Influence Operations
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Politico: Smithsonian’s Hong Kong ties rile pro-democracy activists09/Aug
Lawmakers vow support in targeting Hong Kong representative office.
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RFA: Taiwan warns citizens to be cautious of going to China after activist arrest08/Aug
The travel advisory comes after pro-democracy activist Yang Chih-yuan is arrested for 'separatism' i..
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Taipei Times: Filling the Confucius Institutes gap05/Aug
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Confucius Institutes — which former US president Donald Trum..
Military and Security
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Al-Jazeera: Taiwan accuses China of ‘simulating’ invasion as drills continue
09/Aug
Taiwan says multiple ships and aircraft detected on Saturday after Beijing withdraws cooperation wit..
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Asia Times: China’s H-20 stealth bomber ready for take-off08/Aug
Secretive deep strike bomber is designed to elude US and allied air defenses while completing Chinaâ..
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Fox: For China's military planners, Taiwan is not an easy island to invade05/Aug
China could invade Taiwan. Its military dwarfs the island nation's armed forces, but any invasion wo..
Economics
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Asia Times: China’s vocational education woes taking economic toll09/Aug
Job market mismatch underlines oversupply of university grads and undersupply of vocationally-traine..
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FT: ‘Financial monsters’: China’s bad banks complicate property crisis08/Aug
Distressed asset management companies highlight the challenge Beijing faces in mobilising rescue opt..
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MERICS: Stringent Covid controls take their toll on GDP growth05/Aug
China’s economy is stuck in low gear, with the ever-present risk of sharper slowdown.
5G
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ABC: US probes Chinese telecom giant Huawei over potential capture of American military information08/Aug
The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns US m..
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Bloomberg: China Covid Cases Rise as Shenzhen Flareup Snares Top Firms05/Aug
China’s Covid-19 infections rebounded, with an increase in cases in the south threatening the oper..
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SCMP: Russian telecoms giant MegaFon eyes Chinese 5G equipment after Western suppliers pull out amid war in Ukraine04/Aug
CEO says Russian telecoms operators have faced a ‘difficult situation’ when trying to source equ..
Infrastructure
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SCMP: How China and Iran could find more common ground – in Afghanistan09/Aug
Both China and Iran have long-term stakes in Afghanistan following the United States’ withdrawal.
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RFERL: China's Belt And Road Grapples With Mounting Debt Crisis, Impacting Central Asia, Pakistan, And Beyond08/Aug
A few weeks before the Sri Lankan president fled the country amid growing protests triggered by its ..
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SCMP: China finds small is beautiful for African projects under belt and road05/Aug
Shift comes as Chinese policy banks balk at African debt distress and Beijing aims for private entit..