April 6, 2026 Not Just Symbolism: What the KMT Chair’s China Trip Signals for Beijing, Washington and Taipei Lee Gim Siong, Channel News Asia China Creates New Aviation Mystery With Offshore Warning Zones Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks Chun Han Wong, The Wall Street Journal Orban on the Brink: Could Hungary’s Election Dent China’s Influence in Europe? Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post Chinese Firms Market Iran War Intelligence ‘Exposing’ U.S. Forces Cate Cadell and Lyric Li, The Washington Post How Hong Kong Meeting Shows China’s Power In Interpol Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Newsweek Dissident Artist on Trial in China for Satirical Mao Sculptures, Rights Group Says Reuters
April 3, 2026 China Is Building Another Massive Base in the South China Sea Mike Cherney, The Wall Street Journal Iran Using Covert Network to Rebuild Drone Army Tom Cotterill, The Telegraph Taiwan to Strengthen Pratas Islands’ Defences as China Steps Up Pressure Ben Blanchard and Angie Teo, Reuters As Arms Agreements Fray, China Secretly Expands Its Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure Tamara Qiblawi, Thomas Bordeaux, Yong Xiong, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Taiwan Drone Cooperation Chang Hsin-yu and Wu Kuan-hsien, CNA Taiwan’s U.S. Envoy Pledges to Improve Amid Workplace Bullying Claims Joseph Yeh, CNA Hong Kong Applies to Seize Jimmy Lai’s ‘Offence-Related’ Properties on National Security Grounds James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press How China’s Newspapers Are Getting 1 Billion People on the Same Page Micah McCartney, Newsweek
April 2, 2026 DPP Politician Indicted in Taiwan Spy Case Hsieh Chun-ling, Huang Li-yun and Evelyn Kao, CNA Trump-Xi Summit on Track Even as Iran War Drags On, Greer Says Kate Sullivan and Annmarie Hordern, Bloomberg Taiwan's Annual War Games Extended to Two Weeks Again Joseph Yeh, CNA Toxic Politics Test Taiwan’s Leaders 30 Years After Historic Election Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia Chinese Analysis on the War in Iran Jonathan Fulton, The China-MENA Newsletter Chinese Chipmakers Claim Nearly Half of Local Market as Nvidia’s Lead Shrinks Che Pan and Laurie Chen, Reuters China’s AI Is Spreading Fast. Here’s How to Stop the Security Risks Ryan Fedasiuk, War on the Rocks The Global Implications of China’s Five-Year Plan AI Ambitions Michael Caster, The Diplomat America’s AI Build-Out Hinges on Chinese Electrical Parts Emily Forgash and Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg FBI Declares Suspected Chinese Hack of U.S. Surveillance System a ‘Major Cyber Incident’ John Sakellariadis, Politico
April 1, 2026 Carney Avoids Describing China’s Treatment of Uyghurs as Genocide Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Chinese Super-Embassy High Court Hearing Set for June Ian Payne, LBC U.K. Submarine Captain Steps Down After Link to Chinese Spy Case Lucy Fisher, Financial Times Foreign Minister Mum on Invitation to Pro-Taiwan Honduran Politician Joseph Yeh, CNA Chinese Intelligence Company Tracking U.S. Military Assets During Iran Operations Ryan Finnerty, FlightGlobal Chinese Communist Party Leadership Database Jonathon P. Sine China Puts Home Energy Needs Above Cooperation as Mideast War Halts Supplies Joe Cash, Reuters
March 31, 2026 Taiwan Raises Arms Delay Concerns Directly With U.S. Senators Dimitri Bruyas, TVBS World Taiwan KMT Names Johnny Chiang as Candidate in Taichung Mayor Race Wang Cheng-chung, Chao Li-yen iu Kuan-ting and Frances Huang, CNA China Is Sharing Intel on U.S. Troops and Equipment With Iran, Source Says Sasha Ingber, Humint Japan Spots Chinese Survey Ship Operating in Disputed Waters Reuters China’s Y-9FQ Next Gen ASW Aircraft Intercepted for the First Time Over East China Sea Parth Satam, The Aviationist Is America Dividing on Taiwan — And Implications for Taiwan Ryan Hass, Taipei Times Japan Is Preparing for the Worst. Taiwan Is Just Preparing Excuses Kolas Yotaka Why Is Britain Dragging Its Feet at Giving This Hong Kong Activist Citizenship? Benedict Rogers, The Spectator The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise Ross Andersen, The Atlantic
