January 3, 2024 ‘All Frequencies’: China Releases Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Standard Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post China Conducts Naval Blockade Exercise in Miyako Strait; China Coast Guard Ships Near Senkaku Islands Given Stronger Weapons The Yomiuri Shimbun Boss of British Tech Giant to Leave Amid Row Over China Security Fears James Titcomb, The Telegraph China Adds to Sanctions of U.S. Defense Contractors Over Taiwan Arms Sales James T. Areddy, The Wall Street Journal China Is Arresting Writers for Posting Fanfiction and Gay Erotica Ryan Adamczeski, Advocate Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns Ana Swanson, The New York Times For the Navy, All Eyes Will Be on the China-Taiwan Question Justin Katz, Breaking Defense ‘Made in Wuhan, Shipped by Beijing’: A Story of How Communist Party of China Gave World Covid-19 Pandemic Madhur Sharma, Firstpost
January 2, 2025 Chinese Warships, Aircraft Deploy in Strength to Scarborough Shoal Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News China’s Xi Addresses Economic Challenges, Threatens Taiwan in New Year Speech Katrina Northrop, The Washington Post Retired Taiwanese Major Gets 12 Years for Passing Secrets to China Flor Wang and Liu Shih-yi, CNA Why Would China Want a Blockade on Japanese Islands? Recent Drill Raises Taiwan Specter Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post Why China’s Taiwan Integration Experiment In Fujian Is Starting to Fizzle Amber Wang, South China Morning Post China’s Economy Is Burdened by Years of Excess. Here’s How Bad It Really Is Jason Douglas and Ming Li, The Wall Street Journal China’s Global Maritime Ambitions 10,000 Miles Beyond Taiwan Aaron Marchant, U.S. Naval Institute The J-36 and Shenyang Stealth Fighters: China’s Great Aerospace Leap Andrew Erickson, 19FortyFive
December 31, 2024 China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says Ana Swanson and David E. Sanger, The New York Times Share Covid Data, World Health Organization Tells China Robert Plummer, BBC News China Is Building New Detention Centers All Over the Country as Xi Jinping Widens Corruption Purge CNN Chart of the Day: The Military Brass Ensnared in China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Lin Yunshi and Kelly Wang, Caixing Philippines Wrestles With How to Face Down China While Policing 7,000 Islands Kathrin Hille, Financial Times Nightmares of a Chinese Invasion Inspire Taboo-Breaking Entertainment in Taiwan Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal
December 30, 2024 Jimmy Carter Played a Major Role in Opening U.S.-China Ties Jane Tang and Paul Eckert, Radio Free Asia Taiwanese Government to Investigate YouTuber’s ‘United Front’ Claims Fang Wei-li and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times Taiwan Developing New Hypersonic Missile: Source Lo Tien-bin and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times The KMT Unleashes Chaos Michael Turton, Taipei Times China Has Limited Firepower to Counter U.S. Tariffs Jason Douglas, The Wall Street Journal Japanese Cabinet Approves Record Defense Budget, China Launches New Amphibious Warship Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News
December 27, 2024 Prosecutors in Taiwan Indict Former Presidential Candidate Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien, The New York Times Ko Wen-je's 10-Year Rise and Fall in Taiwanese Politics Kuo Chien-shen and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA Taiwan Seeks Clarity on Trump Team Policy Amid Chinese Pressure William Yang, Voice of America Taiwan Presidential Office War Game Shows Need for Better Government Coordination Teng Pei-ju CNA China Pushes Ahead With Huge — and Controversial — Dam in Tibet Christian Shepherd, The Washington Post Chinese Legal Experts Condemn Police for Sending Blogger to Psychiatric Hospital Yuanyue Dang, South China Morning Post How a Young Mayor Turned Her Town Into a Hub for ‘Pig Butchering’ Scammers Feliz Solomon and Patricia Kowsmann, The Wall Street Journal Xi at Trump's Inauguration? China Likely Still Weighing Options Zichen Wang, Pekingology
December 26, 2024 Taiwan People’s Party Leader Ko Wen-je Indicted on Bribery, Other Corruption Charges James Thompson, Lin Chang-shun and Hsieh Hsin-en, CNA Taiwan Defense Ministry Warns New Laws Could Have ‘Serious Impact’ on Security Reuters In a First, Taiwan’s Presidential Office Runs War Games to Simulate a China Emergency Reuters Annexation of Taiwan ‘Non-Negotiable’: China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Chen Yu-fu and Hollie Younger, Taipei Times China Blocks Investigation of Bulker Suspected of Baltic Subsea Attack The Maritime Executive China Sanctions 20 in Canada, Two Groups Who Advocate for Uyghurs, Tibetans Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail What Is ‘Neijuan,’ and Why Is China Worried About It? Amy Hawkins, The Guardian
