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- MOFA Thanks Brazil Congressman for Leaking China Ploy (2020-05-29)
(Taipei Times, By Lu Yi-hsuan and Dennis Xie) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday extended its appreciation to Brazilian Deputy Paulo Eduardo Martins, who disclosed a letter from the Chinese embassy in Sao Paulo to local lawmakers demanding that they not congratulate President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on her inauguration on Wednesday last week. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Taiwan President Visits Bookshop to Show Solidarity with Hong Kongers (2020-05-29)
(Reuters, By Yimou Lee) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday visited a bookshop that has become a symbol of resistance to perceived Chinese encroachments on Hong Kong’s liberties, vowing to give help to the city’s citizens fleeing to the democratic island. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Taiwan's Legislature Condemns China Law, Promotes Help for Hong Kongers (2020-05-29)
(CNA, By Flor Wang, Chen Chun-hua, and Su Lung-chi) In a rare joint statement, the major parties in Taiwan's Legislature said China's decision Thursday to enact the law was putting Hong Kong's autonomy in jeopardy, and they asked the Taiwan government to provide assistance to Hong Kong residents, in accordance with the Act Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Attack on Taiwan an Option to Stop Independence, Top China General Says (2020-05-29)
(Reuters, By Yew Lun Tian) Speaking at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on the 15th anniversary of the Anti-Secession Law, Li Zuocheng, chief of the Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission, left the door open to using force. The 2005 law gives the country the legal basis for military action against Taiwan if it secedes or seems about to, making the narrow Taiwan Strait a potential military flashpoint. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Presidential Office Unveils Examination Yuan Nominees (2020-05-29)
(CNA, By Wang Cheng-chung, Wen Kuei-hsiang, and Kay Liu) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday submitted a list of 11 nominees to run the Examination Yuan when the streamlined version of the branch of government responsible for national exams and management of civil service personnel opens in September. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Hong Kong Unrest: Action Urged on China’s HK Security Law (2020-05-29)
(Taipei Times, By Peng Wan-hsin and Dennis Xie) A civic group consisting of Hong Kongers in Taiwan yesterday issued a statement urging the government to provide more concrete support for Hong Kong in the face of Beijing’s imposition of a national security legislation, while urging the government to terminate preferential treatment for Hong Kong-based organizations controlled by China. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - UK, US, Australia and Canada Scold China over Hong Kong Law (2020-05-28)
(Reuters, By Guy Faulconbridge and William James) The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada criticized China on Thursday for imposing a new security law on Hong Kong that they said would breach the 1984 Sino-British agreement on the former colony and threaten its freedoms. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Hong Kong Leader Says Security Law Not a Threat to Freedoms (2020-05-26)
(Associated Press, By Zen Soo) Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that national security legislation proposed by China’s legislature will not threaten the semi-autonomous territory’s civil rights, despite widespread criticism of the move as an encroachment on freedom of speech and assembly. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Transitional Justice Commission Members Confirmed in Party-Line Vote (2020-05-26)
(CNA, By Wang Yang-yu and Fan Cheng-hsiang, and Matthew Mazzetta) The Legislative Yuan voted along party lines Tuesday to approve the nomination of eight commissioners to the Transitional Justice Commission (TJC), an "independent government agency" charged with investigating Taiwan's authoritarian past. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Taiwan Makes Donations to APEC Sub-Funds (2020-05-26)
(CNA, By Emerson Lim) Taiwan donated US$700,000 to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in May to help the inter-governmental forum better handle transmittable diseases by using digital technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - China's Hong Kong Law Set to Bar Foreign Judges from National Security Cases: Sources (2020-05-26)
(Reuters, By Yew Lun Tian) Beijing’s planned national security legislation for Hong Kong is set to block its foreign judges from handling national security trials, people familiar with the matter said, which would exacerbate concerns about the city’s judicial independence. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Suspending Act Bad Idea, KMT Says (2020-05-26)
(Taipei Times, By Sherry Hsiao) Suspension of the Act Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau (香港澳門關係條例) would be the equivalent of cutting off Hong Kong, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said yesterday. <Accessed 2020-05-26>
