

Taiwan Says Warning Time for Any China Attack Is Shortening

Reuters

Lutnick Privately Warned Top Executives of Possible Action Against Imported Chinese Robots

Yasmin Khorram, Politico

As Chinese Tech Pulls Ahead, U.S. Fears It Will Become Dependent

Ana Swanson, The New York Times

China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. for First Time Since 2017

Don Clark, The New York Times

‘China Initiative 2.0’: U.S. Crackdown on Chinese Scholars Intensifies

Nayan Seth, South China Morning Post

China Bans Dual-Use Goods Exports for Japan Military Over Taiwan Remarks

Reuters

Japan’s Public Is Ambivalent About Takaichi’s Security Agenda

Peter Chai, Nikkei Asia

China’s Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Taipei Says

Ben Blanchard, Reuters

Returning to ‘One China’ Status Quo Key to Restarting Talks: KMT Head

Liu Kuan-ting, Lin Ching-yin and Shih Hsiu-chuan, CNA

Nvidia’s Banned AI Chips Double in Price on China’s Black Market

Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times

U.S. Gives Philippines Underwater Vehicles as China Feud Persists

Bloomberg

June 23, 2026

China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times

ASML Shares Slip on Report of U.S. Concern That China Has Its Tech

Joe Stonor, The Wall Street Journal

China Accuses Japan of ‘Harassment’ During Far-Seas Aircraft Carrier Training

Jesse Johnson

Concerns Raised as Hong Kong Stops Compiling Voter Turnout Data by Age and Sex

Matthew Cheng, South China Morning Post

UBS Raises Taiwan’s GDP Growth Forecast to 9.9% for 2026

Lu Yen-tzu and Frances Huang, CNA

‘FOMO Really Got Me’: Taiwanese Go Deep Into Debt to Amp 100% Stock Rally

Charlotte Yang, Betty Hou and Chien-Hua Wan, Bloomberg

June 22, 2026

China Targets U.S. Rare Earth and Other Firms With Export Controls

Reuters

China Tightens Indium Export Checks as AI Demand Increases

Solomon Cefai, Reuters

China Is Having Another AI Moment

The Economist

Taiwanese Firms’ Investments to China Decrease Further

Liao Chia-ning and Fion Khan, Taipei Times

First Batch of SkyGuardian Drones Arrives in Taiwan

CNA

The Taiwan Go Go Alliance’s Prospects

Courtney Donovan Smith, Taipei Times

China Could Win Taiwan Without Fighting

Richard Haass and David Sacks, Foreign Affairs

The False Promise of U.S.-China Stability

Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs

June 17, 2026

Indo-Pacific Command Chief Sounds Alarm on China War Threat in Private Report to Congress

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

U.S. Holds Off Blacklisting China’s DeepSeek, More Than 100 Firms Deemed Security Risks, Sources Say

Karen Freifeld, Reuters

China’s Spending Slowdown Deepens as Households Tighten Their Belts

Keith Bradsher, The New York Times

Think Tank Raises Forecast of Taiwan’s GDP Growth to 9.33%

Pan Tzu-yu and Frances Huang, CNA

China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese Exports Threaten Europe’s Economy, Raising Concern at G7 Summit

Paul Wiseman, Elaine Kurtenbach and David McHugh, The Associated Press

Taiwan Blasts Kenya’s Detention of Scholars Under Chinese Pressure

Jake Chung, Taipei Times

Microsoft Weighs DeepSeek for Copilot Cowork

Ina Fried, Axios

It’s Not Just Nvidia. The AI Boom Has Ignited Asia’s Chip Companies

Paul Mozur and Tripp Mickle, The New York Times

China Is Rehearsing More Than Amphibious Landings

Jason Wang, Marvin Bernardo, Pei-Jhen Wu and Andrew S. Erickson, Center for International Maritime Security

June 16, 2026

EU Says China Trained Russian Troops as Bloc Weighs Tougher Stance on Beijing

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post

Trump, G7 Split on China Strategy

Ari Hawkins, Politico

Majority of Taiwanese Reject ‘One China Principle,’ but Opposition Drops: Poll

Sunny Lai, CNA

Cross-Strait Talks Losing Appeal: Poll

Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times

KMT Chair Meets With Figures Flagged by U.S. Authorities

Tsou Ching-wen and William Hetherington, Taipei Times

First F-16v for Taiwan Spotted in Texas

Aaron Tu and William Hetherington, Taipei Times

Chinese-Linked Hackers Targeted U.S., Canadian Research Facilities for a Year, Google Says

A.J. Vicens, Reuters

Phony Whistleblowers, Fake Journalists and Cyber Spies: ICIJ Network Targeted After China Targets Probe

Scilla Alecci, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

How Japan Could Co-Produce the Navy’s Future Fleet

Jeff Kucik, Noah Moyer and Darlene Onuorah, War on the Rocks

June 15, 2026

‘Charismatic but Naive’: Taiwanese Opposition KMT Chief’s Peacemaker Pitch Leaves U.S. Unimpressed

Bhagyashree Garekar and Yip Wai Yee, The Straits Times

Taiwan’s Intelligence Agency Launches Webpage for Chinese Nationals to Report Tips

The Associated Press

U.S. Expert Sees ‘Dangerous Trend’ in China’s Pressure on Taiwan

Sean Scanlan, Taiwan News

China Direct Strike Threat to Australia ‘Growing’: Report

AFP

White House’s Export Limits on Anthropic Linked to Concerns About Chinese Access

Reed Albergotti, Semafor

Chinese Official Xia Baolong to Visit Hong Kong, Inspect City’s Five-Year Plan, Northern Metropolis

James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press

Hong Kong’s Nightmare Gets Darker

The Washington Post
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