Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says China has agreed to resume deliveries of Nexperia chips from assembly plants in the country, [confirming] a potential breakthrough – Bloomberg: ‘Schoof commented after talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.’

RTL Z reports that Wingtech’s Zhang Xuezheng wanted more privacy than he got in his Dutch house in Vinkeveen, so five months ago he had Nexperia purchase massive estate “De Zonneroos” in Loenen aan de Vecht for €6.1m+€600k for his personal use.

Nexperia koopt ‘Loenens lusthof’ voor geschorste topman Mr Wing – RTL Z: „De voormalige eigenaar van het landgoed, vastgoedondernemer Robbert Klaver, bevestigt tegenover RTL Z dat het landgoed weliswaar werd aangekocht door Nexperia, maar bestemd is als woning voor Zhang, zijn familie en entourage.“

Chinese and Palestinian news agencies sign MoU on cooperation – Xinhua: ‘agreeing on expanding collaboration in areas such as journalist training and joint reporting.’

When it comes to post-Assad Syria, Beijing is suddenly a lot less anti-sanction. Its envy explicitly refers to the presence of Uyghur fighters.

China regrets UNSC Syria sanctions draft fails to address legitimate concerns – Xinhua: ‘Security Council on Thursday voted […] to remove Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa […] China abstained from the voting.’ ‘legitimate concerns, particularly with regard to foreign terrorist fighters in Syria’

China’s commerce ministry suspends some export control measures announced on October 9 – Xinhua: ‘Tsuperhard materials, lithium batteries, synthetic graphite anode materials, equipment and raw materials related to rare earths, and five medium and heavy rare-earth elements, including holmium.’

Chinees filmfestival in New York gaat niet door na intimidatiecampagne – NRC: „Het incident past in een bredere trend van zogenoemde ’transnationale repressie’, waarbij stemmen die kritisch zijn over China ook in het buitenland met druk, bedreigingen en intimidatie te maken krijgen.”

US Congressional Budget Office hacked, China suspected in breach – CNN: ‘staffers should avoid clicking on links sent from CBO accounts because the accounts may still be compromised.’

Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim speaking live inside the European Parliament in Brussels for an IPAC event: x.com/ipacglobal/s...

Solvay open to building rare earths plant in US, where support is stronger than in Europa – Reuters: ‘in April launched modest processing of minerals needed for permanent magnets at its French plant, but said commercial production would depend on support from customers and governments.’

Nexperia chip exports from China have resumed, says car parts supplier – FT

CCP theoretical journal Qiushi warns against abandoning traditional sectors in economic transition – SCMP: ‘Developing China’s “new quality productive forces” […] does not mean abandoning traditional industries, but rather integration and transformation through innovation’

How China’s rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe’s military buildup – The New York Times: ‘the April restrictions remain in place for European buyers — and for all of the E.U.’s talk of diversification, Beijing has Brussels in a bind.’

In Depth: How corruption burned through China’s firefighting services – Caixin Global

2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit opens in east China – Xinhua

China starts work on easing rare earth export rules but short of Trump hopes, sources say – Reuters: ‘The Ministry of Commerce told some rare earth exporters they will be able to apply for new streamlined permits in the future’

Independent Chinese-language film festival in US canceled after pressure campaign – Nikkei Asia: ‘said that he did not feel he was in physical danger but that the relentless messages forced him to shut down the event.’

Japan resumes seafood exports to China after ban partially lifted – Nikkei Asia

Wall Street Journal pleads not guilty in Hong Kong press union head Selina Cheng’s unlawful dismissal case – HKFP: ‘accused the paper of sacking her for taking up leadership of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.’

China’s third aircraft carrier, Fujian, enters service – AFP: ‘The Fujian is equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), a more efficient technology than conventional steam-powered methods.’

The world of Chinese hackers is a complex ecosystem of Chinese government agencies and commercial enterprises. Sometimes the companies work directly for Beijing, sometimes they peddle data acquired on their own initiative.

Chinese hackers who entered Singapore on fraudulent work permits were found with data of foreign governments – CNA: ‘housed in a bungalow to perform hacking work into gambling websites and obtain illicit access to a Chinese SMS service company.’

China’s exports suffer worst downturn since February as tariffs hammer US demand – Reuters: ‘unexpectedly fell in October after months of front-loading U.S. orders to beat President Donald Trump's tariffs, in a stark reminder of the manufacturing juggernaut's reliance on American consumers’

EU industry boss Séjourné has been talking China to Italian daily La Stampa "We need to introduce conditionality for foreign investment. There are manufacturers in Europe that assemble Chinese cars with Chinese components and workers, in Spain and Hungary. This is not good."

The Dutch government is prepared to drop ministerial control order targeting Nexperia if China allows exports of its chips – Bloomberg [NB: The Instruction is separate from the more impactful court order, which is not mentioned in this article. Does the Chinese side understand that fully?]

Taiwanese authorities are reportedly looking into alleged assistance to Chinese-national directors of Cambodia-based scam organisation Prince Group with entering Taiwan by former/current KMT legislators Lee De-wei and Lin Szu-ming.

