“Those who were in Beijing at the time will never forget the deafening gunfire, the roar of armored vehicles, the wailing of ambulance sirens, and the angry cries of the crowds that night“ safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/88-s...

China has imposed its first travel bans on New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan, escalating Beijing’s efforts to isolate Taipei and deter foreign governments from engaging with the self-ruled democracy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The new reality in the South China Sea: It is every country for itself, making the most of what they already control, accepting that China will always be the biggest and most assertive player www.bbc.com/news/article...

In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure no American first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/graphics/CHI...

The pace of the fourth carrier’s construction is impressive. In less than a year, prefabricated hull components that first appeared in a Dalian dry dock in early 2025 have been assembled into a clearly recognizable hull features.csis.org/hiddenreach/...

Does the World Need Chinese Rare Earths? Not Necessarily, Say These Companies www.wsj.com/world/does-t...

China has taken ownership of more than 11,300 patents developed in Germany over the past ​two decades, according to a study by the ‌German Economic Institute (IW) www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Washington and Beijing can cause substantial damage to each other’s economies, yet neither can prevent the other from being a major economic and technological player reader.foreignaffairs.com/2026/05/26/t...

Here are some of the most common ways mainlanders circumvent the government’s strict rules to get money out of China www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Mit Milliarden hat sich China systematisch in 168 Häfen der Welt eingekauft. Es gewinnt Einfluss, Kontrolle und militärische Optionen. Sind Europa und die USA zu spät aufgewacht? ⬇️ Meine Analyse für @table.media table.media/china/thema-...

„Europe lacks a vision on how to deal with China in a comprehensive manner, with an economic security lens. The European Union has been struggling to find a common position“ www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

China expanded its trade secret rules to include data and algorithms, as Beijing steps up efforts to prevent technology leaks amid intensifying strategic competition with the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China’s government moved to tighten scrutiny over outbound investment, hardening the geopolitical fault lines around artificial intelligence amid an intensifying technological rivalry with the U.S. www.wsj.com/economy/chin...

“This is what happens when mass surveillance meets A.I.“ China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

One of Taiwan’s most difficult security debates: how to counter what officials describe as growing Chinese infiltration of the island’s politics, media and internet, without casting suspicion on all Chinese migrants www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

China is tightening scrutiny of outbound capital flows after forcing the unwinding of the Meta-Manus deal, as authorities seek to safeguard the economy amid heightened technology rivalry with the U.S. www.wsj.com/economy/chin...

China has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control, and the technology to enforce it, abroad www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

China's Dual Economy: When Strategic Ambition Hollows Out the Foundation www.prcleader.org/post/chinasd...

China has compounded the U.N.’s liquidity crisis by slow-walking its own payments, even as Beijing declares itself the organization’s leading defender and, in a jab at the U.S., the “de facto No. 1 financial contributor.” Beijing still owes $455 million www.wsj.com/world/the-u-...

The US military is quietly seeking to bolster its ability to deter or battle China over Taiwan, including with new warship-killing bombs and advanced sea mines, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command said in a report to Congress www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Any decision about future Taiwan arms sales, as the president said, will rest with him,” Hegseth said www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning ‌of "rightful alarm" over its rapid military buildup www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Germany has signaled its willingness for the EU to take firmer action to stop a surge in Chinese goods, buoying a new push by the European Commission to strengthen the bloc’s trade defenses www.politico.eu/article/germ...

China targets offshore billions in biggest crackdown in decades. Officials have cracked down on trust structures favoured by the Asian nation’s ultra-wealthy www.businesstimes.com.sg/internationa...

“I think there is still a road to have a constructive dialogue with China, but we can’t let Europe be the victim of a predatory strategy that is destroying our industry. New tools, new measures, new political will are needed“, Séjourné said www.politico.eu/article/von-...

China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/w...

Trump poured cold water on the prospect of Iran transferring its store of highly enriched uranium to Russia or China as part of any deal to end the war with the U.S. "No, I wouldn't be comfortable" with that arrangement, Trump said www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/t...

China said it expelled a Dutch warship that entered its waters, a rare incident between the two navies that underscores tensions over contested boundaries in the South China Sea www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“China is trying to balance between two major priorities: social stability and productivity growth. AI as a potentially transformative technology might force Beijing to make hard trade-offs,” said Kyle Chan www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...

„China wants the world to hear only one version of Taiwan’s story: Beijing’s. And much of the world is listening to this version. … But peace cannot be built on a narrative that blames the threatened for the threat“ thediplomat.com/2026/05/chin...

More European companies are maintaining or expanding their supply chains in mainland China to remain competitive globally, according to a survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/e...

Contrary to the objectives of the China Strategy, Germany’s dependence on key goods and raw materials from the People’s Republic has increased, according to an analysis by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom www.freiheit.org/taiwan/germa...

Analyst on China's spent rocket stages in space: "Things only continue to get worse" arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

China’s top military official is expected to skip Asia’s biggest defense forum for a second year in a row www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For the first time in records dating back to 1949, China is now home to more people aged 65 and above than children, the latest official data showed, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic pressure www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

One of the three astronauts on the Shenzhou 23 mission is scheduled to stay at the orbiting space station for a year in what would be among the world’s longest single stays in space. The astronaut’s mission is to “explore human adaptability limits” apnews.com/article/chin...

China's anti-graft agency said it is ​investigating Xu Liuping, a ‌former chairperson of carmakers FAW Group and Changan Auto, ​for "suspected serious violations of ​discipline and law," a ⁠usual euphemism for corruption www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Trump’s Pursuit of a Partnership With China Raises Concerns in India: Now “Secretary Rubio’s gargantuan task is to lay the foundation for Trump to repair this relationship,” said Donald Lu www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

China’s rare earth export regime remains largely unchanged following the summit between Trump and Xi Jinping, underlining limited progress on one of the most strategically sensitive elements of bilateral trade source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/chin...

A new China shock is reverberating across global goods markets. Nowhere is that shock more consequential than in Germany. Its manufacturers in core industries are being simultaneously squeezed out of China and other foreign markets, and at home www.cer.eu/publications...

"They don't need to send two or three cars to follow you anymore." New Chinese surveillance leaves foreigners nowhere to hide www.dw.com/en/new-chine...

AsTrump pivots from confronting China to selectively accommodating it, America's Quad strategic coalition with Japan, India and Australia is becoming increasingly marginal to U.S. strategy and is at risk of strategic irrelevance asia.nikkei.com/opinion/what...

“Trump’s public openness to negotiating with Beijing over America’s posture on Taiwan will serve as the diplomatic equivalent of a matador waving a red flag in front of a bull,” Ryan Hass www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Was trieb Trump – Jetlag oder die Belehrungen von Xi Jinping? Nach seinem Besuch in Peking erschüttert der US-Präsident die langjährige Taiwanpolitik der USA. Chinas Präsident kann sich die Hände reiben. Meine Analyse für @faznet.bsky.social www.faz.net/premium/welt...

“For Putin, this is his most important bilateral relationship,” said Michael McFaul. “He wants the world to understand that Russia, not the U.S., is China’s most important partner. He needs China to sustain his war effort.” www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

China said it will buy 200 Boeing aircraft and work with the US to reduce tariffs, confirming some details from the outcome of President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/c...

China and the U.S. Agreed to ‘Strategic Stability’ in Beijing. They Don’t Define It the Same Way www.cfr.org/articles/chi...

“Xi is sending the message that ‘I’ve established parity with Trump. I made no concessions to Trump, and I’m still maintaining my basic foreign policy, which is supportive of Russia, Iran and North Korea,’” said Stephen Hadley www.wsj.com/world/china/...