October 20, 2023 India Pushes Back Against Russia Demands to Pay for Oil in Yuan Anup Roy, Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Rakesh Sharma, Bloomberg China Has a Stockpile of 500 Nuclear Warheads, up From 400 Last Year Jeff Schogol, Task and Purpose 2023 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China U.S. Department of Defense Mitsubishi Electric Lands Australia Defense Contract in Industry First Yoichiro Hiroi, Nikkei Scientists Say Western Sanctions Against China ‘Toothless’ Without Better Supply Chain Data Holly Chik, South China Morning Post Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Japanese Warships Drill in East China Sea Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News Rebuffed by China, Philippines’ Marcos Toughens Line on Contested Waters Rebecca Tan, Regine Cabato and Christian Shepherd, The Washington Post U.S., Philippines Wrap Up Naval Drill Amid Clashes in South China Leilani Chavez, Defense News South China Sea a Ticking Time Bomb Waiting to Explode Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
October 19, 2023 An Unconvincing DPP Win is Fertile Group for Beijing’s Post-Election Moves in Taiwan Mark Simon, Substack Oslo Freedom Forum Founder Recounts Clash With KMT Over China Criticism Joseph Yeh, CNA Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Has Been in Jail for 1,000 Days: An Australian Lawyer Invented a New Way of Supporting Him Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter Norwegian Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel Probed Over Baltic Pipe Damage Nerijus Adomaitis and Anne Kauranen, Reuters Here Are Some of the Future Naval Systems Japan Is Working On Yoshihiro Inaba , Naval News Five Years Years of Sinification of Islam in China Raisina Debates, Observer Research Foundation With Putin by His Side, Xi Outlines His Vision of a New World Order David Pierson, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tiffany May, The New York Times Allied Spy Chiefs Warn of Chinese Espionage Targeting Tech Firms Julian E. Barnes, The New York Times Visiting Professor Used PhD Students to Gather Intelligence for China, ASIO Boss Alleges Daniel Hurst and Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian A Coalition Against Atrocity In the Middle East Can Also Undermine China Dan Blumenthal, 19FortyFive
October 18, 2023 Western Rush to Back Israel Erodes Developing Countries’ Support for Ukraine Henry Foy, The Financial Times U.S. Details Risky Chinese Military Aircraft Maneuvers Over Past Two Years Reuters What to Know About the U.S. Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China Will Henshall, Time China’s Baidu Says Its Upgraded AI Bot Rivals Latest ChatGPT AFP LIG Nex1 Selected to Develop South Korean SOSUS System Jamie Chang, Naval News Coast Guard to Acquire 40 Philippines Made Vessels Alexis Romero, The Philippine Star Japan Launches Fourth Taigei-Class Submarine for JMSDF Kosuke Takahashi, Naval News U.S. Negotiator Signs New Deal With Strategic Marshall Islands David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Reuters U.S. Needs to Invest More, Lecture Less to Counteract China’s Push Into Latin America Dean Cheng, Miami Herald U.S. Army Leaders Argue Service’s Relevance in the Pacific Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News Draft Proposal for ‘Affordable’ Medium Landing Ship Out to Shipbuilders Sam LaGrone, USNI News In China’s Calls for Mideast Peace, Hamas Assault Goes Unmentioned James T. Areddy, The Wall Street Journal
October 17, 2023 Fearing China, Seoul Targets Contractors for Taiwan Submarines Reuters In China’s Military ‘Purge,’ Final Outcomes Remain to Be Seen Colin Clark, Breaking Defense News Discussions on Need for Dialogue on NK Denuclearization Diminish in U.S.: Envoy Yonhap Fearing China, South Korea Targets Firms Building Taiwan Navy Submarines Ju-min Park, Reuters Philippines Denounces China for ‘Dangerous and Offensive’ Actions in South China Sea Reuters Chinese Fighters Engaged in ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of Canadian Surveillance Plane, Commander Says Murray Brewster, CBC News