March 30, 2026 Taiwan KMT Leader Cheng Li-wun to Visit China, Expected to Meet Xi Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia Visiting U.S. Senators Call on Taiwan to Pass Special Defense Bill Joseph Yeh, CNA TPP Rally Against Ko Wen-je Verdict Draws Thousands In Taipei Sunny Lai and Huang Li-yun, CNA U.S. Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Extension for First HIMARS Payment Hollie Younger, Taipei Times Japan to Establish New Defense Ministry Office to Bolster Pacific Defenses Jesse Johnson, The Japan Times Beijing Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker for ‘Colluding With Taiwan Independence Forces’ Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post Hong Kong Dissidents Fear China’s Hand in Campaign of Intimidation and Attacks in U.K. Alexi Mostrous and Jonathan Lewis, The Oberver China’s Global Ambitions Dented by Iran War, Ex-U.S. Envoy Says David Westin and Edward Dufner, Bloomberg Associated Press Runs Paid Public Relations Ads for Chinese Telecom Huawei as CCP Seeks to Influence U.N. Agency Jerry Dunleavy, Just the News
March 27, 2026 Shanghai Sabotage: Inside Singham’s Secret Strategy to Demonize America Asra Q. Nomani, Fox News Canadian MP Michael Ma Downplays Reports on China Using Forced Labor Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun China Still on Track to Supplant U.S. as World’s Number One Economy in 10 Years: Academic Xinyi Wu and Ji Siqii, South China Morning Post ‘They Can Reach Me Wherever’: China Using Financial Tactics to Coerce People Who Flee, Says Report Geneva Abdul, The Guardian U.K. Trial of Two Alleged Hong Kong Spies Unveils Transnational Network Kris Cheng, Nikkei Asia Chinese Firm’s Highland Port Plans Blocked by U.K. Government Steven McKenzie and Iain Macinnes, BBC Tiananmen Vigils Meant to Honor Victims, Not Incite Subversion, Activist Tells Trial James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press War and Chips. And the KMT Tim Culpan, Culpium
March 26, 2026 Trump Confirms May Meeting With Xi Jinping as Iran War Forces Postponement Koh Ewe, BBC Ex-Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je Sentenced to 17 Years for Bribery, Corruption Huang Li-yun and Shih Hsiu-chuan, CNA Taiwan Says Next U.S. Arms Purchase Is on Track After Guarantee Reuters U.K. University Students ‘Paid’ to Support Chinese Propaganda Richard Holmes, The i Paper Hong Kong Bookstore Staff Arrested for Allegedly Selling ‘Seditious’ Jimmy Lai Biography, Broadcaster Reports Amy Hawkins, The Guardian U.S. Must Suspend Nvidia AI Chip Exports to China, Senators Say Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times Singapore Says China Can Play Bigger Role in Asia’s Stability Claire Jiao, Bloomberg China’s Trade Dominance and the Role of Industrial Policies François de Soyres, Ece Fisgin, Mike Liu and Eva Van Leemput, Federal Reserve Wang Xiaolu: Why More Stimulus Has Meant Weaker Demand in China Junyan Zhao and Yuxuan Jia, The East Is Red
March 24, 2026 Taiwan Marks 30 Years of Direct Presidential Elections Yeh Su-ping and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA Hong Kong Government Employee Denies Ordering Surveillance of U.K. Dissidents Daniel Sandford, BBC Hong Kong Police Given New Powers to Obtain Phone, Computer Passwords Jessie Pang, Reuters Improving China Ties Does Not Mean Being Anti-U.S., Taiwan Opposition Leader Says Ben Blanchard, Reuters U.S. Mission to U.N. Backs Taiwan’s Participation Lee I-chia, Taipei Times Japan to Drop ‘Most Important’ Tag for China Ties Tamiyuki Kihara, Reuters Prominent Chinese Rights Lawyer Sentenced to Five Years Human Rights Watch China’s New Retirement Plan for Dissidents: Work, Prison, Repay, Repeat Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter China’s Aging Population and the Implications for China’s Security Jennifer Bouey, Michael S. Pollard, Agnes Xiangzhen Wang and Rakesh Pandey, Rand
March 23, 2026 Taiwanese President Says Nuclear Power an Option to Support AI-Driven Electricity Demand Cheng Wei-chen and Shih Hsiu-chuan, CNA Taiwan Concerned by Depletion of U.S. Missile Stocks During Iran War Kathrin Hille, Financial Times Vietnam Protests as China’s Paracels Buildup Escalates at Antelope Reef Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post Chinese Warship Locks Fire Control Radar on Philippine Warship, Manila Says Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News Four Years After Deadly China Eastern Plane Crash, Investigators Offer No Answers Casey Hall, Reuters Japan’s $109 Billion in U.S. Investment Pledges Stand Out Among Partners Ryohei Yasoshima, Nikkei Asia China and the Future of Science Tanner Greer, The Scholar’s Stage
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