2026 Issue 15

CNN has released an investigative report on the PRC’s massive expansion of its nuclear weapons production capacity at a secret base in Sichuan. The Congressional Research Service has published a summary of the science and technology priorities in the 15 ^th Five-Year Plan, and the House Select Committee on the CCP has issued its report on how the PRC acquires frontier AI capabilities through theft.

There is mounting evidence that Beijing is providing intelligence support to the Iranians to target the United States and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Beijing’s traditional partner, Malaysia, has announced additional restrictions and tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as the dumping of Chinese EVs is harming Malaysian industries.

Liza Tobin and Addis Goldman argue for a new system of “managed trade” with the PRC, as Beijing has demonstrated that it will not abide by the rules of free trade or cooperate to allow commercial activity without CCP interference.