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OPINION: Beijing preaches peace at the UN and secretly trains Putin's soldiers
On June 30, 2026, during a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Sun

PROFILE: Kim Jong Un, the man who plays Beijing and Moscow like two trump cards
On June 8, 2026, Xi Jinping set foot in Pyongyang for the first state visit by a Chinese leader to North Korea

INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong Un — nuclear program, new destroyer, and soldiers in Russia — Pyongyang escalates
On July 1, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published its Korean Peninsula update, covering events through June 30,

COMMENTARY: The FCC bans Huawei, ZTE and Hikvision — America finally closes the door on Trojan horses
On June 26, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States voted to ban the importation of all equipment from

EDITORIAL: London's future Chinese mega-embassy could conceal a prison for dissidents
On June 29, 2026, the British daily The Telegraph revealed that Taiwan had warned British authorities of an extraordinary risk: the underground

REPORT: The Five Eyes sound the alarm — China is recruiting spies via LinkedIn and Indeed
On July 1, 2026, the Five Eyes alliance — bringing together the intelligence agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada,

DECODING: China's PMI at 50.3 in June — the AI fever masks a two-speed economy
On June 30, 2026, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published its official manufacturing PMI for June 2026: 50.3. That figure beats

FACT-CHECK: Taiwan — what Lai Ching-te said about espionage and what the facts confirm
On June 30, 2026, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of Fu Hsing Kang College, Taiwan's political

OPEN LETTER: Beijing at Scarborough Shoal — stop playing with fire in the South China Sea
On June 30, 2026, the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army officially announced combat-readiness patrols in the waters and airspace