China Is Worried AI Threatens Party Rule—and Is Trying to Tame It
by Stu Woo
via Wall Street Journal on December 22, 2025
China’s Communication Centers Stumble
by David Bandurski
via China Media Project on December 18, 2025
Dashed dreams and land grabs: The rise of rural protests in China
by Amy Hawkins
via The Guardian on December 18, 2025
Hong Kong: Prisons rife with violence and inhumane treatment, inmate testimony reveals
via Amnesty International on December 17, 2025
Teenager jailed for 3.5 years over Hong Kong independence group involvement
by Kelly Ho
via Hong Kong Free Press on December 17, 2025
Hong Kong man pleads guilty to damaging election posters, says he tore off only fingertip-sized piece
by James Lee
via Hong Kong Free Press on December 17, 2025
In China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture
via New York Times on January 6, 2026
China Sanctions Boeing, Other U.S. Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sale
by Stu Woo
via Wall Street Journal on December 26, 2025
US Rare Earth Buyers Still See China Curbs Despite Trump Deal
by Joe Deaux
via Bloomberg on December 24, 2025
Five Takeaways from China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan
by Joyu Wang
via Wall Street Journal on December 31, 2025
See How a Chinese Attack on Taiwan Would Be Japan’s Problem
by Niharika Mandhana and Daniel Kiss
via Wall Street Journal on December 28, 2025
China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert
via New York Times on January 6, 2026
Here’s How Japan Can Hit Back at China’s New Export Controls
by Yoshiaki Nohara
via Bloomberg on January 7, 2026
US Says China’s Taiwan Drills ‘Unnecessarily’ Upped Tensions
by Nectar Gan and Eric Martin
via Bloomberg on January 1, 2026
US affirms Taiwan commitments
by Esme Yeh
via Taipei Times on December 21, 2025
America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach
via The Economist on January 5, 2026
China Needed Oil. Venezuela Needed Cash. Their Deal Faces a Turning Point.
by Alexandra Stevenson
via New York Times on January 5, 2026
The Collateral Checkmate: How China Built a Self-Executing Debt Machine That Makes Western Bondholders Structurally Subordinate
by Shanaka Anslem Perera on January 6, 2026
U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Official Advisers from China, Cuba, Iran and Russia, Officials Say
via New York Times on January 6, 2026
Inside China’s Shadow LNG Fleet Offering a Lifeline to Putin
by Stephen Stapczynski, Jin Wu and Christopher Udemans
via Bloomberg on December 29, 2025
