🇨🇳The People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted a series of anti-missile and anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea over the weekend in apparent response to the recently concluded annual U.S.-Philippine military exercise —Lyle Morris

Scottie Scheffler mugshot. Insane.

Xi initiated a hug with Putin. “Bromance” in full bloom.

What will ROC President-elect Lai Ching-te’s inaugural address mean for cross-strait relations? Get rapid reactions from Simona Alba Grano, Rorry Daniels, and Lyle Morris on May 21 at 11:00AM ET. Register now! bit.ly/3wtPdrj

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#SCOOP 👉 Pentagon boss #LloydAustin will meet #ChineseDefenceMinister DongJun in Singapore at the #ShangriLaDialogue . Meeting at the IISS News defence forum will be the first US-China defence ministerial meeting in 2 years. #SLD24

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Readout of Assistant Secretary Ratner's Call With PRC Office of International Military Cooperation Director
defense.gov/News/Releases/… Rare for the ASD to talk to his counterpart. Good sign for US-China mil-mil.

#USChinaSCOOP Top Pentagon Indo-Pacific official #ElyRatner (Dr. Ely Ratner) spoke to his Chinese counterpart today - first engagement between officials in those positions since 2019

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US questions China's no-first-use nuclear call given buildup reut.rs/4bkx1Q3

Former Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, Richard Armitage and Richard Bush to attend Lai's May 20th inauguration. ait.org.tw/ait-announces-…

John Daly practicing for the PGA Championship with a heater hanging from his mouth. Legend.

The Pentagon is growing concerned that the United Launch Alliance will not be able to meet its needs to counter China and build its arsenal in orbit with a new rocket that ULA has been developing for years. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Putin removed Shoigu from the post of Defense Minister!!!

“We were VIPS, treated very, very well,” Mamba said of his visits to China. “We stayed in five-star hotels. We were free to roam around all over, even at night.”

This is the greatest threat to the U.S.-Philippines alliance. Not the military threat, but the co-opting of

Read on for a sneak peak of this week's 'China 5' newsletter, bringing you 5 big things you need to know about China each Friday from our experts at the Center for China Analysis 🧵⬇️

How is President Xi Jinping's visit to Europe going? ASPI's Lyle Morris discusses with ASPI #CenterforChinaAnalysis ' Philippe Le Corre,SWP International Security's Nadine Godehardt, and Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations' Neysun Mahboubi. Watch: youtu.be/jaxJ2MwRYfg

Pleased to moderate this Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) webinar on key takeaways from Xi's visit to France, with Philippe Le Corre NGodehardt 高亭亭 and Neysun Mahboubi.

A lot was at stake with this visit, including trade tensions and China's role in Ukraine. Watch the top experts on China-EU relations break down

Who makes climate change policy in China?

Liu Zhenmin is visiting the US as Beijing's new climate change envoy, but is part of a much bigger system

Decoding Chinese Politics by Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) has a new section on China's climate change policymakers:

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This weekend, a PLA aircraft deployed flares above and ahead of an Australian MH-60R helicopter conducting a routine UN mission in international waters.

We stand with Australia. All nations should be free to operate safely and responsibly wherever international law allows.

President Xi Jinping of China, on a two-day visit to France, spoke out firmly against criticism of his country for its close relationship with Russia during the war in Ukraine, saying that “we oppose the crisis being used to cast responsibility on a third country, sully its image

What can we learn about the future of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations from Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te’s inaugural address on May 20? Get rapid reactions from Simona Alba Grano, and Rorry Daniels, Lyle Morris on May 21 at 11:00 am ET. Webinar: bit.ly/4duOir2