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Human Rights in Hong Kong, September 2023: Goose-Stepping in the Truth Vortex

Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, owner of the now-defunct Apple Daily, marks his 1,000th day of incarceration under Hong Kong’s national security law

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Human Rights and China, September End, 2023: Asian Games, #MeToo, Assad and Astana 

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The Future of AI Policy in China

Huw Roberts, Emmie Hine

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China

One to Watch: Is the Belt and Road Initiative Making China Unpopular?

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Taiwan

Book Review: The Role of Taiwanese Businesses in Forming Economic Links to China

Ethan Dean-Richards

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China’s New Anti-Espionage Law Is Sending a Chill Through Foreign Corporations and Citizens Alike

Marina Yue Zhang

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Taiwan

Flying Taiwan’s Military Drones From the Office

Charles Engelbrecht

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Taiwan

What Can Terry Gou Do to Win the Taiwan Presidential Election?

Political pundits no longer have to speculate about chairman Gou’s thoughts. He is in

Kris Lih

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s ‘Hostomel Airport’ Drill Shows How Hard an Invasion Would Be

Charles Engelbrecht

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s Supersonic Ship-Killers Set to Join U.S. Missiles Above Taiwan Strait

Charles Engelbrecht

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Human Rights and China, September End, 2023: Asian Games, #MeToo, Assad and Astana 

In the land where the Olympic auspices now regularly give cover to the destruction of peoples, the Asian Games commenced in Hangzhou with a selective block on Taiwan media, territory disputes played out through athlete visa applications and a handshake between two of the 21st century’s worst human rights abusers

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The Future of AI Policy in China

Huw Roberts, Emmie Hine

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China

One to Watch: Is the Belt and Road Initiative Making China Unpopular?

Ethan Dean-Richards

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China’s New Anti-Espionage Law Is Sending a Chill Through Foreign Corporations and Citizens Alike

Marina Yue Zhang

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Will President Yoon’s Pro-U.S. Foreign Policy Resonate With South Korea’s Domestic Politics?

Seong-Hyon Lee

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China Building Giant Hovercraft to Invade Taiwan’s Beaches

Charles Engelbrecht

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China’s Double-Edged Debt Trap

Toshiro Nishizawa

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Book Review: The Role of Taiwanese Businesses in Forming Economic Links to China

Accounts of Taiwan’s economic links to China often leave out Taiwanese agency, focusing on Chinese coercion. A new book focuses on the role of big Taiwanese business and social forces

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Flying Taiwan’s Military Drones From the Office

Charles Engelbrecht

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Why Do Young People Want to Leave Taiwan?

Ethan Dean-Richards

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Human Rights in Hong Kong, September 2023: Goose-Stepping in the Truth Vortex

Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, owner of the now-defunct Apple Daily, marks his 1,000th day of incarceration under Hong Kong’s national security law

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Human Rights in Hong Kong, August 2023: White Shirts, Yellow Hats and Orange Statues

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Hong Kong

The Silence of the Hang Seng

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Hong Kong Rights Tracker: Where Even the Good Numbers Are Bad
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Hong Kong Rights Tracker: Where Even the Good Numbers Are Bad

Ethan Dean-Richards

Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Declares Fatwa on Pro-Democracy Leaders

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Nathan Law
Hong Kong

Bounties on Exiled Hong Kong Activists Are a Threat to Freedom Everywhere

Brendan Clift

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Human Rights in Hong Kong: May 35th to June 30th, 2023 

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Second-Freest Economy? Hong Kong’s Invisible Hand is the Communist Party

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China Plays the Racism Card With Apple iPhone ‘Ban’

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EU’s Investigation Into Chinese EV Subsidies Smacks of Terrible PR — CBAM Is Smarter

Ethan Dean-Richards

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From Organ-Harvesting to Triads, Is Ko Wen-je Unelectable?

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COVID-19 and Climate Change: Different Crisis, Same Chinese Trap

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How Pets Took Over Taiwan Politics

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October 2, 2023

Will China’s Elite Ever Rise Up?

