China’s new five-year plan provides a birds-eye view of the country’s economic priorities. But for residents of Kinmen, a Taiwanese island located
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The Mysterious Dip in China’s Military Flights Around Taiwan
Over the past two weeks, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has detected an unusually low number of Chinese military flights around
Anthropologist Gerald Roche on China’s New Ethnic Unity Law (Q&A)
On Thursday, China’s ceremonial legislature approved a sweeping new law to promote what it refers to as “ethnic unity.” The law calls on all sectors
Is Taiwan Vulnerable to the Kind of Precision Strike That Took Out Iran’s Leadership?
On Saturday, the first day of the Iranian work week, Tehran was bombarded with explosions in broad daylight. In a dramatic series of coordinated
HQ-Nein: Analysts Say No Evidence Iran Is Using Modern Chinese Air Defense Systems
Despite sensationalist reports of the failures of modern Chinese air defense systems in Iran, multiple experts interviewed by Domino Theory said there
How BYD’s Meteoric Rise Has Reshaped Germany-China Relations
In 2016, when Wolfgang Egger left Volkswagen to join BYD, an up-and-coming electric vehicle maker in Shenzhen, Germany still far outpaced China in
German Chancellor Doesn’t Pull Punches Ahead of China Visit
German chancellor Friedrich Merz will arrive in China on Wednesday for his first visit to the country while in office. He is expected to focus on
AOC, Trump, and a Week of Bad Answers on Taiwan
As Taiwan broke for the lunar new year holiday this week, the United States’ leading populists were busy undermining the longstanding pillars of
Fighting for Information in the World’s ‘Largest Prison for Journalists’
About a month after her release from the Shanghai Women’s Prison in May 2024, citizen journalist and former lawyer Zhang Zhan (張展) made her first post
KMT Brushes Off ‘Lower Level Opinions’ From U.S. Officials Over Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is “playing with fire,” in the words of one U.S. senator, as it blocks $40 billion in proposed
Xi Can’t Deliver
As the world enters 2026, the economic relationship between the United States and China remains defined by expectations on the part of President
Xi Isn’t Done Reshaping China’s Top Military Body
Two of China’s top generals, Zhang Youxia (張又俠) and Liu Zhenli (劉振立), were seen missing from a public event on January 20. Domino Theory was one of