- Chinese Aggression Presents an Opportunity for India (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Niranjan Marjani) New Delhi should not miss the openings created by Beijing’s aggression across a range of issues. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - How Chinese Nationalism Is Changing (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Brian Wong) Chinese nationalism used to be aimed at both domestic and foreign audiences. Not anymore. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - Can China Lead the Post-COVID World Toward Sustainability? (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By John Pabon) The pandemic is an opportunity to drastically rethink development. China is best positioned to take up the challenge. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - COVID-19 Is Not Hurting China’s Diplomacy in at Least One Region: South America (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Lukas Mejia and Marine Ragnet) Amid U.S. retrenchment, China rises as an alternative for South America – even amid the pandemic. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - The End of Hong Kong As We Know It (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Ankit Panda) What lies ahead for Hong Kong? <Accessed 2020-06-01> - What Do Taiwan’s People Think About Their Relationship to China? (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Fang-Yu Chen, Austin Wang, Charles K.S. Wu, and Yao-Yuan Yeh) A new survey delves more deeply into Taiwanese public opinion toward the ROC, China, and the nation’s future. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - China in Europe: All for One and One for All? (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Agnes Szunomar) Chinese infrastructure-building attempts in Central and Eastern Europe are different in each country. So is the response from host governments. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - On Hong Kong, South Korea Is Caught Between China and US (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Tae-jun Kang) The Hong Kong issue is adding urgency to South Korea’s need for a new balancing strategy between the U.S. and China. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - Taiwan Says It Will Draft Plan to Help Hong Kongers as National Security Law Looms (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Nick Aspinwall) Beijing’s plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong has reopened a debate over how Taiwan should help Hong Kongers intending to seek asylum or residency. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - COVID-19 and Trust in the Chinese Government: What Do We Actually Know? (2020-06-01)
(The Diplomat, By Allison Quatrini) We need to be cautious about survey data exploring the Chinese public’s attitudes toward their government. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - Trump Cuts U.S. Ties With World Health Organization Amid Pandemic (2020-06-01)
(Foreign Policy, By Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch, Jack Detsch) Democrats and NGOs slammed the White House decision, saying the U.S. president was ceding influence to China and further undercutting the coronavirus response. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - China’s Crackdown in Hong Kong Won’t Spare Foreigners (2020-06-01)
(Foreign Policy, By Drew Thompson) Business as usual is over in the city, whether companies like it or not. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - Should the United States Punish China for Aggression Toward India and Hong Kong? (2020-06-01)
(Foreign Policy, By Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig) As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - Hong Kong Ensnared in U.S.-China Showdown (2020-06-01)
(Foreign Policy, By Keith Johnson, Robbie Gramer) The U.S. pronouncement that it no longer considers Hong Kong to be independent from China paves the way for future sanctions, which could hurt the very people the United States means to help. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Hong Kong (2020-06-01)
(Foreign Policy, By Hilton Yip) The new national security measures won’t be the end of Beijing’s belligerence. <Accessed 2020-06-01> - China Approves Plan to Rein In Hong Kong, Defying Worldwide Outcry (2020-05-28)
(New York Times, By Keith Bradsher) Beijing ordered that a new law be written to extend many of mainland China’s security practices to Hong Kong, creating broad powers to quash unrest. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - In Hong Kong, Anxiety and Defiance Over Trump’s Move to Cut Ties (2020-05-30)
(New York Times, By Vivian Wang and Amy Qin) The reactions to President Trump’s decision fell along familiar political fault lines in a city wracked by nearly a year of protests. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - U.S. to Expel Chinese Graduate Students With Ties to China’s Military Schools (2020-05-28)
