Tag: china
China Gives a Former Shanghai Aerospace Chief a Suspended Death Sentence as Its Defense Purge Widens
The Chinese Communist Party's purge of the country's military-industrial establishment shows no sign...
China Restricts Exports to American Defense Firms as Retaliation Against US Sanctions
On June 22, Beijing imposed export restrictions on 10 U.S. companies linked to the American military,...
China Audit Finds 56 Counties Diverted $3.9 Billion in Rural Funds to Repay Debt
China's National Audit Office has found that at least 56 county-level governments diverted 27.948 billion...
Beijing Revives Mao-Era Nationalization Rhetoric, Signaling a New Assault on Private Wealth
On June 19, 2026, China's state news agency Xinhua published a lengthy celebratory article titled "The...
UK, France, and Germany Warn China Over Taiwan Strait Maritime Activities
The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) recent China Coast Guard patrol operations in waters east of Taiwan...
Seven US Senators Urge Taiwan To Boost Domestic Defense Production Amid Security Concerns
Han Kuo-yu, President of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, is leading a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers on...
US Intelligence Agencies Drafting a Report on the Hidden Wealth of Xi Jinping and China’s Ruling Elite
U.S. intelligence agencies are preparing a report for Congress that will set out new details about the...
Trump Touts a Toll-Free Strait of Hormuz as the US–Iran Deal Defers Its Hardest Questions
President Donald Trump spent June 24 laying out terms of the agreement that paused the Iran war. In a...
Rising Gig Workers in China Still Denied Right to Organize, Activists Say
The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the world's first convention on decent work in the...
Taiwan Launches Europe Taiwan Expo in Warsaw, Pushes ‘Non-Red’ Supply Chains
The 2026 Europe Taiwan Expo, hosted by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, opened with great fanfare...
‘Counterfeit’ Chinese USB Drives Infiltrate Japan Self-Defense Force Systems
According to Nikkei, internal documents from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force show that a batch of counterfeit...
Chengdu Homeowners Clash With Police Over ‘Property Fees’ as Local Fiscal Strain Deepens
China's economic slowdown has left local governments cash-strapped and unwilling to absorb losses on...