July 2, 2025 Taiwan Defense Budget Includes New Link 22-Based Command and Control System Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times U.S. Shoppers Ditch Shein and Temu as Trump Closes Tax Loophole Laura Onita, Financial Times Justice Department Says Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Spying Inside the U.S. for Beijing The Associated Press China’s Huawei Must Face U.S. Criminal Charges, Judge Rules Jonathan Stempel, Reuters Chinatown Millionaire Linked to Communist Party ‘Spy Agency’ Sophia Yan, The Telegraph Philippines Says Military Leaders Working to Set Up ‘One-Theater’ Approach in East, South China Seas Reuters Dalai Lama Tightens Grip on Succession in the Face of Chinese Pressure Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, The New York Times
July 1, 2025 China Left Off Toughest Tier of U.K. Regime Tracking ‘Covert Foreign Influence’ Jim Pickard, George Parker and David Sheppard, Financial Times Dalai Lama Set to Reveal Succession Plan as China Watches Krishna N. Das, Reuters China Steals Language and Home Life From Tibetan Kids as Young as 4 Josh Chin Follow and Niharika Mandhana Chinese Navy Chief of Staff and Nuclear Scientist Expelled From Top Legislature South China Morning Post Beijing’s Rare Disclosure on DF-5B Missile Signals Shift in Nuclear Messaging Hollie McKay, The Cipher Brief Wife of Former Taipei Deputy Mayor Dies by Suicide TVBS News Two Taiwanese Indicted in U.S. for Backing North Korea's Weapons Program Chung Yu-chen and Joseph Yeh, CNA Taiwan’s President Takes on China, and His Opponents, in Speaking Tour Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien, The New York Times Hong Kong’s Security Net Extends Beyond Arrests as Small Businesses Pressured Kanis Leung, The Associated Press
June 30, 2025 Deadline Nears for Taiwan’s Chinese Immigrants to Prove No China Household Registration Ashish Valentine, NPR Top Chinese General Ousted From Body That Oversees China’s Military Helen Davidson and Amy Hawkins, The Guardian Taiwan Vice President Says Not Intimidated After Alleged China Plot AFP China Forces Young Tibetan Children to Indoctrination Boarding Schools to Push State Propaganda, Report Finds Kathleen Calderwood, Xin-yun Wu and Ching-fu Liu, ABC News ‘Every Word Has Come Back to Haunt Me’: China Cracks Down on Women Who Write Gay Erotica Yi Ma and Eunice Yang, BBC China: Building a ‘Patriots Only’ Hong Kong Human Rights Watch Cao Xin: China Cannot Sidestep on the North Korea Issue Yuxuan Jia and Xintian Li, The East Is Red
June 27, 2025 The Most Endangered Legislators in Taiwan’s Recall Election Nathan Batto, Frozen Garlic Chinese Association Accused of Mixing Crime and Patriotism as It Serves Beijing Rebecca Tan and Pei-Lin Wu, The Washington Post Chinese Agents Surveilled Taiwan Vice President Hsiao During 2024 Trip: Czech Officials Liu Yu-ting and Chao Yen-hsiang, CNA Ottawa Silent on Jimmy Lai as EU Pressures China to Release Jailed Hong Kong Publisher Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail China Is Still Choking Exports of Rare Earths Despite Pact With U.S. Jon Emont, The Wall Street Journal ‘No Alternative’ to Millions of Drones for Taiwan Defense: Auterion CEO Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia
June 26, 2025 Why Recent Surprise Attacks Against Russia and Iran Should Worry Taiwan Michael A. Hunzeker and Yuster Yu, War on the Rocks Iran’s Defense Minister Visits China in First Trip Since War Bloomberg Israel-Iran Conflict Spurs China to Reconsider Russian Gas Pipeline Georgi Kantchev and Lingling Wei, The Wall Street Journal Newsom California Initiative Accused of Links to Chinese Influence Network Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Newsweek League of Social Democrats, One of Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Groups, to Disband: Source Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Lawmakers Pass National Security Amendments to Labor Union Laws James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press Japan Conducts First Missile Test on Its Own Territory as Part of Military Buildup to Deter China Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press Before the U.S. Realizes the Cost, China Is Rapidly Gaining Soft Power Ground Li Qiang, The Diplomat