(New York Times, By Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes) The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to impose limits on Chinese students. But university officials say the government is paranoid, and that the United States will lose out. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Taiwan Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Adultery (2020-05-29)
(New York Times, By Amy Qin) The decision was hailed by rights activists who said the law had disproportionately targeted women. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - North Koreans Accused of Laundering $2.5 Billion for Nuclear Program (2020-05-28)
(New York Times, By Katie Benner) The Justice Department unsealed an indictment accusing nearly three dozen people of using shell companies to launder billions through the global financial system. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Beijing Hardens Resolve to Defy U.S., Even While Calling for Cooperation (2020-05-28)
(New York Times, By Keith Bradsher and Steven Lee Myers) From China’s perspective, the punitive American measures on trade, technology and Hong Kong have revealed a core American hostility. But China does not want to incinerate the relationship. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - China’s Military Vows to Defend the Country’s Interests in Hong Kong (2020-05-26)
(New York Times, By Steven Lee Myers and Elaine Yu) The commander of the People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong and the city’s leader defended Beijing’s push for new national security laws governing the territory. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Resist China’s Grip (2020-05-24)
(New York Times, By Vivian Wang, Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May) Marchers defied social distancing rules and a water cannon to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan for new security legislation in the territory. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - Kim Jong-un Moves to Increase North Korea’s Nuclear Strength (2020-05-24)
(New York Times, By Choe Sang-Hun) After another weekslong absence from public view, Mr. Kim convened his top military body to promote top aides specializing in nuclear and missile forces. <Accessed 2020-05-30> - In Hong Kong, Xi Plays a Dangerous Game of Chicken (2020-05-29)
(Foreign Policy, By Doug Bandow) With its new security law, China risks massive economic and political consequences. Xi’s lack of concern should worry democratic nations everywhere. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - No, China Has Not Bought Central and Eastern Europe (2020-05-29)
(Foreign Policy, By David Hutt, Richard Q. Turcsányi) While some Central and Eastern European governments have taken pro-Beijing positions, their considerations are far more domestic than international. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - China Moves to Quell Hong Kong Protests With Security Law (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Zen Soo and Ken Moritsugu) The decision allowing Beijing to craft a national security law for Hong Kong sailed through the National People’s Congress on Thursday. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - The US No Longer Considers Hong Kong Autonomous. What Does That Mean? (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Shannon Tiezzi) The announcement has huge ramifications, but its actual impact is not yet clear. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Beijing’s National Security Messaging on Hong Kong (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Eleanor Albert) China is defending its plans for Hong Kong with a fervent PR blitz. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - What Changes in Hong Kong Could Mean for Australia (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Grant Wyeth) Countries like Australia need to prepare themselves for the consequences of the shifting reality in Hong Kong. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Flashpoints on the Periphery: Understanding China’s Neighborhood Opportunism (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Suyash Desai) How is China taking advantage of the pandemic to pursue its foreign policy goals? <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Canada Judge Rules Huawei CFO’s Extradition Case Will Proceed (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Jim Morris) Meng Wanzhou’s extradition cleared a legal hurdle, despite pressure from Beijing. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Where Have America’s Pro-Business China Watchers Gone? (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By James Haynes) What happened to Amb. Terry Branstad and the rest of the United States’ pro-business, pro-engagement China watchers? <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Forget About a ‘New’ Cold War. The Old One Never Ended. (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Francis P. Sempa) James Burnham and ‘The War We Are In’ with China. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - China Calls Charges of Pandemic Opportunism in South China Sea ‘Sheer Nonsense’ (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Ankit Panda) Have China’s ways in the South China Sea changed at all? <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Is the Chinese JH-7 an Answer to the Pakistan Air Force’s Deep Strike Needs? (2020-05-29)