December 25, 2024 China Abruptly Changes Army General Overseeing Political Loyalty Josh Xiao, Josh Xiao Hong Kong Offers Bounties for Six More Pro-Democracy Activists Reuters Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Nets Record Number of ‘Tigers’ in 2024 William Zheng, South China Morning Post Brazil Shuts BYD Factory Site Over ‘Slavery’ Conditions Annabelle Liang, BBC News Taiwan’s President Faces Fresh Setback as Lawmakers Vote Down Judges Yian Lee and Cindy Wang, BBC News China Trains African Journalists as Part of Drive to Boost Influence Kitty Wang, Radio Free Asia
December 24, 2024 The Philippines to Acquire U.S. Typhon Missile System AFP China Says Philippine Plan to Deploy Midrange Missiles Would Be ‘Extremely Irresponsible’ Ken Moritsugu and Teresa Cerojano, Associated Press Ex-U.S. Fighter Pilot Accused of Training Chinese Military Will Be Extradited to the United States Hilary Whiteman, CNN China Takes Steps Against Canada Institutions, Individuals Over Uyghurs, Tibet Reuters The ‘Invisible Wall’ Amplifying China’s Population Doom Loop Liyan Qi, The Wall Street Journal A Billion Users, but Controversies Mount Up for China-Linked Tiktok AFP China Says Economists Who Spread ‘Inappropriate’ Views Should Be Fired Stella Yifan Xie, Nikkeo Asia
December 23, 2024 U.S. Report Says Hong Kong Becoming ‘Nearly Indistinguishable’ From Chinese Cities, as Beijing Condemns ‘Arrogance’ Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan a Major World Issue: Trump William Hetherington, Taipei Times Sweden Criticizes China for Refusing Full Access to Vessel Suspected of Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage Richard Milne, Financial Times British Government Rejects Calls to Classify China as Security Threat Charles Hymas, The Telegraph Vietnam Unveils New VCS-01 Mobile Coastal Defense System Gordon Arthur, Naval News Vietnam, India Close to Finalizing BrahMos Deal Sidhant Sibal, WION Seven Chinese Nationals Tried to Illegally Enter Guam as U.S. Tested Missile, Authorities Say Gerry Doyle, Reuters
December 20, 2024 China Expanding Pacific Operations, Taiwan Invasion ‘Not Possible’ by 2027, Say Department of Defense Officials John Grady, USNI News Senate Passes Defense Bill Authorizing Increased Taiwan Support Tsai Chia-min and Evelyn Kao, CNA Taiwan Government Budget Proposal for Indigenous Submarines Clears Committee Review Wu Su-wei and Sean Lin, CNA Taiwan’s China Airlines Splits $12-Billion Jet Deal Between Boeing and Airbus Ben Blanchard, Reuters Labour’s Review of U.K.-China Relations on Hold Until After Chancellor Visits Beijing Eleni Courea, Jessica Elgot and Amy Hawkins, The Guardian Prince Andrew Board Member Advised Chinese Communist Party George Greenwood and Mario Ledwith, The Times China’s ‘Problems With the West’ Could Only Be Resolved by Xi Jinping Stepping Down, Jimmy Lai Tells Security Law Trial Hans Tse, Hong Kong Free Press We Must Learn From China’s Hong Kong Betrayal Chris Patten, The Telegraph What the Pentagon’s New Report on Chinese Military Power Reveals About Capabilities, Context and Consequences Andrew Erickson, War on the Rocks China’s Top Political Advisor Meets With Harvard Professor Xinhua
December 19, 2024 Trump Should Be Active on U.N. Rights Body to Counter China, U.S. Envoy Says Emma Farge, Reuters China to Launch Rocket Friday; Will Fly Over Taiwan's ADIZ: Ministry of National Defense Matt Yu and Christie Chen, CNA Chinese Aggression Pushes Vietnam Ever Closer to Washington Charles Dunst, Nikkei Asia Man Who Ran Secret Police Office in New York Admits He Was Chinese Agent Hurubie Meko, The New York Times China’s Nuclear Buildup Is on Track Despite Graft Scandals, Pentagon Says Chris Buckley and John Ismay, The New York Times What Does the China ‘Spy’ Row Show? That Starmer Can’t Just Muddle Through on Foreign Policy Rafael Behr, The Guardian The Impact of Trump 2.0 on the Philippines Joseph Velasco, Think China
December 18, 2024 China Lengthens Visa-Free Stays for Tourists Sara Ruberg, The New York Times Explainer: China’s Newly Expanded Visa-Free Transit Yang Liu, Beijing Channel FBI Warns Some Lawmakers That China Aims to Create Fake Stories About Them to Erode Support for Taiwan Scott Wong and Ken Dilanian, NBC News A Look Inside Huawei’s Phone Shows How China’s Chip Advance Has Stalled Meaghan Tobin, The New York Times Taiwan in Talks With Amazon’s Kuiper on Satellite Communications Amid China Fears Kathrin Hille, Financial Times How China Is Adopting Battlefield Lessons From Ukraine Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer No Runways, No Sorties: Chinese Missiles Threaten U.S. Airpower Plans Kelly A. Grieco and Hunter Slingbaum, Defense News