獨家》揭密太子集團系列三》2中國核心幹部多次來台 國民黨兩立委被爆協助入境 – 自由時報：「據了解，太子集團董事長陳志主要核心中國籍幹部劉學鋒、李丞丞曾多次來台，甚至還找國民黨前立委李德維、現任立委林思銘等關說協助入境，目前相關單位正調查兩名立委的涉入程度，包含是否有金錢往來、是否涉及違法事項等。」

New KMT chair Cheng Li-wun is to attend a commemoration of ‘martyrs’ 先烈 – including one the CCP’s highest spies in the KMT, Wu Shi – at ceremony echoing title of recent Chinese propaganda series ‘Silent Honour’ at former KMT White Terror execution site Machangding in Taipei.

獨家》敵我不分！國民黨新任黨主席鄭麗文明參加統派活動「追思先烈」最高階共諜將官吳石 – 自由時報：「而主辦單位所稱的『沉默的榮耀』即中共官方近日力捧宣揚吳石『烈士』的電視劇劇名，中國國台辦發言人上月還稱許該劇彰顯了『中國共產黨人和革命先輩為實現人民解放、國家統一而奮不顧身的大無畏精神』。」

Control Yuan alleges TaiwanPlus discrimination; platform denies charge – Focus Taiwan: ‘overall it has fallen short in its goals of promoting and expanding Taiwan’s international visibility, the report said.’

Norwegian FM Espen Barth Eide to visit China – Xinhua

ASML-topman Fouquet: „AI-hausse is nog maar het topje van de ijsberg” – NRC

The EU is privately warning that there’s little it can do in the near term to compel China to ease export controls on critical rare earths – Bloomberg: ‘Discussions between Chinese and EU officials in recent days have failed to move the needle, said the people’

China approves semiconductor export license applications of qualified Chinese exporters, commerce ministry says – Xinhua: ‘working to facilitate the resumption of supplies from Nexperia China.’

Xi Focus: Xi Jinping stresses adopting high standards for building Hainan Free Trade Port – Xinhua: ‘made the remarks when hearing a work report in Sanya, south China's island province of Hainan’

Senior Chinese military official Zhang Youxia meets with Serbian defence minister Bratislav Gašić – Xinhua: ‘Zhang said that China is willing to work with Serbia to enhance military cooperation that is more dynamic, broader in scope and of higher quality.’

Chinese and British FMs hold phone talks on bilateral ties – Xinhua: ‘Regarding the occasional noises and disturbances, Wang said it is particularly important to keep a clear head, handle them actively and prudently, and maintain the main tone of the development of bilateral relations.’

Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland – Michael Turton for Taipei Times

Donovan’s Deep Dives: A rally, rifts, and risks to the DPP’s rule in Kaohsiung – Courtney Donovan Smith for Taipei Times: ‘the DPP is riven with brutal factional infighting in both [southern] cities, while the KMT has strong frontrunners.’

Xi Jinping’s next five years: What the 4th Plenum means for China and the United States – Neil Thomas: ‘Beijing is not chasing a grand bargain; it is seeking a truce to buy time and build leverage.’ ‘For Xi, the United States stands as a cautionary tale of deindustrialization’

China signals soybean appetite to spark ‘many deals’ with US farmers – if prices are right – SCMP: ‘Beijing has signalled its intent to seek favourable terms, with the scale of future imports dependent on the competitiveness of American crops, a commerce official said.’

Germany’s Friedrich Merz backs protectionist measures on Chinese steel – FT

EU starts anti-subsidy probe into Chinese tyres – Reuters: ‘The investigation comes on top of an ongoing anti-dumping review of the same product that the EU executive launched in May.’

Update on invoking Goods Availability Act – Government of the Netherlands: ‘Given the constructive nature of our talks with the Chinese authorities, the Netherlands trusts that the supply of chips from China to Europe and the rest of the world will reach Nexperia’s customers over the coming days.’

TBF, it’s very likely Tsang was using “grassroots” (基層) in its CCP sense: not bottom-up movements but low-level Party organs. That’s how you get campaigns for “grassroots autonomy” (基層自治) — they don’t mean local self-governance but empowering neighbourhood committees to enforce political discipline.

Australian university’s concerning Chinese military partnership – The Daily Telegraph: ‘Security experts have raised alarm bells over Macquarie University's 13-year partnership with a Chinese military-linked tech school teaching cyber skills.’

BMW's profit margin came in toward the lower end of its guidance in the third quarter as tariffs and intense competition in China squeezed earnings – Bloomberg: ‘Volkswagen AG reported lower deliveries in China last quarter’

German economic affairs ministry lobbying China in interest of customers of Nexperia components – Reuters

Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji’s formal ties with China – Reuters: ‘Taiwan’s presidential office said late on Wednesday that Filipo Tarakinikini, Fiji’s permanent representative to the United Nations […] had met [VP] Hsiao as part of a delegation of other UN ambassadors’