Since the Covid-19 pandemic, China has doubled down on an economic strategy that prioritizes high-tech manufacturing and export dominance. Investment
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Venezuela-Style Decapitation Strike Won’t Work on Taiwan
Beijing says it is “gravely concerned.” Just before midnight on Friday, President Donald Trump gave the greenlight for “Operation Absolute Resolve”
No, the U.S. Didn’t Just Give China Grounds to Invade Taiwan
“Oh, this means China is allowed to invade Taiwan now,” they say. The U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a frankly very
China Fires Rockets on Day Two of Taiwan Blockade Drills
China’s military fired rockets into waters north and south of Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of its “Justice Mission 2025” live fire drills aimed
China’s Justice Mission 2025 Military Drills Around Taiwan: What to Watch For
The Chinese military announced Monday that it would conduct a series of Justice Mission 2025 live-fire drills around Taiwan. China’s army, navy, air
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Entity
The many months of uncertainty about TikTok’s fate in the U.S. seems to be coming to a close. Axios is reporting that TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent a memo
Wolves Fans Display Taiwan Flags in Protest Against Failing Chinese Ownership
Fans of the Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club in the U.K. are displaying Taiwan flags at protests against their Chinese owners Fosun. The flags
The Trump Administration’s Nvidia Chip Deal Doesn’t Make Sense
If the Trump administration’s primary objective were to make Chinese companies reliant on the American tech stack, then it would allow Nvidia to
Chinese State-Backed Accounts Unmasked on X
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, launched a new feature this week that fights disinformation by revealing the true locations of user
Human Rights & China: November 28, 2025
Indian Citizen Detained at Shanghai Airport An Indian woman says she was detained and harassed while transiting through Shanghai because the place
China to Rerelease Taiwanese Movie About Anti-Japanese Rebellion
China will rerelease the Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” (賽德克．巴萊) in December amid tensions with Japan over Taiwan. The
Xi Calls Trump to Rein in Japan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) and U.S. President Donald Trump held an unexpected phone call on Monday. They discussed a range of issues including