2026 Issue 5

The New York Times covers the story of a Hui Muslim and former Chinese Communist Party official who became disillusioned by the Party’s abuse of his fellow Muslims and fled the country to live in the United States.

John Garnaut comments on what the purge of senior PLA generals might mean for Taiwan and peace in the Western Pacific.

The European Union has taken steps to exclude PRC organizations and Chinese researchers from Horizon Europe, a research and innovation organization funded by the European Union, due to concerns over “undesired” transfer, a euphemism for the espionage and intellectual property theft.