Foreign Policy

Hong Kong Exiled Activists Silenced Online as Surveillance Rises

Reuters

U.S.-China: Creeping Escalation

Andrey Kortunov, Modern Diplomacy

Air Denial, Combat Ability Are Key, Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council Report Says

Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times

Taiwan-U.S. Defense Meeting Launches

Shelley Shan, Taipei Times

In Blow to India, Pro-China Candidate Wins Maldives Election

Adam Taylor, The Washington Post

In China’s Uyghur Genocide, Another Voice Silenced

The Washington Post

The Sino-Vatican Pact Isn’t Working: So Why Does Cardinal Chow Insist That It Is?

Benedict Rogers, Catholic Herald

Philippines Allowed to Use Canadian Satellites vs ‘Dark’ Ships

Frances Mangosing, Philippine Daily Inquirer

September 29, 2023

Jimmy Lai’s 1,000 Days in Hong Kong Jail: When Will Rishi Sunak Stand Up for Unjustly Detained British Citizen and Democracy?

Tim Loughton, Jim Shannon and Mark L. Clifford, The Scotsman

How China Is Rewriting Human Rights Norms

Swissinfo

How a Tiny Crew Struck a Blow Against China With a Wooden Boat and a Knife

Niharika Mandhana, The Wall Street Journal

China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland

Rebecca Feng and Chun Han Wong, The Wall Street Journal

How Chinese Companies Are Supporting Russia’s Military

Karen Gilchrist, CNBC

How TikTok Has Exposed Celebrities And Politicians’ Closest Personal Contacts

Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes

Bongbong Marcos to Chinese Envoy: I Thought Philippines Was Friend of China?

Jean Mangaluz, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Suspected China-Based Hackers Target Middle Eastern Telecom, Asian Government

Daryna Antoniuk, The Record

How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Environment

U.S. Department of State

September 28, 2023

Taiwan Unveils First Domestically Built Submarine as China Threat Grows

Eric Cheung, CNN

Silicon Hegemon: Could China Take Over Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry Without Invading?

Gabriel Collins and Andrew Erickson, Baker Institute for Public Policy

China’s Boycott Backfires

The Wall Street Journal

TikTok Employees Say Executive Moves to U.S. Show China Parent’s Influence

Georgia Wells, The Wall Street Journal

‘Playing the China Card’ or a Serious Regional Threat? Timor Leste’s New Deal With Beijing

Helen Davidson, The Guardian

Marcos Bid to Challenge China on Disputed Shoal Pressures U.S.

Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, Reuters

U.S. Oversaw PAC-3 Missile Drill: Source

Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, Taipei Times

U.S. Backs Pacific Undersea Internet Cable Amid China Competition

Joe Brock, Reuters

Sri Lanka Creditors Said to Seek Debt Restructuring Deal Without China

Erica Yokoyama, Anusha Ondaatjie, and Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg

Chinese Hackers Stole Emails From U.S. State Department in Microsoft Breach, Senate Staffer Says

Raphael Satter and Zeba Siddiqui, Reuters

U.S., Japan Say ‘BlackTech’ Chinese Government Hackers Exploiting Routers During Attacks

Jonathan Greig, The Record

Chinese Politics since Hu Jintao and the Origin of Xi Jinping’s Strongman Rule: A New Hypothesis

Lin Le, Texas National Security Review

September 27, 2023

Chinese TV Presenter Linked to Missing Foreign Minister Had Surrogate Child in U.S.