June 25, 2025 China Is Working to Undermine U.K. Democracy, British Government Says David Sheppard, Financial Times In a First, Xi Will Miss BRICS Summit in Rio as Li Qiang Leads China Delegation: Sources Igor Patrick, South China Morning Post China Plans to Show Off New Equipment at Parade Marking 80th Anniversary of Japan’s World War II Surrender The Associated Press Marching to Different Drums: The Army’s Birthday Parade as Seen from China J. William DeMarco, War on the Rocks ‘Soft Resistance Is Real’: Hong Kong Leader Warns of ‘Pervasive’ National Security Risks Hans Tse, South China Morning Post Exposed Undersea: PLA Navy Officer Reflections on China’s Not-So-Silent Service Ryan D. Martinson, Center for International Maritime Security Taiwan Has Upped the Ante in the Cold War Over Chips June Yoon, The Financial Times
June 24, 2025 U.S. Taking Concrete Naval Action to Deter China: Expert Fang Wei-li and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times NATO Worried About Taiwan Amid Chinese Military Buildup Tien Hsi-ju and Wu Kuan-hsien, CNA ‘The Better Life Is Out of Reach’: The Chinese Dream Is Slipping Away Li Yuan, The New York China’s Strategic Hinterland: Enhancing New-Quality Combat Capabilities in Sichuan China Aerospace Studies Institute The Drone Swarm Paradox in the Taiwan Strait Aina Turillazzi and James Char, The Diplomat What Democracies Get Wrong About Chinese AI Kai-Shen Huang, The Diplomat
June 23, 2025 Japan Spots Chinese Ships Near Disputed Isles for Record 216 Straight Days AFP Philippine Offshore Vessels Face Chinese Cutters and Water Cannons at Scarborough Shoal Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News A Celebrity Draft-Dodging Scandal Lays Bare Problems With Taiwan’s Crucial Reservist Force Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taiwan President Refutes China’s Claims Over Taiwan in First of 10 Speeches Joseph Yeh, CNA Chinese Stocks and American Exchanges Head for a Breakup James T. Areddy, The Wall Street Journal China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Seen Like Never Before Thomas Newdick, The War Zone What Democracies Get Wrong About Chinese AI Kai-Shen Huang, The Diplomat
June 19, 2025 Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin, The New York Times China Sends Mystery Transport Planes Into Iran Sophia Yan, The Telegraph U.S. Warns Britain Over Chinese Wind Farm Security Risks Demetri Sevastopulo, Rachel Millard and Jim Pickard, Financial Times Ditching AUKUS Would Harm U.S., Close Ally Tells Trump Tony Diver, The Telegraph Taiwan Eyes 2027 Low Earth Orbit Satellite Launch Shelley Shan, Taipei Times U.S. Army Demonstrates Anti-Ship Potential in the Philippines Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, Naval News
June 18, 2025 China’s Spy Agencies Are Investing Heavily in A.I., Researchers Say Julian E. Barnes, The New York Times Dual Chinese Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups Continue to Operate in the Western Pacific Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News Taiwan Seals Deal to Buy Military Drone Software Ann Wang, Reuters Taiwan Submarine Conducts First Sea Trial Tests: Shipbuilder Joseph Yeh, CNA As Luxon Heads to China, His Government’s Pivot Toward the U.S. Is a Stumbling Block Robert G. Patman, The Conversation
June 17, 2025 Taiwan Targets Blood Bag Production as China Steps Up Pressure Cindy Wang and Yian Lee, Bloomberg Taiwan to Establish HIMARS Army Unit Next Nonth Chen Chih-cheng, Lo Tien-pin and Shelley Shan, Taipei Times Chinese AI Companies Dodge U.S. Chip Curbs by Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad Raffaele Huang and Liza Lin, The Wall Street Journal China’s Automakers Aim for Cars With 100% Domestic Chips From 2026 Cissy Zhou, Cheng Ting-fang and Lauly Li, Nikkei Asia China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World Alexandra Stevenson, The New York Times Beijing Official Xia Baolong to Visit Hong Kong Ahead of Fifth Anniversary of National Security Law Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press
June 16, 2025 China Considers Lifting Sanctions on U.K. Parliamentarians as Relations Warm Eleni Courea, The Guardian Taiwan Blacklists Huawei and SMIC Bloomberg Former Cuomo Campaign Adviser Led Chinese State Oil Company Jay Root, Michael Forsythe and Bianca Pallaro, The New York Times Hong Kong Justice Minister Downplays Departure of Foreign Judges, Says Numbers ‘Not Main Point’ Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan’s Indigenous Submarine Undergoes Final Stage of Harbor Trials Tung Chun-chih, Wu Shu-wei and Joseph Yeh, CNA Taiwan’s Military Reform Is Failing Where It Matters Most Patrick Ko, Defense News Chinese Scientists Build Electronic War Game for Taiwan and Nearby Waters Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post