March 13, 2026 Thousands of Chinese Boats Mass at Sea, Raising Questions AFP Taiwan’s Lai May End Overseas Travel Drought With Trip to Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Yian Lee, Bloomberg Takaichi Misses Events Due to Cold Symptoms Ahead of U.S. Visit Sakura Murakami, Bloomberg Troubled Waters: Challenges Grow for Taiwan’s Homegrown Submarine Program Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times Indonesia, Australia Eye Trilateral Security Cooperation With Japan Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta Globe Despite Loss of Panama Canal, China Investing $23.9 Billion In Global Seaports: Study Ralph Jennings, South China Morning Post The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter
March 12, 2026 U.S. Navy Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait Ahead of Trump's Planned China Visit Reuters Chinese Warplane Lull Around Taiwan Tied to Politics, Fuel: Scholars Sunny Lai, CNA China Expected to Push for Ethnic Unity Law That Critics Say Will Cement Assimilation The Associated Press China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Could Target Taiwanese, Taipei Officials Warn Reuters Lawmakers Give Cabinet Nod to Sign Letters of Offer and Acceptance for Four U.S. Weapons Systems Sean Lin, CNA Nearly 60% Would ‘Resist’ Chinese Invasion Without U.S. Help: Survey Chung Yu-chen and Ko Lin, CNA Chinese Navy’s New Type 055 Destroyers Join Taiwan-focused Command Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News
March 11, 2026 Fans Barred From Cheering ‘Taiwan’ During Soccer Match Chen Cheng-yu and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times Taiwan Energy Dependence in Focus as Iran War Highlights Vulnerabilities Thompson Chau, Cheng Ting-fang and Lauly Li, Nikkei Asia Taiwan Could Restart No. 3 Nuclear Plant in 2028: Minister Lin Ching-yin and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA U.S. Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Strengthen Taiwan Energy Security James Thompson and Chung Yu-chen, CNA Taiwan to Have Highest Anti-Ship Missile Density Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin, Taipei Times Taiwan’s Delayed Hai Kun Submarine Conducts Fifth Dive Test Lin Chiao-lien and Sean Lin, CNA India’s Cabinet Said to Ease Rules That Curbed Chinese Investment Shruti Srivastava and Rajesh Kumar Roy, Bloomberg A Trump-Xi Summit Nears, but China Doesn’t Know What Trump Wants Ana Swanson and David Pierson, The New York Times China Is Rebuilding Its Grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un Ready to Oblige? Mei Mei Chu, Ju-min Park and Claire Fu, Reuters
March 10, 2026 China Signals It Wants a Trump Visit Despite Iran War Thomas Hale, Financial Times U.S. and China Clash Over Fentanyl and Tariffs at Global Drugs Meeting Reuters Trump’s China Visit Limited to Beijing Due to Tight Schedule and Security Needs: Sources William Zheng, South China Morning Post Xi Unsure of PLA’s Loyalty, Mainland Affairs Council Says Chen Yu-fu and Esme Yeh, Taipei Times There Are 56 Ethnicities in China — and 55 Are Getting Squashed The Economist I Was a Hong Kong Activist. What’s the Delay to My British Citizenship? Geraldine Scott, The Times How One Man’s Prediction Fueled Fears of a 2027 Taiwan Invasion Austin Ramzy, Chun Han Wong and Joyu Wang, The Wall Street Journal Reconsidering Taiwan’s Sovereignty: History, International Law, and U.S. Strategic Interests Luke Bellocchi, John Tkacik and Gerrit van der Wees, Real Clear Defense
March 9, 2026 For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power David Pierson, The New York Times Iran Conflict Raises Worries Over U.S. Missile Stockpiles Due for Taiwan Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia Laden Iranian Ships Depart Chinese Port Tied to Key Military Chemicals Joyce Sohyun Lee and Meg Kelly, The Washington Post Washington Urges Taiwan Lawmakers to Pass Special Defense Budget Bill Chung Yu-Chen and Joseph Yeh, CNA New PRC Cybercrime Law Heralds Digital Iron Curtain Youlun Nie, The Jamestown Foundation Taiwanese Premier Makes Surprise Visit to Japan for World Baseball Classic Lin Tsuei-yi, Chung Li-hua and Chen Cheng-yu, Taipei Times Italy Expels Eight Chinese on National Security Grounds Safeguard Defenders China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network Dustin Volz, The Wall Street Journal
March 6, 2026 British Member of Parliament’s Partner Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for China Sabrina Miller, Martin Evans, Tony Diver and Genevieve Holl-Allen, The Telegraph China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades Aaron Krolik, The New York Times What to Know About the ‘Two Sessions,’ China's Biggest Political Meeting Stephen McDonell and Kelly Ng, BBC China Says It Seeks Communication With U.S. But Vows to Hold Its ‘Red Lines’ Reuters Colby Says U.S. Weapons Supply Under Control Jake Chung, Taipei Times Taiwan Expects Power Demand to Increase by More Than Five Gigawatts by 2030, Enough to Power Nearly Four Million Homes Jowi Morales, Tom’s Hardware Is the U.S. in Decline? After Iran Strikes, Maybe Not, Chinese Analysts Say Yuanyue Dang, South China Morning Post