October 16, 2023 Philippines Denounces China for ‘Dangerous and Offensive’ Actions in South China Sea Reuters Beijing to Host Global Gathering as Xi Jinping Lays Out China’s Vision Simone McCarthy, CNN It’s Not About Taiwan, Stupid. It’s About Tianxia Kenneth C. Fan, Taiwan News Election Interference: China Persuades Senior Taiwanese Business Representatives to Ditch Kinmen Investment Event Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington, Taipei Times TPP, KMT Accuse Each Other Following First Talk on Collaboration Fan Cheng-hsiang, Wang Cheng-chung, Kao Hua-chien, and Shih Hsiu-chuan, CNA How America Can Beat China in a War James Holmes, 19FortyFive China’s DF-1000 Missile a Threat: Taiwan Defense Officials Chen Chih-cheng, Taipei Times In Claiming Neutrality, China Picks a Side in Israel-Hamas War Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Axios China Converts Its Nine-Dash Line To ‘10-Dash Line.’ How Can the West Counter China’s Evolving Gray Zone Tactics? Brent Sadler, The Eurasia Times
October 13, 2023 Taiwan Sets Up Task Force to Study Israel-Hamas War Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters China’s Soft Message on Hamas Is Part of a Much Bigger Strategy Nahal Toosi, Phelim Kine and Andrew Zhang, Politico Vanguard Funds Invest in China Military Groups, Report Says James Kynge, Demetri Sevastopulo and Hudson Lockett, Financial Times China Refuses ‘Sustained Conversation’ With U.S. on Fentanyl Crisis, Ambassador Says Nike Ching, Voice of America China Continues to Exploit Commercial Shipping for Sealift Gordon Arthur, Naval News Chinese ‘Stayin’ Alive’ Attacks Dance Onto Targets With Dumb Malware Nate Nelson, Dark Reading The Party Knows Best: Aligning Economic Actors With China's Strategic Goals Max J. Zenglein and Jacob Gunter, The Mercator Institute for China Studies Chinese EV Suppliers Plan Side Doors Into U.S. Market Rachel Liang and Liza Lin, The Wall Street Journal China’s Promise of Prosperity Brought Laos Debt — and Distress Shibani Mahtani and Ore Huiying, The Washington Post Anwar: China Has Obliged When Putrajaya ‘Politely’ Objected to Encroachment Into Malaysian Waters Julia Chan, Malay Mail Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization USNI News Sri Lanka Reaches Agreement With China’s EXIM Bank on Debt Krishan Francis, The Diplomat
October 12, 2023 America Providing Advanced Systems For Taiwan’s New Submarine H I Sutton, Naval News China Accelerates Construction of ‘Ro-Ro’ Vessels, With Potential Military Implications Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Jaehyun Han and Jennifer Jun, China Power Law Enforcement Measures Against Chinese Maritime Militia Kentaro Furuya, U.S. Naval War College China Pushing Military Agenda Behind Economic Exchanges: Taiwan Defense Ministry Matt Yu and Sean Lin, CNA Sailor, Charged With Conspiracy, Accepting Bribe From Chinese Officer, Pleads Guilty Heather Mongilio, USNI News Stanford’s Settlement With Justice Department Shows How Deep China Has Its Claws in Our Universities Paul R. Moore, The Hill Why Did Timor-Leste Sign a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership With China? Joao da Cruz Cardoso, The Diplomat China’s Backdoor Into Romania Daniel Kochis, The Heritage Foundation
