Influence Operations
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NYT: When Covid Hit, China Was Ready to Tell Its Version of the Story11/May
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, China established a global journalism network through Xinhua and T..
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AP: Army of fake fans boosts China's messaging on Twitter11/May
A joint investigation by the Associated Press and Oxford University's Internet Institute revealed th..
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Reuters: Taiwan fights to attend WHO meeting, but China says no11/May
The People's Republic of China has blocked Taiwan from attending the World Health Organization (WHO)..
Military and Security
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SCMP: Why China’s Type 075 warship is more than it seems—the secret is in its hull number11/May
Defense experts have speculated that the pennant number "31" on the first Type 075 Yushen-class Hain..
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SCMP: PLA releases videos showing marines in island landing drills 'targeting Taiwan'11/May
The People's Liberation Army Navy released video of marines practicing amphibious exercises on a Typ..
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Defense News: Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export violations07/May
The U.S. Department of State has fined defense company Honeywell $13 million for allegations that th..
Economics
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AP: EU, India try again to clinch trade deal, sidelining China11/May
The European Union and India are re-launching talks for a bilateral trade deal in an effort to count..
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BBC: China census: Data shows slowest population growth in decades11/May
China reported that its annual population growth rate for the past ten years was 0.53 percent, a dro..
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CNBC: China's trade with the U.S. and Australia grew in April despite tensions07/May
Trade between the U.S. and China grew due to China's demand for electronics and high-tech products r..
5G
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WSJ: China Threatens Retaliation Against Ericsson if Sweden Doesn't Drop Huawei 5G Ban11/May
State-run newspaper The Global Times reported that Beijing plans to give Sweden another chance to re..
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Al Jazeera: India blocks China-made wireless device imports: Report07/May
The Wireless Planning and Coordination office under India's Ministry of Communications has blocked a..
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Reuters: China concerned its companies barred from 5G trials in India05/May
India said Tuesday that it would not allow foreign companies to carry out 5G trials, raising critici..
Infrastructure
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Xinhua: BRI should become project of new EU-Asia relations: former Greek PM
11/May
In an interview with Chinese state-run news outlet Xinhua, former Greek Prime Minister George Papend..
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FT: West and allies relaunch push for own version of China's Belt and Road04/May
To counter China's Belt and Road Initiative, the European Union and its allies have launched high-qu..
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Washington Post: China’s Belt and Road Initiative invests in African infrastructure — and African military and police forces04/May
While most of China's Belt and Road projects are based on infrastructure projects, China has also ex..
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China has continued island construction in the Spratly Islands, according to new satellite images.
https://www.stealth-war.org/scmp-south-china-sea-beijing-has-extended-another-spratly-islands-reef-photos-show/
Western sanctions over eroding human rights in China have led Beijing and Moscow into closer partnership.
https://www.stealth-war.org/bbc-russia-and-china-hit-back-at-western-sanctions/
Over 200 Chinese ships gathered at the disputed Whitsun reef, raising alarm in the Philippines.
https://www.stealth-war.org/the-guardian-south-china-sea-alarm-in-philippines-as-200-chinese-vessels-gather-at-disputed-reef/
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