March 27, 202 ‘When China Attacks’ — and the U.S. Goes Down to Defeat Scott Foster, Asia Times Amid Strained U.S. Ties, China Finds Unlikely Friend in Utah Alan Suderman And Sam Metz, Associated Press Taiwan Residents Flee Remote Islands as China Severs Internet Sea Cables Sophia Yan, The Telegraph Former Taiwan President Heads to China Pledging Peace Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang, Reuters Taiwan, Honduras Sever All Relations Liu Tzu-hsuan, Taipiei Times Vietnam Sends Ship to Track Chinese Vessel Patrolling Russian Gas Field in EEZ: Data Francesco Guarascio, Reuters Foxconn Founder Gou, Possible Taiwan Presidential Candidate, to Visit U.S. Ben Blanchard, Reuters Taiwan Says Sees No Signs of PLA Deployment Before President’s U.S. Trip Roger Tung and Faith Hung, Reuters Assessing Hong Kong’s Continuing Downward Spiral (and Its Implications for Taiwan) Stephen M. Young, Taipei Times German Christian Democrats Rewrite Merkel’s China Playbook Gabriel Rinaldi, Politico Why Doesn’t the World Care More About the Uyghurs? Foreign Policy Hong Kongers Hold First Protest in Years Under Strict Rules Kanis Leung, Associated Press
March 24, 202 The TikTok Hearing Was Mostly Lawmakers Berating the CEO and Following Detailed Questions With ‘Yes or No?’ Dan Whateley and Aaron Mok, Business Insider Countering United Front Work: Taiwan’s Political Warfare System Mariah Thornton, LSE IDEAS From Rockets to Ball Bearings, Pentagon Struggles to Feed War Machine Eric Lipton, The New York Times Ex-NBA Player Says TikTok Blocked Him for Posting About ‘China’s Human Rights Abuses’ Mairead Elordi, The Daily Wire ‘Like a War Zone’: Congress Hears of China’s Abuses in Xinjiang ‘Re-Education Camps’ Lauren Gambino, The Guardian China Threatens Consequences Over U.S. Warship’s Actions in South China Sea David Rising, Associated Press Juggled Plan for McCarthy-Tsai Meeting Does Taiwan No Favors Derek Grossman, Nikkei U.S. ‘Tiger Team’ to Expedite Arms Sales Liu Tzu-hsuan, Taipei Times Countries Compete to Lure Manufacturers From China Jason Douglas and Stella Yifan Xie, The Wall Street Journal How to Out-Deter China Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs Why is China Strengthening Its Military? It’s Not All About War Timothy R. Heath, Defense News Chinese Clout Is Strongest in Taiwan: Report Chung Li-hua and Jake Chung, Taipei Times Taiwan Must Demonstrate Strength to Deter China: O’Brien Teng Pei-ju, Central News Agency 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China U.S. Department of Defense 2022 in ADIZ Violations: China Dials Up the Pressure on Taiwan Ben Lewis, China Power
March 23, 20 U.S. State Department Reverses Restrictions for Asian American Diplomats Lily LaMattina, Taiwan News Chip War and Censorship Hobble Chinese Tech Giants in Chatbot Race Poornima Weerasekara and Sebastien Ricci, AFP Analysis: China’s Sway Over Russia Grows Amid Ukraine Fight Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press In a Brother Act With Putin, Xi Reveals China’s Fear of Containment Chris Buckley, The New York Times Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer Jake Werner, The Nation ‘Pandora’s Box’: EU Weighs Changing Relations With China Alexandra von Nahmen, Deutsche Welle Nuclearizing the Indo-Pacific Jakarta Post U.S. F-22s Land in Philippines for First Time, Furthering Defense Ties Zamone Perez and Jon Simkins, Air Force Times Taiwan Pursues Internet Satellite Service Ahead of Potential Chinese Invasion Louise Matsakis, Semafor U.S. Bolstering Military Interoperability Among Indo-Pacific Partners: Taiwan Defense Ministry Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News Enhance Taiwan-U.S. Cooperation to Deter China: Ex-AIT Chair Sean Lin, Central News Agency China Is Starting to Act Like a Global Power Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal MP Han Dong Resigns From Liberal Caucus, Denies Advising China to Delay Two Michaels’ Release Ryan Tumilty, Catherine Levesque, National Post Young Adults in Europe Are Critical of the U.S. and China – but for Different Reasons Laura Clancy, Pew Research Center
