Xi’s North Korea Trip Raises Questions About China’s Influence in the Region
By Si Yang, Commentary As Chinese leader Xi Jinping returns to Beijing this week after his first visit...
Why Beijing and Pyongyang Keep Clinging to Each Other Despite Mutual Distrust
By Sheng Xue, Commentary Following Xi Jinping's two-day visit to Pyongyang, state-run Chinese and...
‘Organized Criminal Activity’: US Senator Demands Action Against Beijing’s Transnational Repression
A Nebraska state lawmaker is calling for stronger legislation, criminal investigations, and prosecutions...
Universal Income? Silicon Valley Debates How to Share the Benefits of the AI Boom
As AI continues transforming industries at an unprecedented scale, some of Silicon Valley's most influential...
Do Not Underestimate Xi Jinping’s Ambition to Invade Taiwan: Commentary
Commentary by Sung Kuo-cheng, originally published by Up Media In recent years, the international community has generally sought to understand China's external actions through the lens of “rational costs,” assuming that Xi Jinping would not...
Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Development Bank Targets a Communist Founding Family’s Last Stronghold
From 1998 to 2013, Chen Yuan transformed China Development Bank, the state-owned policy lender that channels government capital into strategic infrastructure and foreign investment, into a financial fortress for his family and its political allies,...
Taiwan’s Parliament Blocks Proposed Draft Bill to Build Domestic Drone Industry
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, equivalent to the island's Parliament blocked a proposed draft bill on June 5 meant to develop the island’s drone industry, according to local media reports. Taiwan’s ruling, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator...
DOJ and FBI Seize 13 Websites Allegedly Linked to Chinese Intelligence Recruitment Operations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Wednesday, June 10 that federal authorities have seized 13 websites allegedly connected to Chinese intelligence operations. The sites are accused...
US Treasury Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Individuals, Firms Over Iran Weapons Procurement
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday, June 10, in a press release, a new round of sanctions against nine individuals and entities as part of its "Economic Fury" campaign, accusing them of...
Taiwan Conducts First Public Live-Fire HIMARS Drill on West Coast Facing Taiwan Strait
According to Reuters, Taiwan's military conducted a key live-fire exercise on June 10 near the mouth of the Dajia River in Taichung. The drill marked the first public exercise of the U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery...
Trump Warns of Massive Strike on Iran as US Prepares Military Action
According to Reuters, U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday, June 10 that if a peaceful agreement cannot be reached with Iran, the United States will launch a massive military strike against the country. U.S....
US Lawmakers Unite in Bipartisan Push Against Beijing’s Transnational Repression
As activists around the world commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, a new report from the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has renewed attention on what U.S. officials describe as a "growing...