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Taiwan Defends Its Preparations Against China, Rejects the Word Provocation
Profile· No. 2880

Taiwan Defends Its Preparations Against China, Rejects the Word Provocation

On July 7, 2026, in a conference room in Taipei, Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council, delivered a line

Taiwan activates a single command to lock down its coasts against China
Investigation· No. 2879

Taiwan activates a single command to lock down its coasts against China

On July 1, 2026, Taiwan officially activated its new Littoral Combat Command, a structure meant to unify all of its coastal defenses

China muzzles its humanoid AI agents, a disguised admission of weakness
Essay· No. 2842

China muzzles its humanoid AI agents, a disguised admission of weakness

Since July 5, 2026, two of China's biggest tech giants, ByteDance and Alibaba, have begun disabling the custom agent features of their

Nvidia's AI chips collapse in China as Huawei takes over
Analysis· No. 2810

Nvidia's AI chips collapse in China as Huawei takes over

Barely three years ago, Nvidia held roughly 95% of China's artificial intelligence chip market, according to founder Jensen Huang's own words as

Taiwan's nightmare of a Chinese blockade doubled with a natural disaster
Note· No. 2804

Taiwan's nightmare of a Chinese blockade doubled with a natural disaster

Taiwanese defense analysts are now weighing a particularly feared scenario: a Chinese naval blockade combined with a natural disaster, typhoon or earthquake,

China unveils humanoid robots with lifelike skin, and it is unsettling
Essay· No. 2782

China unveils humanoid robots with lifelike skin, and it is unsettling

Chinese manufacturer UBTech Robotics officially launched on July 1, 2026 its new line of humanoid robots called "U1," billed as the first

To Xi Jinping, on His New Best Friend in Pyongyang
Open letter· No. 2722

To Xi Jinping, on His New Best Friend in Pyongyang

I know you will never read this letter. But I am writing it anyway, because what has been unfolding between Beijing and

NASA Promises the Moon by Late 2028, Three Giant Rockets and a Race Against China
Essay· No. 2706

NASA Promises the Moon by Late 2028, Three Giant Rockets and a Race Against China

On July 5, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated on CBS News's Face the Nation, hosted by Margaret Brennan, that he is

Can the Netherlands really catch up with China on robots
Analysis· No. 2673

Can the Netherlands really catch up with China on robots

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, a new Humanoid Application Center opened near Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, with the stated ambition of reviving

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