(The Diplomat, By Ammad Mailk) Despite its potent display of combat capability during the Balakot standoff, the PAF requires additional platforms to balance against a much larger Indian Air Force. <Accessed 2020-05-29> - Hong Kong and China’s National Security (2020-05-26)
(The Diplomat, By Jin Kai) Shouldn’t national security be universal and equal? <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Hong Kong Is Becoming Ground Zero in the New Cold War (2020-05-26)
(The Diplomat, By Brian C.H. Fong) If Hong Kong falls, the long arm of the Chinese Communist Party will expand further. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - The Invisible Threat to China’s Navy: Corruption (2020-05-26)
(The Diplomat, By Zi Yang) The arrest of CSIC’s chairman speaks to endemic corruption among China’s military shipbuilders. That spells trouble for the PLAN. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - India’s Leadership in the WHO: What To (and What Not To) Expect (2020-05-26)
(The Diplomat, By Roger C. Liu) How much India is willing to join hands with the West and further pressure China on COVID-19 can determine the course of events. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Why We Should Worry About China and India’s Border Skirmishes (2020-05-26)
(Foreign Policy, By Sumit Ganguly, Manjeet S. Pardesi) Three decades ago, the two countries reached an understanding not to fight. But Beijing is now a much stronger power. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Beijing Has Lit Hong Kong’s Funeral Pyre (2020-05-26)
(Foreign Policy, By Jack Hazlewood) Hong Kongers will fight the imposition of mainland security measures fiercely but alone. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - US Slaps Sanctions on 33 Chinese Companies and Institutions, Dialling Up the Tension amid the Lowest Point in US-China Relations (2020-05-23)
(South China Morning Post, By Cheryl Arcibal) The United States government has slapped sanctions on 33 Chinese companies and institutions, putting them on two so-called entity lists as it dials up the hostility during the lowest point in US-China relations in decades. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Taiwan to Fire Up Missile Programme as Tsai Puts Focus on Asymmetric Warfare against Mainland China (2020-05-23)
(South China Morning Post, By Lawrence Chung) Taiwan is expected to step up the development of missiles able to strike mainland China in the face of growing military threats by Beijing. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - International Opposition Mounts against China’s Proposed Security Law for Hong Kong (2020-05-23)
(South China Morning Post, By Stuart Lau) As China took the first step to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong, international opposition grew on Friday, with the foreign ministers of Britain, Australia and Canada issuing a joint statement of alarm about the move and the European Union calling for the need to preserve the city's high degree of autonomy. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Chinese Government Drops References to ‘Peaceful’ Reunification with Taiwan (2020-05-22)
(South China Morning Post, By Kristin Huang) Beijing has hardened its rhetoric towards Taiwan, removing references to “peaceful reunification”, in the government’s annual work report. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - US to Sell US$180 Million Worth of Submarine-launched Torpedoes to Taiwan (2020-05-21)
(South China Morning Post, By Sarah Zheng) The United States is set to agree the sale of US$180 million worth of submarine-launched torpedoes to Taiwan, as the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, vowed during her second inauguration ceremony to bolster its defences. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - In Second Inaugural Address, Tsai Lays Out Plans to Prepare Taiwan for a Changing Global Economy (2020-05-21)
(South China Morning Post, By Sarah Zheng) Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will head into her second term with a renewed focus on building the island’s economy and governance reform, analysts said, while navigating the challenges of cross-strait tensions with Beijing. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - Destined for Conflict? Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and the Thucydides Trap (2020-05-21)
(South China Morning Post, By Shi Jiangtao) While observers generally agree that an all-out war between the nuclear-armed nations is improbable, there are potential risks for a limited military conflict. <Accessed 2020-05-26> - US Semiconductor Giant Shuts China Factory Hailed as ‘a Miracle’, in Blow to Beijing’s Chip Plans (2020-05-20)
(South China Morning Post, By Sidney Leng) US chip giant GlobalFoundries has halted operations at a joint venture factory in China, the company has confirmed, dealing a potential blow to China’s bid to own a bigger slice of the global semiconductor market. <Accessed 2020-05-26>
