July 12, 2023 China Sends Large Group of Warplanes, Navy Ships Toward Taiwan in Forceful Display Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Chinese Hackers Breached State Deptartment, Other Government Email on Eve of Blinken Visit, Officials Say Frank Bajak and Matthew Lee, Associated Press Alarming Navy Intel Slide Warns of China’s 200 Times Greater Shipbuilding Capacity Joseph Trevithick, The Warzone China’s ‘Anxiety’ Seen Driving Efforts to Improve Ties With South Korea, Japan Seong Hyeon Choi, South China Morning Post China Sends a ‘Spy’ Disguised as a Tourist to the Heart of Parliament to Infiltrate a House of Commons Briefing by Hong Kong Dissidents Sabrina Miller And Kumail Jaffer, Daily Mail Pro-Chinese Twitter Accounts Seek to Expand Beijing’s Influence in Latin America Aj Vicens, Cyberscoop Military Stages Rehearsal for Anti-Takeover Drill at Taoyuan Airport Matt Yu, Wu Sheng-hung and Joseph Yeh, CNA Identification Guide: PLAAF and PLAN Aviation Special Mission and Support Aircraft Ben Lewis, Defense Archives
July 11, 2023 Activist Nathan Law’s Family Taken Away by Hong Kong National Security Police — Reports Hong Kong Free Press Chinese Women Economists Who Met Yellen Called Traitors Online Bloomberg China, Solomon Islands Sign Policing Pact in Upgrade of Ties Reuters China’s Slowdown Set to Continue The Economist Russia’s War Could Reshape the Global Arms Market in Favor of China Weilong Kong, Defense News Goldman Analysts’ Bearish China Bank View Draws Fresh Rebuke Bloomberg China’s Foreign Minister to Miss ASEAN Meeting for Health Reason Yew Lun Tian and Karen Lema, Reuters Mineral-Rich Mongolia Is Steeling Itself for Democratic Change Patrick Wintour, The Guardian Biden Is Still Shilling for China Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner
July 10, 2023 China’s Youth Left Behind as Jobs Crisis Mounts Sun Yu and Joe Leahy, Financial Times Did Yellen’s Trip to Beijing Boost U.S.-China Relations? Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC Vietnam Orders Netflix to Remove Chinese TV Drama Over Disputed Map Mai Ngoc Chau, Bloomberg Philippine Coast Guard: Swarming of Reefs May Be Start of Occupation Dexter Cabalza, Philippine Daily Inquirer ‘Contempt’: WeChat Warned Over Failure to Front Parliament Matthew Knott, The Sydney Morning Herald Germany to Send Troops to Australia With Focus on Indo-Pacific Sabine Siebold, Reuters Global Call Against China’s Renewed Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Front Line Defenders Deep-Sea Mining Tussle Pits France and Germany Against China Kenza Bryan, Financial Times China Plans Massive Listening Program at the North Pole After Declaring Success in Arctic Test of Underwater Device Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post Why China Has a Giant Pile of Debt Keith Bradsher, The New York Times Indian Aircraft Visit Cocos Islands as Australia Strengthens Its Maritime Security Network David Brewster and Samuel Bashfield, The Strategist
July 7, 2023 Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take on China Joe Brock, Reuters Chinese Vessels Swarm Iroquois Reef, Sabina Shoal: Military ABS-CBN News Musk Ultimatum to Taiwan Imperils Its Push to War-Proof Internet Cindy Wang, Jamie Tarabay and Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg New Zealand PM Says ‘Tough Conversations’ With China Better Than No Talks Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer, Reuters Chris Hipkins Says New Zealand Being Independent Doesn't Mean ‘Neutral,’ Will Take ‘Bread and Butter’ Approach to Foreign Affairs Jamie Ensor and Lloyd Burr, Newshub Yellen Tests Bilateral Thaw in Beijing Phelim Kine, Politico KJ-600: The Eye in the Sky for China’s Future Carriers Rick Joe, The Diplomat Chinese Professional Military Education for Africa: Key Influence and Strategy Paul Nantulya, United States Institute of Peace NATO, China, and the Vilnius Summit Garret Martin and James Goldgeier, War on the Rocks U.S. Weighs Human Rights as It Looks to Expand China Chip Restrictions Johanna Costigan, Forbes Hong Kong Press Freedom Index Dips Further as Journalists Say They Are Hesitant to Criticize Beijing Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press
July 6, 2023 Hong Kong Police Arrest Four Men Accused of Supporting People Overseas Endangering National Security Kanis Leung, Associated Press China’s Bullying Proves South Korea’s Yoon Is on the Right Track Derek Grossman, Nikkei DoD Looks to Block Chinese and Russian Influence on U.S. Academia Jonathan Lehrfeld, Defense News Russian Military Failures in Ukraine Should Be ‘Sobering’ for China’s Taiwan Invasion Plans, Experts Say John Grady, USNI News Pacific Fleet Goes to Washington: How Admiral Paparo Will Refine the Navy Steve Wills, Defense News India Revises Stance on China-Philippines Maritime Dispute as New Delhi Looks East Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News China’s Type 075 LHD Sails Through Japanese Strait Kosuke Takahashi, Naval News China Simulates ‘Z-Day’ Total Sea War With the U.S. Gabriel Honrada, Asia Times Manila Accuses Chinese Boats of ‘Dangerous’ Moves AFP China-India Border Escalations: A Triangular Explanation Ghulam Ali, The Diplomat
July 5, 2023 My Plan to Preserve Peace in the Taiwan Strait Lai Ching-te, The Wall Street Journal China accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales to self-governing island Associated Press Hong Kong Security Chief Slams Wall Street Journal Criticism of International Arrest Warrants, as Interpol Says No ‘Red Notice’ Received James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press China Postpones Beijing Trip by Top European Diplomat, EU Says Natalia Drozdiak and Li Liu, Bloomberg ‘You Can Never Become a Westerner:’ China’s Top Diplomat Urges Japan and South Korea to Align With Beijing and ‘Revitalize Asia’ Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese Vessels Again Accused of ‘Dangerous Maneuvers’ Frances Mangosing, Philippine Daily Inquirer European and Chinese Energy Groups Race to Lock in LNG Shipments From U.S. Shotaro Tani, Financial Times Albanese Urged to Cancel China Trip as Beijing Warns Australia Against Sheltering ‘Fugitives’ Daniel Hurst, The Guardian China Accuses U.K. of Harboring Hong Kong Fugitives Simon Fraser, BBC News Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Back in the South China Sea, Details of Talisman Sabre Exercise Emerge Dzirhan Mahadzir, USNI News
July 4, 2023 They Will ‘Live in Fear’: Hong Kong’s John Lee Invites ‘Anyone’ to Help Police Arrest Wanted Overseas Democrats Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Global Bounty Hunters The Wall Street Journal Hong Kong Security Law to Deal With ‘Soft Resistance,’ Security Chief Chris Tang Says James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press KMT Presidential Candidate Could Change One-Year Military Service Policy Wu Sheng-hung, Wang Cheng-chung and Evelyn Kao, CNA The Real Problems Facing Taiwan Michael Danielsen, Taipei Times Chinese Hackers Target European Embassies With HTML Smuggling Technique Alexander Martin, The Record from Recorded Future News China’s Military Won’t Talk to the U.S. ー So What? Grant Newsham, Asia Times China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US Archie Hunter and Alfred Cang, Bloomberg Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Due to an Illustration Showing China’s Territorial Claim Associated Press China Upping Bullying Tactics Against Neighbors, Says Top State Department Diplomat John Grady, USNI News
July 3, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Visit China to Build ‘Healthy’ Ties With Beijing AFP Video: China’s Attempt to Interrupt U.N. Testimony by Son of Detained Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Rejected Tom Grundy, Hong Kong Free Press U.S. Can Deter China Invasion: Milley Taipei Times With Eye on China, Japan to Deepen Ties With NATO at Key Leaders’ Summit Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times Developments on the Philippine Air Defense Identification Zone Implementation Pitz Defense Analysis Time to Act on China’s Surveillance Threat Iain Duncan Smith, The Telegraph China’s Demographic Doomsayers Cite the Wrong Data David P. Goldman, Asia Times U.S. State Department Approves $440 Million Ammo, Logistics Deals for Taiwan Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Defense News EU Declares Position on Taiwan-China Issue for First Time at Summit Tien Hsi-ju and Lee Hsin-Yin, CNA Chinese Language Schools in Sweden and Their Connections With the Communist Party of China Frida Lindberg and Erika Staffas Edstrom, Swedish National China Centre
June 30, 2023 Chinese Spy Balloon Did Not Collect Information Over U.S., Pentagon Says Reuters U.S. Approves Arms Sales of $440 Million to Taiwan Stacy Hsu and Evelyn Yang, CNA U.S. Asks ASEAN Claimants to Resolve Own South China Sea Issues Before Taking On China Charissa Yong, The Straits Times India Asks China to Abide by South China Sea Ruling Beijing Calls Null and Void Sachin Parashar, Times of India New Chinese Law Raises Risks for American Firms in China, U.S. Officials Say Kate O’Keeffe, The Wall Street Journal China Wants Sanctions Lifted as Condition for Military Talks With U.S. Iain Marlow, Bloomberg Exclusive: U.S., Dutch Set to Hit China’s Chipmakers With One-Two Punch Karen Freifeld, Reuters A Firebreak Between China and the United States Collin Koh, The Prospect Foundation China’s Imperialist Foreign Policy ByJames Holmes, 19FortyFive’ Between the Superpowers: What Is Germany’s China Policy? Christiane Heidbrink, The Diplomat Are Cheap Drones the Answer to Tension in the Taiwan Strait? Andrew Hoehn and Thom Shanker, Defense News
June 28, 2023 Will New Zealand Regret Kowtowing to China? Nicholas Sheppard, The Spectator China’s Asia-Pacific Trade Deal, Digital Economy Pact Aspirations Backed by New Zealand Kandy Wong, South China Morning Post Editorial: China Trade — Precious and Precarious The New Zealand Herald Congress Aims for Faster Arms Sales With Defense Bills and Task Force Bryant Harris, Defense News China’s Overseas Police Service Stations in the Middle East Mordechai Chaziza, The Diplomat Chinese Balloon Used American Tech to Spy on Americans Nancy A. Youssef, The Wall Street Journal China’s New Law Extends Xi’s Combative Foreign Policy Stance Bloomberg Scoop: Netanyahu Sees Upside to China’s Growing Involvement in Middle East Barak Ravid, Axios Why War With China Over Taiwan Could Ruin the Global Economy Richard Engel, Charlotte Gardiner, Jennifer Jett and Alexander Smith, NBC News China’s Foreign PR Enablers Sarah Cook, The Diplomat
June 28, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping Appears to Raise Chris Hipkins’ Refusal to Call Him a Dictator in Meeting Thomas Coughlan, The New Zealand Herald New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Scores Trade Deals on China Trip AFP The Terror of Threes in the Heavens and on Earth William J. Broad, The New York Times U.S. Considering New Restrictions on AI Chip Exports to China, Wall Street Journal Reports Reuters Military Announces Rare Detection of Russian Warships Near Taiwan Joseph Yeh, CNA Pentagon Uses Ukraine Funds to Split Supply Chains From Russia, China Bryant Harris, Defense News Can China Export Its Way Out of Its Economic Slump? Keith Bradsher, The New York Times Getting U.S.-Japanese Command and Control Right Christopher B. Johnstone and Zack Cooper, War on the Rocks Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles Landing in Solomon Islands for Talks on the Future of Australia’s Defense Presence Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News Chinese Nuclear Plants Releasing Water Containing Tritium at Levels 6.5 Times Higher Than Planned Fukushima Discharge Yomiuri Shimbun
June 27, 2023 New Zealand Leader’s Plane So Prone to Breakdowns He Takes a Backup on China Trip Nick Perry, Associated Press Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s Response to Report of Being Harangued in Meeting With China Derek Cheng, The New Zealand Herald Liu Jianchao: Notorious Human Rights Violator Received With Honors in U.K. Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter Hong Kong Will ‘Comply’ With China’s Patriotic Education Requirements Under Proposed Law, Leader John Lee Says Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan Protests Name Change by Mechanical Puzzle Association Huang Ya-shih and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA Taiwan Military Reiterates Stance to Engage PLA in Territorial Space Joseph Yeh, CNA If Biden Wanted to Ease U.S.-China Tensions, Would Americans Let Him? Ian Prasad Philbrick, The New York Times The Regenerating Road: China’s Rapid Runway Repair Capabilities and Other Recovery Methods China Aerospace Studies Institute Anti-China Rhetoric Distracts Washington — and Boosts Beijing Gregory W. Meeks, Foreign Policy How Advanced Is Russian-Chinese Military Cooperation? Dmitry Gorenburg, Elizabeth Wishnick, Paul Schwartz, and Brian Waidelich, War on the Rocks