Ryan McMorrow, Sun Yu, Joe Leahy and James Kynge, Financial Times

Why Xi Jinping Doesn’t Trust His Own Military

Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs

Jimmy Lai’s Son Says the Jailed Hong Kong Media Tycoon ‘Refuses to Be Cowed’

Dan De Luce and Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC News

Calls for Release of Jimmy Lai on Media Mogul’s 1,000th Day in Custody ‘Slanderous,’ Hong Kong Government Says

Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press

China Urges Countries to Boycott Hong Kong Media Freedom Event: Document

Emma Farge, Reuters

U.S. Restricts Imports From Three More Chinese Companies Tied to Forced Labor

Doina Chiacu and Karen Freifeld, Reuters

Canada Sees China as Less ‘Dependable’ Partner on Critical Minerals, Minister Says

Reuters

Tensions With China Cross a New Line in the South China Sea

Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times

Near-Space in China’s Military Strategy: Strategic Reconnaissance, Precision Strike, and Battlefield Advantage

Devin Thorne, Recorded Future

Chinese Hackers TAG-74 Targets South Korean Organizations in a Multi-Year Campaign

The Hacker News

North Korea And China Aren’t the Allies You Think They Are

Bruce Bennett, 19FortyFive

September 26, 2023

Philippines Says No Standoff With China After Removal of Floating Barrier in South China Sea

Reuters

Ford Pauses Construction on Politically Divisive Battery Plant

Nora Eckert Follow and Andrew Duehren, The Wall Street Journal

Law Firm Layoffs Rise in Hong Kong as China Business Slows

Pak Yiu and Echo Wong, Nikkei

Hong Kong’s Leader Says Still Waiting for Invite to U.S. Summit

Kari Soo Lindberg, Blomberg

Vietnam Reportedly Seeking Military Aid From Both Moscow and Washington

Voice of America

South Korea Seeks Xi’s Visit to Mark ‘Turning Point’ in Ties

Sangmi Cha and Shinhye Kang, Reuters

Taiwan Expects to Deploy Two New Submarines by 2027, Security Adviser Says

Yimou Lee, Reuters

Biden Pledges More Aid to Pacific Islands to Counter Growing Chinese Influence

Siosifa Pomana and Julian Borger, The Guardian

How China’s Underground Historians Fight the Politics of Amnesia

Ian Buruma, The New Yorker

China’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Targeting Uyghurs Aren’t Going Away. Here’s What the International Community Can Do

Atlantic Council

Chinese Investment and Elite Sentiment in Southeast Asia: An Event Study of Influence Along the Belt and Road

Yining Sun Ethan B. Kapstein Jacob N. Shapiro, Empirical Studies of Conflict

Anatomy of China’s Maritime Strategy: Threatening the Maritime Order Through Its National Legislation and Self-Centered Interpretation of UNCLOS

Shigeki Sakamoto, International Law Studies

September 25, 2023

New Report Uncovers Three Distinct Clusters of China-Nexus Attacks on Southeast Asian Government

The Hacker News

Philippines to ‘Take Appropriate Actions’ to Remove China’s Barrier, Protect Filipino Fishers

Gaea Katreena Cabico, Philippine Star

Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea

Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar, The New York Times

U.S. Weighs Stationing Patriot Air Defense Systems in Palau

Ryo Nakamura and Riko Sato, Nikkei

China Bans Nomura Senior Investment Banker From Leaving Mainland: Sources

Reuters

Solar Supply Chains Must Diversify Away From China, Warns EDP

Rachel Millard in London and Barney Jopson, Financial Times

World War III: Could China ‘Annihilate’ U.S. Military Bases in a War?

Brandon Weichert, 19FortyFive

Taiwan Moves Closer to Acquiring 160 Turkish-Made Jackal Drones

Tayfun Ozberk, Defense News

September 22, 2023

Jimmy Lai’s Son Fears Hong Kong Media Mogul May Die in Detention While Awaiting Trial

Associated Press

China’s Fighter Jets Aren’t Just Flying Around Taiwan. They’re Practicing

Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal

China’s Quest for Human Genetic Data Spurs Fears of a DNA Arms Race

Joby Warrick and Cate Brown, The Washington Post

U.S. Revives Cold War Submarine Spy Program to Counter China

Joe Brock, Bloomberg

Silicon Valley Venture Firm GGV Splits U.S. and China Operations

Yifan Yu, Nikkei

Foreign Interference: RCMP Investigate Death of British Columbia Man Targeted by China

