Influence Operations
-
Reuters: Hungary blocks EU statement criticizing China over Hong Kong, diplomats say16/Apr
Hungary blocked a statement by the European Union opposing China's security law in Hong Kong. The st..
-
LA Times: Japan's Suga in U.S. for China-focused talks with Biden16/Apr
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to hold talks in Washing..
-
BBC: U.S. envoy John Kerry woos China over climate14/Apr
U.S. climate czar John Kerry will visit Shanghai for talks with China in advance of the Biden admini..
Military and Security
-
Breaking Defense: DoD's new pushback against PRC money in U.S. defense industry14/Apr
A new Pentagon initiative has approved more than $311 million in potential partnerships between U.S...
-
Reuters: China push for global power tops U.S. security threats: intelligence report14/Apr
The U.S. 2021 Annual Threat Assessment has presented China and Russia as top challenges for American..
-
The Independent: Chinese aircraft in biggest Taiwan airspace incursion for a year despite U.S. warning13/Apr
Over 25 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan's airspace, which Taipei asserted was the largest incursion ..
Economics
-
CNN: China's econmy grows by a record 18.3% in the first quarter16/Apr
China reported GDP growth of 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the strongest r..
-
Bloomberg: China's Xinjiang Solar Factories Haunted by Labor Abuse Claims14/Apr
Four of the world's biggest polysilicon producers are based in Xinjiang, and together they produce m..
-
Axios: Ant Group gets new marching orders from regulators in China14/Apr
In an anti-monopoly drive, Chinese regulators ordered Ant Group to reduce its services in the mobile..
5G
-
FT: UK told to use new telecoms suppliers after Huawei's 5G exit13/Apr
A government task force has recommended that the United Kingdom purchase 5G gear from smaller firms...
-
CNBC: China’s Huawei blames global chip shortage on U.S. sanctions12/Apr
Huawei Chairman Eric Xu blamed U.S. sanctions for causing "panic stockpiling" of chips worldwide, sa..
-
BBC: U.S. blacklists seven Chinese supercomputer groups09/Apr
On Thursday, the Biden administration added three Chinese companies and four branches of China's Nat..
Infrastructure
-
Fox: Biden suggests plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative to UK prime minister12/Apr
President Joe Biden suggested that Western nations to develop an infrastructure plan to rival China'..
-
Nikkei: US and Japan plan 'Belt and Road' alternative for Indo-Pacific07/Apr
The US and Japan are planning an alternative to 'Belt and Road' for the Indo-Pacific region. Preside..
-
SupChina: China's overseas loans actually do have strings attached, study finds06/Apr
A new study by AidData at William & Mary, the Center for Global Development, the Kiel Institute ..
Featured Articles:
Robert S. Spalding is a national security policy strategist, and globally recognized for his knowledge of Chinese economic competition and influence, as well as for his ability to forecast global trends and develop innovative solutions.
More About RobFOLLOW
Subscribe
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/
Purchase