2026 Issue 19

More evidence is emerging that the PRC still continues to provide significant support to the Iranian regime even as Beijing says publicly it wants the Strait open and that Tehran should not have a nuclear weapon.

The two-day summit in Beijing between President Trump and Leader Xi is over and it appears that very little of substance emerged from the negotiations.  The United States and the PRC will still be locked in a hostile rivalry for the foreseeable future.

Richard McGregor and Jude Blanchette released a report on how the Chinese Communist Party would purge Taiwan of leaders and citizens that are committed to democracy and freedom.  David Bandurski reveals how the CCP strong-armed Zambia into cancelling a human rights conference in their own country because Taiwanese rights groups and activists were scheduled to attend.  Eliot Chen reports for the Wire China, that American reporters face mounting challenges get into the PRC.