Stewart Bell and Jeff Semple, Global News

Chinese Envoy Takes Aim at Europe’s ‘De-Risking,’ National Security Fears

Sylvie Zhuang, South China Morning Post

Philippines to File Suit vs China

Franco Jose C. Barona and Bernadette E. Tamayo, The Manila Times

Acclaimed Uyghur Folklorist Rahile Dawut’s Life Sentence Confirmed

Liam Scott, Voice of America

Marshall Islands Says U.S. Must Address Nuclear Legacy for Deal on Future Ties

Reuters

Most ‘America Skepticism’ Discourse in Taiwan Originates Locally: Researcher

Chung Yu-chen, CNA

September 21, 2023

China's ‘Hurt Feelings’ Law Is Tailor-Made for Xi Jinping

Benjamin Qiu. Nikkei

Foreign Investors Still Shunning China Despite Signs of Upturn

William Langley, Financial Times

Philippines on Cusp of New South China Sea Cold War

Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times

Hong Kong Loses Edge to Singapore as World’s Freest Economy, as Think Tank Cites Interference and Waning Rule of Law

Hans Te, Hong Kong Free Press

White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media

Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Peter Nicholas, NBC News

Blockade a ‘Monster Risk’ for China: U.S. Officials

AFP

Inside the Ring: China Purges Based on Maoist-Stalinist Ideology

Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Xi’s Personnel Mismanagement

Willy Wo-Lap Lam, The Jamestown Foundation

Chinese Satellite Ground Stations Installed on Disputed South China Sea Reefs

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post

China Accuses U.S. of Hacking Huawei Servers as Far Back as 2009

Debby Wu, Bloomberg

Pacific Island Leaders Hope for More Substance From U.S. Summit

Stephen Wright, BenarNews

September 20, 2023

China Declines to Address Wall Street Journal Report Foreign Minister Was Removed Over Extramarital Affair

Simone McCarthy and Alex Stambaugh, CNN

Commentary: What One More Dash in the South China Sea Tells Us About China’s Game

Collin Koh, Channel News Asia

Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Why Western Nations Fear India-Canada Row

James Landale, BBC

Japan Protests After China Sets Up Buoy in EEZ Near Senkakus

Kyodo News

Trouble Brews After Embassy Worker Finds Spy Bug in China Teapot

Constance Kampfner, The Times of London

On Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly, Sri Lankan President Calls AUKUS ‘a Mistake’ and Rejects Fears Over China

Khushboo Razdan, South China Morning Post

Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware

Andy Greenberg, Wired

Chinese Loans to Africa Plummet to Near Two-Decade Low: Study

Joe Bavier and Rachel Savage, Reuters

German Envoy Summoned by Beijing After Foreign Minister Called Chinese Leader Xi Jinping ‘Dictator’

AFP

U.S. Officials Warn Government Shutdown Could Slow Weapons to Ukraine, Taiwan

Reuters

September 19, 2023

ASEAN Troops Launch Maritime Drills Amid South China Sea Tension

Ismi Damayanti, Nikkei

Taiwan’s Path Between Extremes

Hou Yu-ih, Foreign Affairs

Beijing Demands Consulates in Hong Kong Submit Data of All Locally Employed Staff

Tom Grundy, Hong Kong Free Press

Poll Shows Taiwanese Confidence in National Defense Capabilities on the Rise

Sam Howard, Taiwan News

Taiwan Unveils New Combat Drones at Taipei Aerospace Expo 2023

Joe Saballa, The Defense Post

China Brings Out the Big Guns in the South China Sea

Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy

Ukraine Isn’t the Reason the U.S. Is Unprepared for War

Kori Schake, The Atlantic

Biden’s National Security Adviser Holds Two Days of Talks in Malta With China’s Foreign Minister

Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, Associated Press
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