March 22, 2023 U.S. Claims ‘Significant Human Rights Issues’ in Hong Kong, as Local Gov’t Decries ‘Despicable Tricks’ Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Activist Albert Ho Arrested as China Clamps Down Takeshi Kihara, Nikkei Marcos Says New Military Bases With U.S. to Be ‘Scattered’ Around the Philippines Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters Taiwan Says It Has Contingency Plans for China Moves While President Abroad Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung, Reuters Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa Warns China Not the Only Outside Power Looking to Increase Their Presence in Pacific Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News (Australia) Beijing’s Population Falls for First Time Since 2003 as China Battles Low Birthrate Helen Davidson, The Guardian Could Indonesia Legally Stop Transit by Nuclear-Powered AUKUS Subs? Dita Liliansa, The Interpreter Viral Hit ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Pulled From Cinemas in Hong Kong Over Suspected China Censorship Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter U.S. Needs Air Superiority, Ship-Killing Weapons to Defend Taiwan, Pacific Air Forces Commander Says John Grady, USNI News U.S. Officials in Chip Development Office to Visit Taiwan Stacy Hsu and Frances Huang, CNA (Taiwan)
March 21, 2023 Don’t Panic About Taiwan Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs China's New Power Structure Tightens Grip on Data, Tech, Finance Cissy Zhou And Pak Yiu, Nikkei Explaining China’s Diplomatic Strategy on Ukraine Jianli Yang, The Diplomat If China Arms Russia, the U.S. Should Kill China’s Aircraft Industry Richard Aboulafia, Foreign Policy U.S., Philippines to Announce New Sites for U.S. Military as Soon as Possible: U.S. Official Karen Lema and Poppy Mcpherson, Reuters Japan, U.S. and Chinese Delegations Visit Solomon Islands Within Days of One Another Chrisnrita Leong, ABC (Australia) Beijing’s Lean Into Moscow Evan A. Feigenbaum, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace U.S. Intel Helped India Rout China in 2022 Border Clash: Sources Paul D. Shinkman, U.S. News The Real Meaning of Xi’s Visit to Putin Gideon Rachman, The Financial Times Canada Seeking to Set Up 4-Way Framework With Japan, South Korea, U.S. Kyodo News China’s Crackdown on the Uyghurs Is the Most Globalized Genocide in History Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy An Insider's Perspective on China's Strategy in Ukraine Bruno Macaes, Time
March 20, 2023 Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to Make Historic Visit to Mainland China Eric Cheung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN The Real Risk of the China Select Committee Anatol Klass, Foreign Policy U.S. Pushes Honduras to Stay Aligned With Taipei Sarah Kinosian and Ben Blanchard, Reuters Australia Has ‘Absolutely Not’ Committed to Join U.S. in Event of War Over Taiwan, Marles Says Daniel Hurst, The Guardian Taiwan Chip Exports to China Sputter on Tensions, Falling Demand Yoshihiro Sato, Bloomberg China’s Approach to Europe? Anti-Diplomacy Isabel Hilton, Prospect German Public Opinion in the China Policy Debate Tim Hildebrandt, The Diplomat Czech Republic Readies Big Taiwan Delegation in Defiance of China Robert Muller, Reuters Pilots Launch Joint Training Program Yu Tai-lang, Taipei Times Taiwan's 2nd-Generation Albatross Drone to Be Revealed at Aerospace Exhibition Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News Taiwan, Japan Ruling Parties to Discuss Security Issues in First Physical Dialogue Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News New Submarines Will Deter Blockades That Cut Us off From the World: Marles Anthony Galloway, The Age Navy to Acquire Five More Corvettes Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times