October 11, 2023 Taiwan President Tsai Calls for ‘Peaceful Coexistence’ With China Liu Tzu-hsuan, Taipei Times China Detains Copper Tycoon: History of Xi Jinping’s Crackdowns on Founders and Executives CoinChapter Nation-State Hacker Group Targeting Taiwan, U.S., Vietnam and Pacific Islands Jonathan Greig, The Record China Remains on U.N. Human Rights Council Despite Opposition Micah McCartney, Newsweek ‘Propaganda’: Philippines Says China Didn’t ‘Drive Away’ Navy Ship in Bajo de Masinloc Bea Cupin, Rappler Armed With a Heavyweight Torpedo Made to ‘Break Ships in Half,’ Taiwan’s First Homemade Submarine Represents a New Threat to China’s Navy Chris Panella, Insider The Crimes Behind the Seafood You Eat Ian Urbina, The New Yorker
October 10, 2023 China’s Country Garden Succumbs to Debt Crisis After Sales Plunge Rebecca Feng, The Wall Street Journal Taipei May Not Want Ukraine Aid Redirected to Taiwan Didi Tang, Associated Press U.S. Navy Service Member Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Chinese Intelligence Officer Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Jusice USS Ronald Reagan Heading to Busan After Trilateral Exercise With South Korea, Japan Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News Who Would Win a U.S.-China War? James Holmes, 19FortyFive Inside Asia's Arms Race: China Near ‘Breakthroughs’ With Nuclear-Armed Submarines, Report Says Greg Torode, Reuters
October 6, 2023 China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives Chip Cutter, Elaine Yu and Newley Purnell, The Wall Street Journal DDP’s Lai Eyes Security Cooperation With Japan Amid Chinese Threats Yang Ming-chu and Teng Pei-ju, CNA Ukraine War: Chinese Firm Sold Satellites for Intelligence to Russia’s Wagner, Document Shows AFP U.S. Tightens Intelligence Links With Asia to Combat Chinese Cyberattacks Bloomberg U.S. Announces Sweeping Action Against Chinese Fentanyl Supply Chain Producers Eric Tucker and Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Taiwan Ranks Sixth Globally for Internet Freedom, Top in Asia: Report Chang Hsiao-wen and Bernadette Hsiao, CNA Deceptive Chinese Strategies That Challenge U.S. Economic Statecraft Akhil Ramesh, The Japan Times Is Hong Kong Still Hong Kong? Vaudine England, SOAS China Institute ‘Be Not Afraid’: The World Needs Pope Francis to Be Fearless on China Mike Gallagher, The Washington Post
October 5, 2023 Over Half of Hong Kong Professionals Considering Leaving the City Within Five Years, Survey Finds Irene Chan Hong Kong Free Press China Interrogating Taiwanese: Official Shelley Shan, Taipei Times Xi’s Dilemma: The Risk of Waging War Against Taiwan Willy Wo-Lap Lam, The Jamestown Foundation China ‘Kills Own Sailors With Trap Set for U.S. and British Vessels’ George Grylls, The Times of London Commentary: No Game Changer, But Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine Sends an Important Message Koh Swee Lean Collin, Channel News Asia Telling the Truth About Taiwan Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic China Maritime Report No. 31: China’s Submarine Industrial Base: State-Led Innovation With Chinese Characteristics Sarah Kirchberger, U.S. Naval War College As Invasion Fears Rise, China Hones Taiwan Blockade Strategy Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times The Cambodian Regime Is a Key Element in China’s Regional Expansion Strategy Mu Sochua and Jianli Yang, The Diplomat
October 4, 2023 Marcos: Those responsible for Scarborough Shoal Ramming Incident Will Be Held Accountable Anna Felicia Bajo, GMA Integrated News Chinese ‘Miracle Water’ Grifters Infiltrated the U.N. and Bribed Politicians to Build Pacific Dream City Aubrey Belford, Kevin G. Hall, and Martin Young, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Key Taiwan Tech Firms Helping Huawei With China Chip Plants Bloomberg Chinese Censors Block ‘Tiananmen’ Image of Athletes Hugging Amy Hawkins, The Guardian China Keeps Sri Lanka in Debt Grip, Stalling IMF Relief Marwaan Macan-Markar, Nikkei China Finds Friends in Europe’s Far Right James Palmer, Foreign Policy Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism David Pierson, The New York Times