March 4, 2026 China Prepares Landmark Law Curtailing Minority Language Rights Joe Leahy, Financial Times U.K. Trial of Two Alleged Hong Kong Spies Opens in London Kris Cheng, Nikkei Asia Alibaba AI Whiz Quits After Warning of U.S.-China Tech Gap Bloomberg Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Calls for Taipei to Be Part of ‘First Island Chain’ Security Framework Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times The U.S. Just Took Out Two China-Friendly Leaders in Two Months. Why Has Beijing Done Very Little About It? John Liu and Simone McCarthy, CNN Taiwan Doesn’t Have to Choose Cheng Li-wun, Foreign Affairs Beijing Doesn’t Think Like Washington — and the Iran Conflict Shows Why Evan A. Feigenbaum, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
March 3, 2026 KMT Legislator Confirms U.S. Has Demanded 900 Billion NTD Defense Budget Lin Hsin-han, Taipei Times Taiwan Opposition Party Open to Passing Special Defense Budget if U.S. OKs New Arms Package Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times What Does Iran Have to Do With China? Everything Lee Smith, Tablet What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Balance Sam Roggeveen, The Interpreter U.S. Considers Relocating THAAD, Patriots to Middle East Yang Ji-ho, The Chosun Daily China Boosts Output of Advanced Nuclear-Armed Subs, U.S. Navy Says Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg China Aims for Fivefold Increase in Advanced Chip Output to Meet AI Demand Cheng Ting-fang, Lauly Li and Cissy Zhou, Nikkei Asia Chinese Whistleblower Reveals How China Spies on Citizens at Home — and in the U.S. Rebecca Wright and Ivan Watson, CNN Language as a Weapon? PLA Academics Push for Training Overhaul, Cite Ukraine War Xinlu Liang, South China Morning Post
March 2, 2026 Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing Edward Wong and Robert Jimison, The New York Times Taiwan Continues to Receive Royalties From F-16v Project Lo Tien-pin and Sam Garcia, Taipei Times As U.S. Names Official for Tibet Policy, Is It Eyeing China, Its Minority Groups or Trade? Xinlu Liang, South China Morning Post The NIMBY War Against Micron Ryan Hassan, Pirate Wires Occidental Fall: Assessing Chinese Views of U.S. Decline Jonathan A. Czin and Allie Matthias, China Leadership Monitor (Mostly) Old Wine in a New Bottle: What Is the CCP’s Overall Strategy for Solving the Taiwan Issue in the New Era? Minxin Pei, China Leadership Monitor Why Is Xi Still Purging His Generals? Joel Wuthnow, China Leadership Monitor
February 26, 2026 China’s $112 Billion Cargo Gap Shows Record U.S. Tariff Evasion Laura Curtis and James Mayger, Bloomberg Trump Makes Little Mention of China in the Longest State of the Union Speech Evelyn Cheng, CNBC An Interview With Former Hong Kong Political Prisoner ‘David’ Brian Kern, Hong Kong Voices Unknown Fate for Uyghurs Deported From Thailand to China Yalkun Uluyol, Human Rights Watch The Danger in the Middle: Will Xi’s Purges Increase the Risk of War? Joel Wuthnow, War on the Rocks Chinese Official Accidentally Reveals Vast Influence Operation Through ChatGPT Use James Lynch, National Review Former U.S. F-35 Fighter Pilot Arrested for Training Chinese Air Force Al Jazeera U.S. Allocates Funds to Fill Gap in Taiwan Military Aid Jake Chung, Taipei Times The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Leon Li, Suyash Desai, Truly Tinsley, Linda Yang and Feifei Hung
February 25, 2026 Chinese Dance Group’s Tour Triggers Bomb Threat Against Australian Prime Minister Lana Lam, BBC Figure Skater Alysa Liu’s Father on Olympic Gold and What Money Can’t Buy Kenji Kawase, Nikkei Asia Olympic Figure Skating Champion Alysa Liu Reignites Long-Forgotten Memories of the 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement Human Rights in China Eileen Gu: Profit Over Principle Uriel Epshtein, The Next Move America Needs More Than Creativity on Hong Kong — It Needs Action Jonathan Stivers, The Diplomat Xi’s Purges of China’s Military Run Deep, New Study Shows Chris Buckley, The New York Times The Cyber Security Threat Inside Your Car Chris Miller, Financial Times
February 24, 2026 The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored Tripp Mickle, The New York Times China Presses Takaichi With Hardened Export Curbs on Japan Firms Josh Xiao and Stephen Stapczynski, Bloomberg Tokyo Calls on U.S. to Ensure Japan Not Worse Off With New Tariffs Sakura Murakami, Bloomberg China’s Deepseek Trained AI Model on Nvidia’s Best Chip Despite U.S. Ban, Official Says Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper, Reuters Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude Robert McMillan and Raffaele Huang, The Wall Street Journal Taiwanese Political Parties Agree to Send Special Defense Bill to Committee James Thompson, Chen Chun-hua and Wang Yang-yu, CNA Taiwan’s Martial Law-Era Archives Fully Declassified Joseph Yeh, CNA Yilan Tuchang Geothermal Power Plant in Taiwan Starts Electricity Generation Carlo Cariaga, Think Geoenergy China’s Mysterious Shenlong Space Plane Recently Launched on Its Fourth Mission. What Is It Doing up There? Mike Wall, Space.com