March 17, 2023 Chip Globalization Is Over and Sanctions Work, Says TSMC Founder Debby Wu, Bloomberg ‘Hunting Rifles’ — Really? China Ships Assault Weapons and Body Armor to Russia Erin Banco and Sarah Anne Aarup, Poilitico U.S., Taiwan Move Closer to Trade, Investment Agreement Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal Japan Moves Missile Capable Troops Into Remote Island Base as Regional Tensions Rise Chris Lau, CNN Former Australian PM Paul Keating Labels Taiwan ‘a Territory,’ ‘So-Called Democracy’ Keoni Everington, Taiwan News China’s Vancouver consulate interfered in 2022 municipal election, according to CSIS Robert Fifeottawa, Steven Chasesenior and Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail Scholz Warns China Not to Use Force to Alter Taiwan Status Quo Shogo Akagawa, Nikkei Taiwan Issues Arrest Warrant for AWOL Soldier Found in China Wang Cheng-chung, Huang Huei-min and Lee Hsin-Yin, Central News Agency How Congress Can Compel Global Divestment From China’s Forced Labor Robby Stephany Saunders, The Hill
March 16, 2023 U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Divest Sam Levin, The Guardian China, Japan Trade Accusations Over Maritime Incursions Associated Press How China Lost Asia Yoon Young-kwan, The Strategist China blocks U.S. webcast of North Korea rights meeting at U.N. Michelle Nichols, Reuters China’s Sound and Fury over Aukus Will Mean Little for Ties With Australia Benjamin Herscovitch, The Guardian Around the Halls: AUKUS Defines an Emerging Alliance at Sea Bruce Jones, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ryan Hass, Amy J. Nelson, Tom Stefanick, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge and Andrew Yeo, Brookings China’s Consumption Conundrum Damien Ma and Houze Song, Foreign Affairs U.S. Pushes for TikTok Sale to Resolve National Security Concerns David McCabe and Cecilia Kang, The New York Times China’s AI Chatbots Clam Up When Asked About Xi Jinping’s Leadership Shen Lu, The Wall Street Journal Strategic Amnesia: The U.S. Army’s Stubborn Rush to Its Next War Real Clear Defense China Gets a New Premier James Palmer, Foreign Policy Lost in Translation: What Happens When Academic Wxchanges Between the World’s Biggest Superpowers Collapse? Christina Lu, Foreign Policy 1,100 Scientists and Students Barred from U.K. Amid China Crackdown Hannah Devlin, The Guardian
March 15, 2023 Honduran President Seeks Diplomatic Relations With China in a Blow for Taiwan Tara Subramaniam, CNN Analysis: Fear of the Dark: Taiwan Sees Wartime Frailty in Communication Links With World Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee, Reuters China Removes All Remaining Curbs on Australian Coal Imports Bloomberg News Taiwan Unveils Its New Combat and Surveillance Drones as China Threat Grows Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan Says Submarine Program Going to Plan Despite Difficulties Ben Blanchard, Reuters ‘AUKUS Created for Fighting’: Push for Indonesia to Refuse Access to Subs Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, The Sydney Morning Herald China Exerts Control Over Internet Cable Projects in South China Sea Anna Gross, Alexandra Heal, Demetri Sevastopulo, Kathrin Hille and Mercedes Ruehl, The Financial Times Brussels Seeks New Controls to Limit China Acquiring High-Tech Andy Bounds, The Financial Times Chinese SARS Whistleblower Jiang Yanyong Dies at 91 Associated Press Proposal of Chinese ‘Kill List’ of Taiwanese Independence Advocates Meant to Intimidate Brian Hioe, New Bloom Why Some China Hawks Worry About the Senate’s Bipartisan TikTok Bill Jimmy Quinn, National Review Why Saudi Snub of Biden on China-Iran Deal May Help U.S. Relations Laura Kelly and Brad Dress, The Hill
