March 20, 2026 Japan’s Takaichi Tries to Reaffirm Alliance With Trump as He Seeks Help Securing Strait of Hormuz Michelle L. Price and Didi Tang, The Associated Press Nvidia Gets Beijing’s Nod for H200 Chip Sales, Adapts Groq Chip for China, Sources Say Karen Freifeld, Max A. Cherney and Liam Mo, Reuters China-Ruled Macau Approves National Security Law Allowing Closed-Door Trials Jessie Pang, Reuters Hong Kong Sinks in World Happiness Report Index to Lowest-Ever Position Tom Grundy, Hong Kong Free Press China Poses Pressing Threat; Deterrence Needed to Avert Invasion, Taiwan Says Reuters Trump-Xi Dynamics Keep Taiwan on Alert Amid Summit Uncertainty Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia How the Chinese Economy Works. How It Harms Its Own People and the Market-Oriented Economies. And How to Counter It. Thomas J. Duesterberg, Hudson Institute Recognition Comes at a Cost for China’s Catholics Ruowang Li, The Catholic Herald
March 19, 2026 China Ramps Up Scrutiny of a Meta AI Deal Ana Swanson, Meaghan Tobin, Paul Mozur and Eli Tan, The New York Times Controversy Haunts Likely Death of China’s Hypersonic Weapons Expert Fang Daining Ling Xin, South China Morning Post Top Nuclear Weapons, Radar and Missile Experts Vanish From Chinese Academy of Engineering Site Holly Chik, South China Morning Post Taiwan Changes ‘Korea’ to ‘S. Korea’ in Immigration System in Protest Over Seoul’s Labeling of It as China Kim Seung-yeon, Yonhap Battlefield Demand Turning Taiwan Into Drone Manufacturing Hub Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times China Not Planning to Invade Taiwan in 2027: U.S. Intelligence Report Chen Cheng-chien and Ko Lin, CNA Apple’s Tim Cook Visits China as Reliance on Chinese Supply Chains Endures Wency Chen, South China Morning Post Chinese Police Officer and Wife Denied Residency in ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Ruling Nono Shen, The Canadian Press After Chagos Deal, PRC Seeks to Alter Indian Ocean Balance Isaac Stone Fish, The Jamestown Foundation
March 18, 2026 Delay in Trump’s China Visit Gives Both Sides Time to Hammer Out Trade Deal Michelle Ng, The Straits Times China Is Not Going to Bail Trump Out Edward Luce, Financial Times Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Has Received Orders From China and Is ‘Restarting Our Manufacturing’ Katie Tarasov and Kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC Taiwan Remains Priority in Harpoon Missile Deliveries: U.S. Official Elaine Hou and Frances Huang, CNA China’s Burgeoning Undersea Sensor Net Aims to Turn the Ocean Transparent Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer, Defense One As Carney Travels the Globe for New Alliances, He Looks Away on Human Rights Ian Austen, The New York Times
March 17, 2026 Trump Seeks to Delay Meeting With Xi in China Osmond Chia, BBC China Is Tight-Lipped on Trump’s Request to Delay His Xi Summit Alexandra Stevenson, The New York Times U.K. Funded Carbon Capture in Xinjiang During Uyghur ‘Genocide’ Bertie Harrison-Broninski and Ben Cooke, The Times of London Chinese Public Disfavors Military Unification: Poll Sam Garcia, Taipei Times How Takaichi Can Triumph Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs Top U.S. Allies Are Turning Toward China Instead. Blame Trump Phelim Kine and Jordyn Dahl, Politico The Great Broadcasting Retreat Dalia Parete, Lingua Sinica Holding Out: Taiwan Urgently Needs More Energy Storage and Generation David Axe, The Strategist
March 16, 2026 Donald Trump Throws U.S.-China Reboot Off Course by Saying He Could Delay Xi Jinping Summit Demetri Sevastopulo, Edward Luce and Joe Leahy, Financial Times Taiwan Says Large-Scale Chinese Military Flights Return After Unusual Absence Reuters Taiwan Military Official Denies Delay in Delivery of U.S. SkyGuardian Drones Matt Yu and Joseph Yeh, CNA NATO Partner Serbia Admits Buying Chinese Missiles After Photos Leaked Reuters Chinese Satellites Pass Over Japan Every 10 Minutes, Monitoring U.S. Military Bases The Yomiuri Shimbun Google’s Gemini AI Chatbot Finally Rolling Out to All Hongkongers Tom Grundy, Hong Kong Free Press They Came to Build China’s EV Future. Investigators Found Conditions Akin to ‘Slavery’ Terrence McCoy and Christian Shepherd, The Washington Post Taiwan’s Red-Hot Tech Economy Leaves Young Workers, Old Industries Cold Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia Taiwan’s Bid to Export Drones Free of Chinese Parts Is Taking Off The Economist
March 13, 2026 Thousands of Chinese Boats Mass at Sea, Raising Questions AFP Taiwan’s Lai May End Overseas Travel Drought With Trip to Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Yian Lee, Bloomberg Takaichi Misses Events Due to Cold Symptoms Ahead of U.S. Visit Sakura Murakami, Bloomberg Troubled Waters: Challenges Grow for Taiwan’s Homegrown Submarine Program Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times Indonesia, Australia Eye Trilateral Security Cooperation With Japan Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta Globe Despite Loss of Panama Canal, China Investing $23.9 Billion In Global Seaports: Study Ralph Jennings, South China Morning Post The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter
March 12, 2026 U.S. Navy Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait Ahead of Trump's Planned China Visit Reuters Chinese Warplane Lull Around Taiwan Tied to Politics, Fuel: Scholars Sunny Lai, CNA China Expected to Push for Ethnic Unity Law That Critics Say Will Cement Assimilation The Associated Press China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Could Target Taiwanese, Taipei Officials Warn Reuters Lawmakers Give Cabinet Nod to Sign Letters of Offer and Acceptance for Four U.S. Weapons Systems Sean Lin, CNA Nearly 60% Would ‘Resist’ Chinese Invasion Without U.S. Help: Survey Chung Yu-chen and Ko Lin, CNA Chinese Navy’s New Type 055 Destroyers Join Taiwan-focused Command Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News
March 11, 2026 Fans Barred From Cheering ‘Taiwan’ During Soccer Match Chen Cheng-yu and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times Taiwan Energy Dependence in Focus as Iran War Highlights Vulnerabilities Thompson Chau, Cheng Ting-fang and Lauly Li, Nikkei Asia Taiwan Could Restart No. 3 Nuclear Plant in 2028: Minister Lin Ching-yin and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA U.S. Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Strengthen Taiwan Energy Security James Thompson and Chung Yu-chen, CNA Taiwan to Have Highest Anti-Ship Missile Density Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times Taiwan’s Delayed Hai Kun Submarine Conducts Fifth Dive Test Lin Chiao-lien and Sean Lin, CNA India’s Cabinet Said to Ease Rules That Curbed Chinese Investment Shruti Srivastava and Rajesh Kumar Roy, Bloomberg A Trump-Xi Summit Nears, but China Doesn’t Know What Trump Wants Ana Swanson and David Pierson, The New York Times China Is Rebuilding Its Grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un Ready to Oblige? Mei Mei Chu, Ju-min Park and Claire Fu, Reuters
March 10, 2026 China Signals It Wants a Trump Visit Despite Iran War Thomas Hale, Financial Times U.S. and China Clash Over Fentanyl and Tariffs at Global Drugs Meeting Reuters Trump’s China Visit Limited to Beijing Due to Tight Schedule and Security Needs: Sources William Zheng, South China Morning Post Xi Unsure of PLA’s Loyalty, Mainland Affairs Council Says Chen Yu-fu and Esme Yeh, Taipei Times There Are 56 Ethnicities in China — and 55 Are Getting Squashed The Economist I Was a Hong Kong Activist. What’s the Delay to My British Citizenship? Geraldine Scott, The Times How One Man’s Prediction Fueled Fears of a 2027 Taiwan Invasion Austin Ramzy, Chun Han Wong and Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal Reconsidering Taiwan’s Sovereignty: History, International Law, and U.S. Strategic Interests Luke Bellocchi, John Tkacik and Gerrit van der Wees, Real Clear Defense
March 9, 2026 For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power David Pierson, The New York Times Iran Conflict Raises Worries Over U.S. Missile Stockpiles Due for Taiwan Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia Laden Iranian Ships Depart Chinese Port Tied to Key Military Chemicals Joyce Sohyun Lee and Meg Kelly, The Washington Post Washington Urges Taiwan Lawmakers to Pass Special Defense Budget Bill Chung Yu-Chen and Joseph Yeh, CNA New PRC Cybercrime Law Heralds Digital Iron Curtain Youlun Nie, The Jamestown Foundation Taiwanese Premier Makes Surprise Visit to Japan for World Baseball Classic Lin Tsuei-yi, Chung Li-hua and Chen Cheng-yu, Taipei Times Italy Expels Eight Chinese on National Security Grounds Safeguard Defenders China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network Dustin Volz, The Wall Street Journal
March 6, 2026 British Member of Parliament’s Partner Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for China Sabrina Miller, Martin Evans, Tony Diver and Genevieve Holl-Allen, The Telegraph China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades Aaron Krolik, The New York Times What to Know About the ‘Two Sessions,’ China's Biggest Political Meeting Stephen McDonell and Kelly Ng, BBC China Says It Seeks Communication With U.S. But Vows to Hold Its ‘Red Lines’ Reuters Colby Says U.S. Weapons Supply Under Control Jake Chung, Taipei Times Taiwan Expects Power Demand to Increase by More Than Five Gigawatts by 2030, Enough to Power Nearly Four Million Homes Jowi Morales, Tom’s Hardware Is the U.S. in Decline? After Iran Strikes, Maybe Not, Chinese Analysts Say Yuanyue Dang, South China Morning Post
March 4, 2026 China Prepares Landmark Law Curtailing Minority Language Rights Joe Leahy, Financial Times U.K. Trial of Two Alleged Hong Kong Spies Opens in London Kris Cheng, Nikkei Asia Alibaba AI Whiz Quits After Warning of U.S.-China Tech Gap Bloomberg Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Calls for Taipei to Be Part of ‘First Island Chain’ Security Framework Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times The U.S. Just Took Out Two China-Friendly Leaders in Two Months. Why Has Beijing Done Very Little About It? John Liu and Simone McCarthy, CNN Taiwan Doesn’t Have to Choose Cheng Li-wun, Foreign Affairs Beijing Doesn’t Think Like Washington — and the Iran Conflict Shows Why Evan A. Feigenbaum, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace