June 20, 2023 Behind China’s Decade of European Deals, State Investors Evade Notice Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal Xi Rejects U.S. Offer to Set Up Military Crisis Hotline, Blinken Says Laura Kelly, The Hill What Genocide? Volkswagen’s Morally Expensive Bet on China Stuart Lau, Joshua Posaner and Hans Von Der Burchard, Politico In Busan, U.S. Navy Runs Rehearsal for Ballistic Submarine Visit Ken Moriyasu, Nikkei Yushan Amphibious Transport Dock Commissioned Into Service Wu Sheng-hung, Joseph Yeh and Evelyn Kao, CNA China Cuts Key Interest Rates, Hoping to Kick-Start Flagging Economy Keith Bradsher, The New York Times Stunning Moment Aussie China Watcher Is Questioned by Police Over Vile False Threats to ‘Rape and Kill’ a Young Chinese Woman — as It's Revealed China's Spies Were Really Behind the Email Max Aitchison, Daily Mail Australia Undersea Threat: China Accelerates Yuan Attack Submarines & Jin-Class JL-3 Nuclear Missiles Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven Unmarried Chinese Women Travel Overseas for Egg Freezing, as Beijing Ban on Their Access to Reproductive Services Continues Joyce Cheng, ABC News
June 19, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Visit to China Is One Giant Mistake Gordon Chang, 19FortyFive China’s ByteDance Has Gobbled Up $1 Billion of Nvidia GPUs for AI This Year Francisco Pires, Tom's Hardware Exclusive: Japan Regulator Sounded Out Top Domestic Banks About China Risks, Sources Say Takaya Yamaguchi, Makiko Yamazaki and Paritosh Bansal, Reuters Xi Jinping’s Dream of a Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Edward White and Sun Yu, Financial Times U.S., China Remain at Odds on Numerous Issues as Blinken Finishes First Day of Meetings in Beijing Matthew Lee, Associated Press Uniqlo, Zara Owners Face New Paris Lawsuit Over Uyghur Forced Labor Mailys Pene-lassus, Nikke Organ Harvesting From Uyghurs: Evidence Grows, the U.S. Reacts Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter China Condemns European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights Suppression Polina Dvornikova and Yaroslav Mudryi, Jurist ASEAN Seeks to Demonstrate ‘Unity’ in South China Sea Drills Nana Shibata, Nikkei Chris Hipkins to Meet Xi Jinping in China Next Week Luke Malpass, Stuff Italy Strips China’s Sinochem of Its Influence as Pirelli’s Largest Investor Amy Kazmin and Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli, Financial Times Taiwan’s Defense Dilemma Jenny Li, The Diplomat Japan-Based Chinese Researcher Behind AIST Data Leak May Have Close Ties to Beijing The Yomiuri Shimbun
June 16, 2023 Japan Hopes to Shore Up Philippines' Defense Amid Taiwan Conflict Fears Tim Kelly, Sakura Murakami and Yukiko Toyoda, Reuters Rank-and-File Revolt Won’t Affect AUKUS Support: PM Phillip Coorey, The Australian Financial Review Cyber Spying Campaign Linked to China Targeting Agencies in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Report Finds AFP When a Huawei Bid Turned Into a Hunt for a Corporate Mole Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett, Bloomberg ‘Alarmingly Deteriorating’ Situation: EU Lawmakers Renew Calls for Sanctions on Hong Kong Leaders Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post Exclusive: Palau Seeks More U.S. Patrols of Its Waters After Chinese Incursions Sakura Murakami and John Geddie, Reuters U.S., Japan Say There Are No Plans to Share Drone Surveillance Data With Taiwan Jonathan Snyder, Stars and Stripes Why India and the U.S. Are Closer Than Ever Rishi Iyengar, Foreign Policy France Presses EU to Declare Trade War Against China Barbara Moens, Jakob Hanke Vela, Joshua Posaner, Hans Von Der Burchard, Giorgio Leali and Camille Gijs, Politico The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Is U.S. Law. Where Are the Sanctions? Omer Kanat, The Diplomat Palestinian Leader Supports China’s Uyghur Policies in Joint Statement Kurban Niyaz, Radio Free Asia Vietnam Is Doubling Down on Its ‘Multi-Alignment’ Strategy Richard Javad Heydarian, World Politics Review
June 15, 2023 Labor’s Internal Dissent Over AUKUS Is Building Phillip Coorey, The Australian Financial Review Hong Kong Protest Song Disappears From Music Streaming Sites, Social Media Platforms Zen Soo, Associated Press U.S. Military Granted Unimpeded Access to Key Papua New Guinea Defense Facilities in New Security Agreement Tim Swanston and Prianka Srinivasan, ABC News Making the U.S.-Philippines Alliance Count Susannah Patton, War on the Rocks It’s Time for South Korea to Refocus on Multilateral Diplomacy Gabriela Bernal, The Interpreter Canada Suspends Work With Chinese-Founded Development Bank While It Investigates Complaints Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's Hidden Local Government Debt Soars to Over $8 Trillion Iori Kawate, Nikkei Look Closely, China’s Masterplan for Economic Domination Is Faltering Matthew Henderson, The Telegraph China’s Economy Is Way More Screwed Than Anyone Thought Linette Lopez, Insider U.S. Submarine Damaged in South China Sea Won’t Return Until 2026 as Shipyards Are Clogged Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg Germany Accuses China of ‘Aggressively’ Claiming Supremacy in Asia Hans Von Der Burchard, Politico State Department Cables: Wuhan Institute of Virology Conducted Classified Research Emily Kopp, U.S. Right to Know How a Chinese Company Censors Its Own Answer to ChatGPT Alexander Boyd, China Digital Times Netizen Voices: Weibo Blocks Hashtags, Discussion of BBC Expose of Criminal Gang Peddling Assault Videos Cindy Carter, China Digital Times
June 14, 2023 China ‘Anxious and Regretful’ Over Ukraine War, PLA Strategist Says Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post New Zealand and Fiji Strike Defense Deal Amid Rising Pacific Tensions Christopher Cottrell, The Guardian Japan’s SDF, Coast Guard Plan First Field Drill Against Direct Attack Yusuke Takeuchi, Nikkei China’s AI Drive Takes Center Stage at Human Rights Hearing Oma Seddiq, Bloomberg Law News Temu Sells Products in U.S. Linked to Forced Labor in China’s Uyghur Region, Analysis Shows Sheridan Prasso, Bloomberg Singapore’s Tharman Urges U.S., China to Abandon ‘Hubris’ of Viewing Own System as Superior Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post China’s Patient But Insistent South China Sea Grab Denny Roy, Asia Times NATO to Upgrade Ties With Australia, New Zealand, South Korea Ken Moriyasu and Takashi Tsuji, Nikkei South Korean Leader Criticizes China Envoy Over 'Inappropriate' Remarks Hyonhee Shin, Reuters Debunking Reports of ‘Cracks’ in China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, and Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., CSIS How the U.S. Is Pushing China Out of the Internet’s Plumbing Anna Gross, Alexandra Heal, Chris Campbell, Dan Clark, Ian Bott and Irene de la Torre Arenas, Financial Times Taiwan Handbook Teaches Civilians How to Spot ‘Enemy’ Chinese Soldiers Arpan Rai, The Independent U.S. Eyes Joint Weapons Manufacturing With Taiwan Liu Tzu-hsuan, Taipei Times
June 13, 2023 U.S. Targets China Entities for Pilot Training, Hypersonic Tech Eric Martin, Bloomberg Corruption Is China Weapon in Effort to Corner Lithium Market in Latin America, Experts Say Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald Eye On China: Australia’s Proposed Defense Reforms are a Step in the Right Direction Andrew Harding, 19FortyFive U.S. Government, Activists Demand Release of Jailed 19-Year-Old Uyghur Student Shohret Hoshur, Radio Free Asia Hong Kong Court Adjourns Hearing of Government Application to Ban Protest Song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press Review of Citizen Evacuation Policy for Taiwan Not Needed: White House Chiang Chin-yeh and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA China’s Big Gas Bet Raises Questions About Complicity With Russia Steven R. Miles and Gabriel B. Collins, Foreign Policy U.S. to Allow South Korean, Taiwan Chip Makers to Keep Operations in China Yuka Hayashi, The Wall Street Journal Former Samsung Executive Charged Over Alleged Plans to Build Copycat Chip Factory in China Michelle Toh and Gawon Bae, CNN Five Urgent Steps to Prevent American Military Defeat in the Pacific Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.) and Bradley Bowman, Defense News Sunk Costs: The Difficulty of Using Sanctions to Deter China in a Taiwan Crisis Gerard DiPippo and Jude Blanchette, CSIS China’s Dual Aims in Myanmar: Indian Ocean Access, Crime Fighting Katsuhiko Meshino, Nikkei Arab League Visits China’s Xinjiang Region, Rejects Uyghur Genocide Kasim Kashgar, Voice of America
June 12, 2023 Why the Battle for Supremacy in Asia Begins With China’s Coast Guard Damien Cave Is Joe Biden Hiding Intelligence on China’s Assistance to Russia? Michael Rubin, About Us 19FortyFive’ Is the Big One Coming? Admirals’ Warnings Go Unanswered Ian Easton, Taipei Times Dutch Government to Screen Chinese Tech Students on Security Risks Andy Bounds, Financial Times China Struggles With Weak Post-COVID Economic Recovery Associated Press New Zealand PM Hipkins to Visit China at End of June Lucy Craymer and Renju Jose, Reuters Vietnam’s Accusation of Sovereignty Infringement ‘Unacceptable’: Taiwan Joseph Yeh, CNA Cut Off From Headquarters: Global Fund Managers Are Stuck in China’s Black Box Jing Yang and Rebecca Feng, The Wall Street Journal China Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to Three-and-a-Half Years in Prison Victoria Kendi Murumba, Jurist China’s Palestinian Moment Is About Global Standing Rather Than Peace Bethan McKernan, The Guardian The End of Western Naivety About China The Economist The Pentagon Is Freaking Out About a Potential War With China Michael Hirsh, Politico
June 9, 2023 Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S. Warren P. and Gordon Lubold, The Wall Street Journal Taiwan Says 37 Chinese Military Aircraft Entered Its Air Defence Zone Reuters U.S. Senate Bill on Taiwan Invasion Response Clears Committee Stacy Hsu and Elizabeth Hsu, CNA Blinken’s Long-Delayed Beijing Trip Now in Planning for Next Week Phelim Kine and Doug Palmer, Politico Chinese Censors Take Aim at AirDrop and Bluetooth Kelly Ng, BBC Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Chinese Companies’ Vanishing Acts in Xinjiang Magnus Fiskesjö, The Diplomat Japan Aims to Refocus Its Foreign Aid on Maritime and Economic Security and National Interests Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Joe Biden Has Truly Made America Weaker Ted Galen Carpenter, 19FortyFive The G7 Anti-China Facade Shows Cracks in Europe David P. Goldman The Long Reach of Hong Kong Tyranny The Wall Street Journal Top Hong Kong Court Approves Government Application to Appeal Acquittal of Former Tiananmen Vigil Activist James Lee, Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan to Share Drone Intel With U.S., Japan Thomas Newdick, The Warzone China: Jail Sentence for Lawyer Who Reported Being Tortured ‘an Outrage’ Amnesty International After Coercing Them Earlier, China Now Yuan-Cajoling Tibetans to Get Blessed by Its Panchen Lama Tibetan Review U.S. Drug Shortages Highlight Dependence on China, Gray Supply Chains Eduardo Jaramillo, The China Project
June 8, 2023 Hong Kong Prisons Work to Compel Loyalty to China Among Young Activists Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post Most Europeans Agree With Macron on China and U.S., Report Shows Jakob Hanke Vela and Nicolas Camut, Politico U.S. to Link Up With Taiwan and Japan Drone Fleets to Share Real-Time Data Kathrin Hille and Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times Taiwan Election Season Embroiled in #MeToo Furor Jeff Pao, Asia Times U.K. Orders China to Shut Unofficial Police Stations on British Soil, as Beijing Denies Their Existence AFP Yoon’s Security Strategy Focuses on ROK-U.S. Alliance, Stronger Deterrence Against North Korea Nam Hyun-woo, The Korea Times Uyghur Foreign Travel Vlogs Likely a Feature of Chinese Government Propaganda Liam Scott, Polygraph.info First Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood Up Joseph Trevithick, The Warzone Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data Zen Soo, Associated Press Fiji Reconsiders Security Ties With China Amid Pacific Tensions Nick Perry, Associated Press Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Files Appeal Against Rejection of Attempt to Challenge National Security Committee Decision Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press Dan Andrews Is Called Out After Australian Media Are Banned From His Speech to a Pro-China Forum — As He Hits Back at Scathing Letter Olivia Day, Daily Mail Australia ‘The Little Mermaid’ Flops in China, South Korea as Moviegoers Pick on Ariel’s Skin Color Bryan Ke, Next Shark
June 7, 2023 Twitter Silences Critical Voices With Search Bans on Top Uyghur and Tibetan Accounts M. Sliwa Public Relations Accounts of Hong Kong Opposition Party Members Terminated by HSBC and Other Banks, League of Social Democrats Says Lea Mok, Hong Kong Free Press House Armed Services Chair Wants China Spending Bill, Less Ukraine Aid Bryant Harris, Defense News Japan, Australia, U.S. to Fund Undersea Cable Connection in Micronesia to Counter China’s Influence Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press EU Considers Mandatory Ban on Using Huawei to Build 5G Javier Espinoza, Financial Times Not So Great Powers: U.S.-China Rivalry in an Era of Weakening States Timothy Heath, 19FortyFive Rising Risk of U.S.-China ‘Near Misses’ Around Taiwan Meredith Oyen, Asia Times Tsai Pledges Reforms Amid Wave of #MeToo Cases in Taiwanese Politics Yeh Su-ping and Matthew Mazzetta, CNA Cultural Genocide in Tibet: Communist China’s Church Model for Schools for Imposing Communism Vijay Kranti, Organiser Fiji Reconsiders Security Ties With China Amid Pacific Tensions Nick Perry, The Independent New Zealand, Fiji Leaders Finalize Defence Agreement 1News Vanuatu Security Deal With Australia to Go Before Its Parliament Before the End of 2023 Australian Broadcasting Corporation How to Read Xi Jinping John Culver, John Pomfret and Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs China Is Building the Most Powerful Warship Radar on Record: Scientists Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post Taiwan Just Said No to the F-35 Stealth Fighter. What Now? Michael A. Hunzeker and Alexander Lanoszka, The National Interest China’s Top VCs Warn Dollar Fundraising Will Only Get Tighter Echo Wong, Pak Yiu and Kenji Kawase, Nikkei U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Set to Travel to Beijing for Talks in Coming Weeks Jenny Leonard and Annmarie Hordern, Bloomberg President Yoon to Attend NATO Summit in Lithuania Next Month Nam Hyun-woo, The Korea Times
June 6, 2023 Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s New World Order Frederik Kelter, Al Jazeera ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Protest Song to Be Banned? Government Files Court Injunction Against Promoting Tune Brian Wong, South China Morning Post Hong Kong Law Is ‘Clearly Stated,’ John Lee Says When Asked About Arrests Over Tiananmen Crackdown Anniversary Mandy Cheng, Hong Kong Free Press How China Is Erasing Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square Memories William Yang, Deutsche Welle U.S., Australia, Japan Forming New Quad With Philippines. Should India Be Concerned? Nayanima Basu, ABP Live China Says It’ll Work on Political Ukraine Solution With France Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Bloomberg Chinese PostalFurious Gang Strikes UAE Users With Sneaky SMS Phishing Scheme Ravie Lakshmanan, The Hacker News Has Geopolitical Conflict Between China and the U.S. Caused Their Networks to Disconnect? Tim Stronge, TeleGeography China’s France Envoy Slams ‘Attack’ After Post-Soviet States Uproar: ‘Big Deal Out of Nothing’ Hayley Wong, South China Morning Post As Taiwan Gears Up for 2024 Presidential Poll, Who are the Top Candidates? Alyssa Chen, The Japan Times A Strait Too Far: How a Deliberate Campaigning Approach in the Pacific Can Make Beijing Think Twice Benjamin Van Horrick, War on the Rocks China Is Waging a Restitution Campaign Against Taiwan’s Forbidden City Treasures Louise Benson, The Art Newspaper America’s Goal Should Be a Democratic China Liza Tobin, Foreign Policy China Owes Korea Much Explanation Choo Jae-woo, The Korea Times
June 5, 2023 Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong Police Detain Activists on Anniversary of Massacre Martin Yip and Adam Durbin, BBC Huge Police Deployment Thwarts Tiananmen Crackdown Commemorations as Hongkongers Detained Over Candles, Clothes, Slogans Hong Kong Free Press ‘To Care, to Express Our Sorrow’: Taiwan Hosts Tiananmen Crackdown Remembrance Vigil Hong Kong Free Press U.S. Navy Shows Chinese Warship's 'Unsafe Interaction' Near Taiwan Ben Blanchard and Laurie Chen, Reuters Chinese General Threatens Foreign Navies After Warships Nearly Collide in Taiwan Strait Eryk Bagshaw, The Age General Li Shangfu Carries China's Aggressive Territorial Claims to Shangri-La Dialogue Duncan Bartlett, Japan Forward China Lobbies Press Club Against Tibetan Appearance Matthew Knott, The Sydney Morning Herald Award-Winning Hong Kong Journalist Wins Appeal in Rare Court Ruling Upholding Media Freedom Kanis Leung, Associated Press Lessons From the ‘Nikkei’ Taiwan Debacle: A Call for Informed, Conscientious Reporting Ogasawara Yoshiyuki, Nippon.com Hong Kong Police Impound Sports Car With ‘8964’ License Plate on Tiananmen Crackdown Anniversary Candice Chau, Hong Kong Free Press Canada Boosts Indo-Pacific Naval Deployments, Military Engagements Mike Yeo, Defense News Exclusive: World’s Spy Chiefs Meet in Secret Conclave in Singapore Xinghui Kok, Raju Gopalakrishnan and Greg Torode, Reuters Notes From Central Taiwan: DPP: Lai-able to Win? Michael Turton, Taipei Times