March 14, 2023 Australian Nuclear Submarine Program to Cost up to $368 billion as AUKUS Details Unveiled in the U.S. Andrew Greene and Matthew Doran, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) AUKUS Plan for Australia to Buy Nuclear-Powered Submarines Faces Big Political Risks Sebastien Roblin, 19FortyFive U.K. Approves Increased Submarine-Related Exports to Taiwan, Risking Angering China Andrew Macaskill and Elizabeth Piper, Reuters New U.K. Defense Guidance Sharpens Criticism of China Andrew Chuter, Defense News Celebrating AUKUS, the U.K. and Australia Hesitate on China Hawkishness Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner Taiwan Blasts EU for Wanting Chips While Denying Trade Talks Debby Wu, Bloomberg The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over Jerry Hendrix, The Atlantic A New Pentagon Map Shows How China Is Beefing Up What a Top U.S. General Calls Its ‘Dangerous Position’ in the South China Sea Benjamin Brimelow, Business Insider Look to Korea to See How China Might Fight in the Pacific Today James Holmes, 19FortyFive The Liberal Cyber Order Joshua Rovner, War on the Rocks China Has Three Roads to Taiwan: The U.S. Must Block Them All Dan Blumenthal and Fred Kagan, The Hill U.S. Would Destroy Taiwan’s Semiconductor Factories Rather Than Letting Them Fall Into China’s Hands, a Former National Security Adviser Says Britney Nguyen, Business Insider Why Chinese students Are an Increasingly Rare Sight in Taiwan Jordyn Haime, Al Jazeera Bad Idea: Equating the Threats Facing Taiwan and Ukraine Hannah Price and Brian Hart, Defense360
March 13, 2023 Facing Massive Data Leak, Taiwan Fails the Test Vincent Cheng and Silva Shih, CommonWealth Magazine Taiwan Says Defense Spending to Focus on Readying for ‘Total Blockade’ by China Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters China's Parliament Approves Changes to Speed Up ‘Emergency’ Laws Laurie Chen, Reuters Cobra Gold drills expose U.S.-China fight for Thailand Richard S. Ehrlich, Asia Times China Attack Calculus Depends on Unification, Economic Issues: U.S. Chiang Chin-yeh and Ko Lin, CNA China uses TikTok for Disinformation Campaign in Taiwan The Print Decisive Deterrence Requires U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons Richard D. Fisher, Taipei Times Beijing Beefs Up Unification Drive: Report Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington, Taipei Times Military Research Unit to Unveil Taiwan-Developed Drones Next Week Matt Yu and Joseph Yeh, CNA China Launches Two More Type 052DL Destroyers in Dalian Tayfun Ozberk, Naval News Gaining Victory in Systems Warfare: China’s Perspective on the U.S.-China Military Balance Mark Cozad, Jeffrey Engstrom, Scott W. Harold, Timothy R. Heath, Sale Lilly, Edmund J. Burke, Julia Brackup and Derek Grossman, RAND Corportation
March 10, 2023 American Power and the Defense of Taiwan Matt Salmon and Shay Stautz, Foreign Policy Research Institute Second-Hand, Cheaper Virginia Subs Headed to Australia Matthew Cranston, Australian Financial Review Micronesia’s President Writes Bombshell Letter on China’s ‘Political Warfare’ Cleo Paskal, The Diplomat In AUKUS, Navy Eyes a Full-Service Submarine Garage in Asia-Pacific Megan Eckstein, Joe Gould and Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News A Timeline of China’s Alleged Interference in Recent Canadian Elections Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Canadian Police Investigate Chinese ‘Police Stations’ in Quebec Nadine Yousif, BBC News Inside Indo-Pacific Command’s $87 Billion Wish List to Deter China Joe Gould, Defense News Chinese Rocket That Delivered Military Spy Satellites Breaks Up Over Texas Sam LaGrone, USNI News Pentagon Says Russia Supplying Fuel for Chinese Nuclear Warheads Bill Gertz, The Washington Times China embraces ChatGPT for Love Letters, Amazon Listings Viola Zhou, Rest of World The Philippines’ Evolving View on Taiwan: From Passivity to Active Involvement Renato Cruz De Castro, Brookings A Strategy of Denial for the Western Pacific Elbridge Colby, U.S. Naval Institute How U.S. Plans for a Faraway Pacific War While China Plots to Disrupt It Tom O'Connor and Naveed Jamali, Newsweek We May Already Be in a Cold War With China Joseph DeTrani, The Cipher Brief Qin Gang’s Blistering Broadside Batters Ties Phelim Kine, Politico